RPH100 Prelims: History Theories and Methods
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What is the process of critically examining and analyzing records and survivals of the past?

  • Factual History
  • Historiography
  • Historical Analysis (correct)
  • Speculative History

    • Which term refers to the imaginative reconstruction of the past from data of historical records?

  • Historical Analysis
  • Historiography (correct)
  • Factual History
  • Speculative History

    • According to Zeus Salazar, what does history go beyond?

  • Reasons for events
  • Speculation
  • Basic facts (correct)
  • Historical analysis

    • Which element is considered an important part of the historical method?

    <p>Historical Analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does speculative history focus on?

    <p>Reasons for events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is historiography primarily concerned with?

    <p>Imaginative reconstruction of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main task of historians according to the text?

    <p>To recreate verisimilar images of the past based on surviving evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the essence of historiography based on the provided text?

    <p>Reconstructing the past through historical records</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does history provide a source of personal and social identity?

    <p>By helping individuals understand their roots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does history play in correcting misleading analogies and lessons?

    <p>It helps dispel inaccurate comparisons through factual analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does historiography involve?

    <p>Examining historical records to reconstruct the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does history contribute to developing tolerance and open-mindedness?

    <p>By exposing individuals to diverse historical experiences and perspectives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in investigating a subject, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Select subject to investigate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which library is not mentioned as an example of where to get sources in the text?

    <p>Library of Alexandria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the limitations of historical knowledge mentioned in the text?

    <p>History can be limited by bias and incomplete records</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'history-as-actuality' refer to according to the text?

    <p>Whole history of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is history sometimes incomplete as per the text?

    <p>Because many humans do not leave behind many records</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of history-as-record has come to the historian's attention as per the text?

    <p>&lt;1%</p> Signup and view all the answers

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