Lesson 2
2 Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 2
20 questions
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Lesson 2, Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 2: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which of these is classed as a national source for Western Front medicine?
- Unit diaries
- Army records
- Local photographs
- Hospital registers
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Which of these is a local source relevant to this topic?
- National newspapers
- Medical journal articles
- Hospital records
- Government reports
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Which source type gives personal experience of the front and is classed as local?
- National newspapers
- Medical articles
- Personal accounts
- Government reports
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What must students recognise about different historical sources in enquiries?
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Author royalties
- Financial costs
- Printing methods
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Which source is best for finding the exact monthly number of wounded treated at dressing stations?
- Army statistics
- Medical sketches
- Private letters
- Soldiers' poems
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Which national source is most useful for researching trench conditions and health?
- Soldier postcards
- Trench maps
- Medical articles
- Regimental medals
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What is the vital first step when using sources to study the Thomas splint?
- Discarding all diaries
- Framing a clear question
- Publishing a textbook
- Visiting France
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A casualty clearing station photograph is classified as which type of source?
- A national census
- An enemy proclamation
- A government statute
- A local source
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Using one hospital's records to answer a specific research question demonstrates what skill?
- Inventing new artefacts
- Destroying archives
- Translating enemy codes
- Selecting appropriate sources
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What do official government reports typically fail to reflect about soldiers' morale?
- Supply shortages
- Battle locations
- Individual experiences
- Casualty statistics
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Which source types are best paired for cross-checking historical medical evidence?
- Novels and poetry
- Paintings and songs
- Statues and myths
- Statistics and personal accounts
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Which of these is a national source for this topic?
- Personal accounts
- Hospital records
- National newspapers
- Private photographs
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What is the first step when framing relevant questions for a historical enquiry?
- Publishing the conclusion
- Ignoring the context
- Defining enquiry aims
- Discarding all sources
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When evaluating a 1916 medical article, what must a historian primarily assess?
- Author's nationality
- Page length
- Reliability and purpose
- Publication cost
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Which source pair is officially classified as local for this historical topic?
- Foreign maps and novels
- Hospital records and photographs
- National treaties and laws
- International census data
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Which local source is most useful for investigating nurses on the Western Front?
- Personal accounts
- Medieval chronicles
- Post-war fiction
- Ancient pottery
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What must a historian examine first when evaluating a 1917 government report?
- The author's age
- Its original purpose
- Its modern sales
- The paper quality
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Which source is most suitable for a narrow enquiry into one hospital?
- Global government statistics
- Local hospital records
- Nationwide enemy propaganda
- General political speeches
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What is a major limitation of a personal account written years after a war?
- Official censorship
- Foreign translation
- Faulty memory
- Lack of ink
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Why do historians cross-reference army statistics with hospital records?
- To check reliability
- To design uniforms
- To recruit soldiers
- To increase taxation
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