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Historian Practice Test

Check what you know about the historian job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on historian knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15A primary source is:
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Answer: From the time. Source.

Question 2 of 15Oral history:
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Answer: Records interviews. Method.

Question 3 of 15Keep exhibit labels:
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Answer: Short. Writing.

Question 4 of 15The National Register lists:
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Answer: Historic places. Program.

Question 5 of 15Ask oral history questions that are:
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Answer: Open. Technique.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Study of how history is written.”
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Answer: Historiography. Historiography: Study of how history is written.

Question 7 of 15What does “Finding aid” mean?
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Answer: Archive guide.. Finding aid: Archive guide.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Museum display.”
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Answer: Exhibit. Exhibit: Museum display.

Question 9 of 15What does “Citation” mean?
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Answer: Source reference.. Citation: Source reference.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Ownership history.”
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Answer: Provenance. Provenance: Ownership history.

Question 11 of 15What does “National Register” mean?
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Answer: List of historic places.. National Register: List of historic places.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Record collection.”
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Answer: Archive. Archive: Record collection.

Question 13 of 15What does “Secondary source” mean?
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Answer: Later analysis.. Secondary source: Later analysis.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Recorded interviews.”
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Answer: Oral history. Oral history: Recorded interviews.

Question 15 of 15What does “Section 106” mean?
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Answer: Historic review law.. Section 106: Historic review law.

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