What Do You Know About Historical Sources? Trivia Questions Quiz
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- 1.What is a 'primary source'?
- A.
It has been constructed from other sources of information.
- B.
It is a type of artefact that was used by people from the past.
- C.
It was created by historians to write books.
- D.
It was produced close to or at the time of the event and by people who experienced the event.
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Identify the type of source shown below. Chinese ceramic dated 14th to 19th Century, found in Singapore- A.
Pictorial Records
- B.
Written Accounts
- C.
Artefacts
- D.
Oral tradition
- 3.Which of the following can be categorized as 'pictorial records'?
- A.
'Headless horseman' Statue
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- B.
Map of Singapore River, 1819
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- C.
Portrait of Sir Stamford Raffles
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- D.
Poster 'No long hair', 1960s-1970s, Singapore
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- E.
Gold Armlet, mid-14th Century
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- F.
Photograph of road leading to Sultan Mosque, 2009
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- 4.What are 'artefacts'?
- A.
Items that people bury in the ground.
- B.
Things made and used by people in the past.
- C.
Items that historians store in the museum.
- D.
Things that people use in their daily lives.
- 5.Which of the following can be categorized as an 'artefact'?
- A.
]]Gold Armlet, mid-14th Century
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- B.
Raffles Hotel Building Plan, 1897
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- C.
SIA Kebaya (Traditional Costume), 1968, Singapore
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- D.
'Coinafon', Public Telephone, 1970s, Singapore
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- E.
Newspaper article, 1940s
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- F.
Malay coin, 1800s
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- 6.What are 'oral traditions'?
- A.
Stories found in books passed from one generation to another.
- B.
Traditional items from the different ethnic groups.
- C.
Legends, myths, tales and stories told from one generation to another.
- D.
Fragments of traditional items found in museums.
- 7.
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Identify the type of source shown below.- A.
Pictorial record - Poster
- B.
Artefact - Book
- C.
Written account - Diary
- D.
Written account - Letter
- 8.Why do historians need sources?
- A.
It provides historians with information on the past.
- B.
It helps historians to gain recognition in museums.
- C.
It allows historians to construct knowledge of the past.
- D.
It enables historians to investigate events that happened in the past.
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