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HIST104 Final Exam - Historical Methodology - The Art and Craft of the Historian
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HIST104 Final Exam - Historical Methodology - The Art and Craft of the Historian
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1. The introduction to your research essay should do all of the following EXCEPT:
2. Considered to be the 'Father of Modern History' by many, who of the following historians pioneered the professional study of history at the university level?
3. Which of the following is NOT an effective note-taking practice?
4. Which of the following items are commonly banned from special collections departments in libraries?
5. In most libraries, which of the following information can be located through online catalogues?
6. In which of the following ways has the 'Linguistic Turn' of the 1970s and 1980s affected the study of the past?
7. All of the following materials need to be properly credited in a research essay in order to avoid plagiarism EXCEPT:
8. Which of the following is the procedure commonly used to request research materials in special collections departments and archives?
9. Which of the following is a secondary source?
10. Which of the following is generally considered a manuscript?
11. Which of the following is NOT a way to identify potential bias in a primary source document?
12. Which of the following is NOT a key difference between memory and history?
13. Access to archival collections may be restricted in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
14. Which of the following statements BEST describes the evolution of history-writing in the United States?
15. In which of the following ways has Postmodernism challenged traditional historical methodologies?
16. Researchers should do all of the following when preparing to conduct research using Internet-based sources EXCEPT:
17. Which of the following is NOT a way that historical information should be conceptualized by historians?
18. Which of the following is a recommended practice when searching for research materials using an online catalogue?
19. Which of the following is a method for determining the context of a historical document?
20. Which of the following is a possible disadvantage of depending on oral history for historical research?
21. Social history of the 1960s and 1970s was characterized by all of the following research methodologies EXCEPT:
22. American historians of the early-20th-century Progressive School held which of the following viewpoints?
23. All of the following steps are necessary parts of publishing an academic book manuscript EXCEPT:
24. What is the primary objective of historical preservation programs and organizations?
25. All of the following are important reasons to develop a research outline EXCEPT:

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