NHD MA Judge Orientation Quiz

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We encourage you to take this optional online quiz, especially if this is your first time judging National History Day in Massachusetts. The quiz will test your knowledge and help to prepare you to provide the most constructive feedback possible for students!

Question 1: Which aspect of the project should carry the most weight in your evaluation of a History Day project?

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A) Relationship to the theme

B) Clarity of presentation

C) Historical quality

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Question 2: Analysis and interpretation are an important component of historical quality. Which of the following is the best example of analysis and interpretation? Note: These are actual examples from student projects.

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A) If Abraham Lincoln was not assassinated, African Americans would have had civil rights a lot sooner.

B) Martin Luther King, Jr. was the most important person during the Civil Rights Movement. Want to know why?

C) The 1877 Great Railroad Strike, marked the first national labor event in United States history and served as a turning point for the American labor movement. Although the strike itself failed, it evoked further labor upheaval, organization of American workers, and long-term political and social change.

D) Brown v. Board of Education was a revolution because it changed the world.

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Question 3: What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?

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A) A primary source is the source that you used the most often, where a secondary source was consulted less frequently.

B) A primary source is an original piece that provides first-hand perspective to the person or event in question. A secondary source is one that was created after an event and includes historical perspective.

C) A primary source consists entirely of printed material, whereas a secondary source contains all digital sources.

D) A primary source is an old source and a secondary source is a new source.

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Question 4: True or False: Projects require a clear historical argument to be present in their project

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True

False

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Question 5: What is an Annotated Bibliography?

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A) It is a list of sources that the students consulted during the process with a brief explanation regarding the content and/or usefulness of each source

B) It is a list of important events that allow the judge to understand what was going on before, during, and after an event.

C) A brief description of the lives of the key players in an historical event.

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Question 6: Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the Process Paper:

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A) It allows students to explain why they may have chosen their topic.

B) Students can walk judges through their research process and illuminate the usefulness of sources in their project.

C) It allows students the opportunity to include historical information that they did not have space to include in their final project.

D) The judge can see what problems students encountered in their research process as to alert them to holes in their project.

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Question 7: True or False: According to the NHD Rules, all five project categories need to submit a Process Paper

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True

False

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Question 8: Which project would score highly in the category "student voice"?

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A) The project uses quotes from historical experts that demonstrate why their topic is significant

B) The project contains interviews with people who lived through the historical events and talk about why it is important

C) The student uses their own words to analyze the sources and make their historical argument.

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Question 9: What can judges do when encountering projects that could be ranked equally?

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A) Review the Annotated Bibliography and evaluate the sources used and the extent of the students' research

B) Review the Process Paper to gain an understanding of the research process involved in each paper.

C) Review the project to see how clearly the student(s) articulated the impact of their topic in relationship to the annual theme, "Communication in History"

D) All of the above

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Question 10: What mistakes can disqualify a student?

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A) Exceeding the 10 minute time limit for documentary or performance

B) Going over the word limit for a paper, website, or exhibit

C) Plagiarism: Using another person's words without citing them

D) Using a project from a previous year

E) Answers C & D

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Question 11: Which feedback is the most constructive?

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A) You make a great point about the importance of your topic! But your argument would have been stronger and more persuasive if you'd provided more context: more background on the social attitudes toward women in sports more generally and the profound transformation in those attitudes and in women's roles in the 1970s.

B) Love your topic! This projects deserves a top award.

C) This is the third "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory" project that I've seen, and judges have a hard time telling them apart. Please pick a better topic.

D) Next time, go to the library and stop using the internet.

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Question 12: If you suspect plagarism in a project, what should you do?

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A) Inform the students that you caught them plagiarizing in their feedback form

B) Disqualify the project

C) Consult with NHD MA Coordinators to determine next steps

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