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1
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Places where you find old documents, which are called records.

a. Document
b. Record
c. Archive
d. Source

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c. Archive

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Eyewitnesses - sources that are living individuals are also called what in historical research?

a. respondents or informants
b. speakers
c. interviewees

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a. respondents or informants

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Considered an authoritative source as a primary source of historical information. Ex: UST Archives, museums, etc.

a. Document
b. Batis
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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b. Batis

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The source of all historical information.

a. Document
b. Batis
c. Archive
d. Primary Source

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b. Batis

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Anything that contains original information on a topic is considered a primary source.

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True.

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First-hand, authoritative accounts of events, topics, and historical periods.

a. Document
b. Batis
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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d. Primary source

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Secondary sources are more authoritative than primary source materials; they contain information that directly discusses the subject matter.

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False.

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The information contained therein can be considered as pure and untainted; eyewitnesses- personal and/ or principal participants.

a. Document
b. Batis
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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d. Primary source

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A written material that says about a historical event

a. Document
b. Record
c. Archive
d. Source

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a. Document

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Materials which directly point or discuss the subject matter.

a. Document
b. Batis
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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d. Primary source

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Some sources are not written but can be authoritative.

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True.

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The source of historical information, while Batis is the source of all historical information.

a. Document
b. Record
c. Archive
d. Source

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a. Document

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It is the content of the source that counts and sources can be in paper copy, microfilm, electronic, or any other form.

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True.

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Autobiography is an example of a primary source.

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True.

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Which of the following is not a guideline for Evaluating Primary Sources?

a. WHO is the author or sponsor of the website?
b. HOW was it written?
c. WHERE is the site located?
d. WHY does it exist?

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b. HOW was it written?

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magazine articles about a topic

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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c. Secondary source

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17
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Interpret, critique, and analyze primary sources. Information created or published from primary sources.

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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c. Secondary source

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These also include digested information or information derived from primary sources.

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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c. Secondary source

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Documents or Works made by individuals who are not direct participants to the event or the people who got the information from somebody else or from primary sources.

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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c. Secondary source

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20
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Which of the following is not a credit?

a. American Library Association,
b. Reference and User Services Association
c. History Section
d. National Library of the Philippines

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d. National Library of the Philippines

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21
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Email messages, text messages, forwarded email messages and facebook posts are secondary sources.

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False.

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The translated versions of rare books are already considered Secondary sources.

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False.

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Movies, performances, including the renditions are primary sources.

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True.

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Which of the following is not a primary source:

a. speeches
b. essays by persons expressing their own view
c. facebook posts
d. guidebook

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d. guidebook

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Which of the following is not a primary source:

a. receipts
b. laws and ordinances
c. encyclopedia articles
d. letters to the editor expressing the writer’s views

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c. encyclopedia articles

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26
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Primary resources require eyewitnesses and first-hand involvement, whether as participant or witness to the event. Even if the person was blind or deaf, so long as he or she was in the vicinity when the event happened and perceived the event, his/her testimonials (whether written down on the spot or 50 years later), would be considered a primary source.

A

True.

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27
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teachers’ reports on student behavior as reported to school counselors

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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c. Secondary source

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Search Engines

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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a. Tertiary source

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Dictionaries

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source

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a. Tertiary source

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Encyclopedias

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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a. Tertiary source

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Online Public Access Catalogs (OPAC)

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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a. Tertiary source

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Card catalogue about a book or document.

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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a. Tertiary source

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33
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Incomplete information on the internet called:

a. Footnotes
b. Stubs
c. Links
d. Sources

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b. Stubs

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Footnotes, abstracts of books, theses, and dissertations

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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a. Tertiary source

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35
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The written testimonies of people who witnessed 9/11 on TV.

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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c. Secondary source

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36
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Biographies.

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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c. Secondary source

37
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Newspaper articles and magazines may be primary or secondary sources, because the reporter who wrote about them may or may not be at the scene.

38
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Primary sources help you explore newer perspectives and strengthen your own argument.

39
Q

General references- they help point the reader to a primary or secondary source.

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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a. Tertiary source

40
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Textbooks

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

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c. Secondary source

41
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Atlases

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

A

a. Tertiary source

42
Q

What can we find in locations of contemporary source materials like The National Library of the Philippines and the university libraries.

A

Theses and dissertations done by graduate students- provides publication and access to the work of scholarship.

43
Q

Libraries like the National Library of the Philippines keep a special section in special boxes called archival boxes.

A

False- vertical files

44
Q

Magazines discuss topics and events in a detailed manner and can contain eyewitness accounts that make them primary source material.

45
Q

Newspapers are contemporary source materials as they report the events as they happened.

46
Q

These are stored in the record sections of offices or in private cabinets; needs authorization by concerned individuals or by a court order for access to documents.

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

a. Contemporary source materials

47
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Examples of contemporary source materials include textbooks, coffee table books, and manuals which are products of specialized research; other examples include brochures and souvenir programs of fiestas and other events.

48
Q

One can find contemporary source materials in shelves of libraries for circulation, books that have been recently published, and books that were updated (reprinted or republished).

49
Q

Maps

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

A

d. Primary source

50
Q

These are documents which are of recent vintage or origin; are current or are very recent (say between 35 to 49 years).

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

a. Contemporary source materials

51
Q

Historical source materials are to be classified according to age.

52
Q

Stories, interviews, and conversations only by word of mouth and not written down.

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

A

b. Not a source

53
Q

Fake News

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

A

b. Not a source

54
Q

Gossips, Rumours, Hearsays

a. Tertiary source
b. Not a source
c. Secondary source
d. Primary source

A

b. Not a source

55
Q

Official government publication; another important source of primary information.

A

The Official Gazette.

56
Q

Archival documents are chosen for the information they contain.

57
Q

Access to these documents is restricted and subject to conservation and preservation by specialists.

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

c. Archival documents

58
Q

Archival documents suffer from war and tear and are vulnerable as well as the ravages of time, insects, and calamities.

59
Q

Are highly valued because they contain information about a certain period of the past; contain both primary and secondary source information.

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

c. Archival documents

60
Q

All documents can be preserved as archival documents because they are all worthwhile for preservation.

61
Q

Where can we find congressional records of the house of representatives & congressional record of the senate.

A

Congressional Publications.

62
Q

“… archives or archival material refer to public records, papers, periodicals, books, or other items, articles or materials, whether in the form of electronic audio-visual or print which by their value and characteristics have enduring archival value that has been selected for permanent preservation.”.

A

The National Archives Act of the Philippines or Republic Act No. 9470-

63
Q

Examples include old books about Philippine society from the 16th century to the 19th century.

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

b. Rare Books

64
Q

Contains both primary and secondary source information, and unlike contemporary books, access is restricted.

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

b. Rare Books

65
Q

Are publications that are no longer current or no longer produced and published.

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

b. Rare Books

66
Q

They represent a certain period about the past

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

b. Rare Books

67
Q

What is the oldest rare book at the UST Heritage Library.

a. Contemporary source materials
b. Rare Books
c. Archival documents

A

La Guerra Judaica

68
Q

Incunabula are books that date back to the 15th century or before.

69
Q

To be considered a rare book it must be at least 50 years old.

70
Q

Considered the richest in Asia in terms of Spanish collection, it comprised 13 million manuscripts from the 16th to the 19th century.

a. UST Heritage Library
b. The Philippine National Archives
c. Archdiocese of Manila

A

b. The Philippine National Archives

71
Q

Which of the following is not a desirable qualities for the researcher:

a. Patience
b. Persistence
c. Philanthropic
d. Perspicacity

A

c. Philanthropic

72
Q

More concerned with what the document says.

A

Internal criticism.

73
Q

The process of determining whether the contents of the document are accurate.

A

Internal criticism.

74
Q

We recognize forgeries in:

A

External criticism

75
Q

Code of Kalantiaw is an example of a:

76
Q

Refers to the examination of whether the document is genuine. Also studies who made the document, when did he do it? Was the author living when he made the document? What accounts for its preservation?

A

External criticism.

77
Q

Historical research includes great measures of data and information collection, evaluation, and analysis.

78
Q

In historical research, one plays the roles of detective, judge, juror, and advocate.

79
Q

Historical Research is not a forensic discipline.

80
Q

Franciscans.

A

In Manila through their Spanish-era records.

81
Q

“See through the cracks in the parchment curtain to discern the truth.”

A

William Henry Scott

82
Q

Materials that are public domain to be freely accessed by the public worldwide. Example: rare books like the original Iliad.

A

Gutenberg Project.

83
Q

1st Printing Press.

A

Made and operated by Chinese-Filipino convert to Catholic religion- Tomas Pinpin

84
Q

Most archival documents and rare books are available through:

A

microfiche and microfilm form. electronic copies in compact discs (CDs) and digital video discs (DVDs) & digitization.

85
Q

Recollects (Religious Orders).

A

Headquarters in Quezon City.

86
Q

PNA researchers can be professional historical researchers, writers, students, teachers, or anyone interested in learning more about the history of the Philippines.

87
Q

Jesuits.

A

Ateneo de Manila

88
Q

Dominicans.

A

University of Santo Tomas Archives (AUST)

89
Q

It has 500 years of records of baptisms, foundation of parishes, documents of a controversial nature, like divorce.

a. UST Heritage Library
b. The Philippine National Archives
c. Archdiocese of Manila

A

c. Archdiocese of Manila

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