Teton TAH Student Quiz (7-9) (TAH-2)
 

Teton GYAHP Student Quiz (7-9) (TAH-2)

 
INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Complete this quiz in ONE SITTING; you cannot exit and then re-enter to complete an unfinished quiz at a later time. Please carefully read each question and select the best answer. Do not use any supplemental resources and do not work in groups or share your responses with others. You have 30 MINUTES to complete the entire quiz.

(2) Answer all required questions (indicated with an * asterisk or star). The form will not submit if a question is left unanswered or if a response needs to be fixed (indicated with a RED error message after you click “Done”).

(3) Click “Done” when you have completed the form. You will receive a "Thank You" to let you know that your information was successfully submitted.

Good luck!
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Last Name of your Teacher:

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Name of your School:

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Is your teacher a participant in the history project? (You will need to ask your teacher for the answer to this question.)

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Is this class a year-long class?

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What Grade are you in?

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Instructions for questions 1-8: Read each of the statements below. Check whether or not each statement is "true" or "false" about primary sources.

 A. TrueB. False
1. Primary source are always correct.
2. The location and time of when a primary source is made has no effect on how accurate it is.
3. Historians use mostly primary sources.
4. A textbook is a primary source.
5. The creator of a primary source has second-hand knowledge of the information.
6. Primary sources should be read or viewed skeptically and critically.
7. Primary sources must be included in historical research if that research is to be taken seriously as scholarship.
8. A presidential speech is a primary source.

Use the following cartoon to answer the question below:

Image as described above.
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9. What does the above political cartoon show?:

Use the following cartoon to answer the question below:

(Photo courtesy of the Museum of American Political Life, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT.)

Image as described above.
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10. The cartoon above is about women's fight for the right to vote. The message of the cartoon is that women should not vote because if women voted:

Use the following graph to answer the question below:

Image as described above.
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11. What information is true based on the above graph?:

Use the following pie charts to answer the question below:

Image as described above.
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12. According to the above pie charts, how did immigration to the United States change between 1854 and 1907?:

Use the below list to answer the next two questions.

Imagine that you are studying the restriction of immigration to the United States in the 1920s. You have the following sources of information available to you:

1. A 1924 newspaper editorial supporting the quota system that limited immigration

2. The text of the 1924 Immigration Act (or the National Origins Act)

3. The text of a speech made at a Ku Klux Klan rally in 1923

4. A Russian woman's account of her experiences during the Russian Civil War and her escape to the United States in 1922

5. A 1924 magazine editorial opposing the quota system that limited immigration

6. The story of a Greek family's journey to the United States in 1906 written by a journalist in 1955

7. The 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States census data telling how many immigrants came from which countries
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13. Using the list above, which source would tell you most about the effects of the 1924 Immigration Act on changes in the pattern of immigration to the United States?:

14. On the same list (above), which is a secondary source?:

Use the following grocery advertisement to answer the question below:

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15. From the above advertisement, one can tell that in 1830 the United States:

Use the following table to answer the question below:

Image as described above.
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16. The information in the census could be used to answer which question?:

Instructions for questions 17-41: Answer each question in the way that describes you best.
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Interest in Knowing History

 A. YesB. NoC. I don't know.
17. Do you like taking history classes?
18. Do you know much about American history?
19. Do you know much about our state history?
20. Do you know much about your family's history?
21. Would you like to learn more about American history?
22. Do you already know more about American history than you need to know?
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Interest in Understanding History

 A. YesB. NoC. I don't know.
23. Are you good at remembering and repeating facts about history (such as names, dates, and places)?
24. When you learn about history, do you understand why you are being taught the information?
25. When you learn about history, do you think about how the people "back then" felt about what was going on with them?
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Interest in Applying History

 A. YesB. NoC. I don't know.
26. Are you good at understanding how current events, or things that are happening now, are part of history?
27. Do you think it is important to make future choices based on how people made similar choices in the past?
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Interest in Participating In History

 A. YesB. NoC. I don't know.
28. Are you interested in learning how to do history research, such as reading archives and/or doing genealogy/family history?
29. Do you keep a personal journal or scrapbook?
30. Do you enjoy talking or debating about things in history?
31. Are you interested in participating in or visiting historical re-enactments (where people dress up like characters from history and act out events from history)?
32. Do you like to visit places that are about history, like museums or National Parks?
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Interest in being Entertained By History

 A. YesB. NoC. I don't know.
33. Do you like to watch history television shows, like those on the History Channel or The Learning Channel?
34. Do you like to watch movies that are about events, time periods, or people in history?
35. Do you like to read non-fiction books about true events and people in American history?
36. Do you like to read historical fiction, where a story is told by placing made-up characters into real history?
37. Do you like to play computer games that have to do with history?
(After you do the below questions, scroll down further to see the "Done" button to submit.)
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Interest in Civic Participation

 A. YesB. NoC. I don't know.
38. Have you been elected to a leadership position or have you run for a leadership position?
39. Can you improve your community through your efforts; can you make your community a better place?
40. Should you take the time to find out about current events, even if it means giving up some spare time?
41. Do you look for opportunities to volunteer and help?
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However, if a “Thank You” fails to appear, and you are instead taken back to the top of your form, this means that at least one required question has been left unanswered. Please double-check your form and answer ALL required questions, which are denoted with an “*” and marked in red. Then click “Done” again.