Sources of History

Q. Which of the following are the examples of oral sources of history?

1. Encyclopedia
2. Folk tales
3. Powadas
4. Folk songs

Q.

What are almanacs?

1. Legends

2. Ritual Calendars

3. Folktales

4. Ballads

Q.

A historical account or folk tale in verse is called which of the following?

1. Legend

2. Myth

3. Tall tale

4. Ballad

Q. Identify the different types of sources of history.

1. Oral sources
2. Material sources
3. Written sources
4. Invisible sources

Q. Collecting and compiling of folk songs
and folk tales etc. comes under Material source of history.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following factors play an essential role in preserving sources of history?

1. Management
2. Careful handling
3. Displacement of sources
4. Necessary treatments

Q. Which of the following processes are involved while dealing with the oral sources of history?

1. Collection of oral sources
2. Compilation of folk songs and tales
3. Classification, analysis and interpretation of compiled material
4. Publishing the results of the research conducted

Q. The primary purpose of the passage is to show how the author.

1. Discovered Black women's history when she was in graduated school
2. Became a historian to help Black people in America achieve social justice
3. Developed her research skills by undertaking a challenging project
4. Became a more renowned scholar due to the influence of two interesting individuals
5. Came to view Black women as a worthy subject for historical analysis

Q. Classifying, analysing and interpreting
the compiled material comes under the Oral source of History.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following best describes the function of the last sentence of the passage?

1. It describes an event that historians view as crucial in recent women's history.
2. It provides an example of how political rhetoric may influence the interpretations of experience reported in women's oral narratives.
3. It provides an example of an oral narrative that inaccurately describes women's experience during a particular historical period.
4. It illustrates the point that some women are more aware than others of the social forces that shape their oral narratives.
5. It identifies the historical conditions that led to the social acceptance of women's paid work outside the home.