Practice question · Multiple choice
Gibbon's Decline and Fall is a secondary source on Rome and a primary source on the eighteenth century. What does that show about the classification?
Hints
- Ask what Gibbon is direct evidence OF.
- Change the question and see whether the category changes with it.
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B. That primary and secondary are relative to the question asked
Why
The category describes a relationship between source and question. Asking "primary or secondary?" without naming the question has no answer.
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