External and Internal Criticism

Question 1

This is the process by which historical evidence is derived from historical data.

Answer 1

Criticism

Question 2

Two types of criticism

Answer 2

External
Internal

Question 3

It is concerned with establishing the genuineness or authenticity of data by means of examining the physical characteristics of the evidence. This would entail critical inspection of the materials used such as the type of ink and the paper quality of the material.

Answer 3

External criticism

Question 4

This is focused on the examination of the truthfulness of the evidence by looking into the contents and contexts of the source, the author, and the witnesses.

Answer 4

Internal criticism

Question 5

Personal equation is also known as?

Answer 5

Frame of reference

Question 6

True or False

Personal equation refers to the set of personality factors and social situation found in the author/witness which influence his judgment, particularly his ability and willingness to tell the truth.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

This is a particular derived directly or indirectly from historical documents and regarded as credible after testing in accordance with the canons of historical method.

Answer 7

Historical facts