History Detective: Primary Sources Quiz

Question 1

If Abraham Lincoln were writing the Gettysburg Address, what kind of source would that document be considered?

A Tertiary source

B Reference source

C Secondary source

D Primary source

Question 2

Which document, signed by the Founding Fathers, would a historian analyze as a primary source from 1776?

A A documentary film

B A biography of George Washington

C The Declaration of Independence

D A modern history textbook

Question 3

If a student reads a diary entry written by a soldier in WWII, what type of source is the diary?

A Primary source

B Commentary

C Abstract

D Secondary source

Question 4

Which item would an archaeologist classify as a primary source artifact from Ancient Egypt?

A A pottery shard

B A book about pharaohs

C A museum catalog

D A magazine article

Question 5

If an artist paints a portrait during the Renaissance, what is that painting to a modern historian?

A Critique

B Primary source

C Interpretation

D Secondary source

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