RPH

Question 1

materials used for the writing of history

Answer 1

historical sources

Question 2

are materials that have been published for public use, such as books, magazines,
reading journals, travelogues, or speech transcripts.

Answer 2

published materials

Question 3

are any handwritten or typed record that has not been printed, such as archival materials,
memoirs, and diaries.

Answer 3

manuscripts

Question 4

such as oral history, artifacts, ruins, fossils, artworks, video and audio recordings

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non-written sources

Question 5

– materials produced by people or groups directly involved in the event or topic being studied
– either participants or witnesses
– range from eyewitness accounts, diaries, letters, legal documents, and official documents
(government or private) and even photographs

Answer 5

primary sources

Question 6

materials written and/or published by a firsthand eyewitness or the participant

Answer 6

written source

Question 7

visual documents published or made by an eyewitness, or the participant

Answer 7

images

Question 8

materials made by a firsthand eyewitness, or the participant

Answer 8

artifacts

Question 9

documented conversations written and/or published by a firsthand eyewitness, or
the participant

Answer 9

oral testimonies

Question 10

1. Fossil Remains
2. Artifacts and Ruins
3. Royal Decrees and Laws
4. Official Reports
5. Chronicles
6. Friar Accounts
7. Maps
8. Memoirs
9. Personal Accounts
10. Newspapers
11. Magazines
12. Legislative Journals
13. Court Records
14. Speeches
15. Personal Letters
16. Online Databases
17. Blogs
18. Documentary Films
19. Recorded Interviews

Answer 10

kinds of primary sources used

Question 11

1. The National Archives of the Philippines (Manila)
2. The National Library (Manila)
3. The National Historical Commission (NHC) (Manila)
4. The National Museum Complex (Manila)
5. Private Museums and Shrines
   a. The Lopez Memorial Museum (Pasig)
   b. The Ayala Museum (Makati)
6. The Big Four (4) University Libraries
   a. University of the Philippines Main Library (Quezon City)
   b. Ateneo de Manila University’s Rizal Library (Quezon City)
   c. The American Historical Collection (Ateneo) (Quezon City)
   d. De La Salle University Libraries (Manila)
   e. University of Santo Tomas’ Library (Manila)

Answer 11

archives of primary sources in ncr

Question 12

– materials that analyze and interpret primary sources
– may have pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources in them

Answer 12

secondary sources

Question 13

Tests of Authenticity

Answer 13

external criticism

Question 14

determining the date of the document to see whether they are
anachronistic (i.e. being out of time)

Answer 14

anachronistic document date

Question 15

determining the author’s manuscript (handwriting), which includes the signature and seals

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author

Question 16

determining whether the idiom, orthography (conventional spelling), or
punctuation is anachronistic

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anachronistic style

Question 17

determining whether the event mentioned is too early, too late, or
too remote/distant

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anachronistic event reference

Question 18

determining its genuineness

Answer 18

provenance or custody

Question 19

determining the meaning of the text, phrase, sentence, or word

Answer 19

semantics

Question 20

determining the ambiguity (i.e. open to more than one (1) interpretation; vague)

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hermeneutics

Question 21

Tests of Credibility

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internal criticism

Question 22

determining the author’s reliability, mental processes, personal attitude, and
relationships

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author’s identification

Question 23

determining the event’s date that must be verisimilar (i.e. almost close to the
truth), if not exact, to the actual date

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author’s approximation

Question 24

determining the witness’ nearness to the event, competence, and degree of
attention to attain verisimilar facts

Answer 24

ability to tell the truth

Question 25

determining if the author consciously or unconsciously tells falsehoods

Answer 25

willingness to tell the truth

Question 26

determining if the piece of information receives, supports, or confirms a theory or finding, usually referring to historical facts (i.e. particulars that rest upon the independent testimony of two or more reliable witnesses)

Answer 26

corroboration

Question 27

is a material made by man that describes what culture he belongs to. But it does not necessarily refer to physical objects only.

Answer 27

artifact

Question 28

are the ways in which people organize their society and relate to one (1) another. Generally speaking, a sociofact is the information, tradition, or event people associate with that artifact.

Answer 28

sociofact

Question 29

are the ideas, beliefs, and values that people hold on, see, and associate to an artifact. Simply put, ... are the ideas that people generally thought of whenever they see or use that artifact, and relate it to their culture, or a local proverb or saying.

Answer 29

mentifact

Question 30

– process of systematically examining an account of what has happened in the past – uses Historical Criticism to evaluate Historical Sources

Answer 30

historical method

Question 31

– the subjects or topics covered in a book or document – the matter dealt with in a field of study

Answer 31

content

Question 32

– the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect – the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning – the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs

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context

Question 33

– a short history about the author’s life

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background

Question 34

– perspective used by the author that determines the approximate “distance” of the author to the narrative he or she is writing

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point of view

Question 35

also called purpose; the author’s stand or opinion in the narrative

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argument

Question 36

– almost similar to Argument, but reflects the mood more, which is observed on how the author addressed his or her argument – reflects the current situation and emotion of the author in the material at the time it was written or made

Answer 36

attitude