Top 80+ Solved Methodology of Historical Writing MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Who is the author of the book “Doing Local History”
a. joe gould
b. donald ritchie
c. carlo kammen
d. alessandro fortelli
Q. The collection of memories and personal commentaries of a past incident is called
a. oral history
b. local history
c. natural history
d. national history
Q. The study of past at very small scale is called
a. macro history
b. micro history
c. local history
d. oral history
Q. --------------is a segment attached at the end of the thesis is called
a. references
b. glossary
c. bibliography
d. appendix
Q. Importance of historical method was firstly attributed by
a. herodotus
b. thucydides
c. cicero
d. livy
Q. “Challenge and response” the theory put forwarded by
a. arnold j toynbee
b. spengler
c. marx
d. gibbon
Q. Who is the earliest exponent of “cyclical Theory” ?
a. livy
b. thucydides
c. st. augustan
d. carle
Q. Copying another person’s ideas, words or works are called
a. plagiarism
b. cataloguing
c. reviewing
d. referencing
Q. Historical research is conducted for which of the following reasons?
a. to identify the relationship that the past has to the present
b. to identify the relationship that the past has to the present
c. to enhance understanding of the culture in which we live
d. all of the above
Q. The following is a step in the process of historical research?
a. preparing a report or narrative exposition
b. identifying a research topic and formulation of the research problem or question
c. data synthesis
d. all of the above
Q. Oral histories can be based on ______.
a. interviews with people
b. stories and tales
c. songs
d. all of the above
Q. In evaluating historical research sources, external criticism ________.
a. can involve the use of carbon dating and handwriting experts
b. helps determine the validity, trustworthiness or authenticity of a source
c. can involve use of historical linguists’ knowledgeable with the writing style of the period
d. all of the above
Q. The method that consists of collection of data through observation and experimentation,formulation and testing of hypothesis is called
a. empirical method
b. scientific method
c. scientific information
d. practical knowledge