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Commemoration and Decoration — Unit test

Question 8 • TX-Art I A

Timothy’s teacher has asked the class to research the impact Bill Clinton had on US politics using only a secondary source. The source that best fits the requirements of the assignment is a(n)

Answer
A
documentary about politics that includes interviews with Clinton during his time as president.
B
biography by a journalist who covered Clinton during his time as president.
C
textbook in which historians interpret letters that Clinton wrote during his time as president.
D
autobiography that Clinton wrote about himself after his time as president.

Explanation

A secondary source interprets or analyzes the past rather than presenting firsthand evidence from it. A journalist’s biography can analyze Clinton’s political impact using research and reporting. The documentary interviews and Clinton’s letters are firsthand sources, while an autobiography is Clinton’s own account of his life.

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