Question

Select all that apply.
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

a diary entry written during the time period that is being studied
a letter written during the time period that is being studied
a newspaper article published thirty years after the event that is being studied
a book about an event that is written by a historian

Answer 1

it is the first one a

Answer 2

thank you

Answer 3

is that all? you can pick more than one

Answer 4

"A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study." So not the last one.

Ref:
http://www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/primary2.html

Answer 5

But there is a second answer that is correct.

Answer 6

would it be B?

Answer 7

Yes. Both the diary and letter are from that time and therefore primary sources.

Answer 8

thank you so much!! :D