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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does speculative history focus on?

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

What is historiography primarily concerned with?

<p>Imaginative reconstruction of the past (D)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does historiography involve?

<p>Examining historical records to reconstruct the past (C)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Whole history of the past (D)</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 (B)</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% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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