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Panama and Latin America

Question 6 • MO-US History II A

Which statement best describes a historian?

Answer
A
A historian primarily finds out the truth about events from the past.
B
A historian tries to explain present-day events based on the past.
C
A historian works to discover why a contemporary event occurred.
D
A historian mostly corrects mistakes of investigators from long ago.

Explanation

A historian studies evidence about the past to understand and explain what happened. The best choice is “primarily finds out the truth about events from the past”; the other choices focus on explaining current events rather than studying the past.

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