Question 1

.................. received Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2009 for his contributions to academia.
A)partha chatterjee
B)sumit sarkar
C)richard j. evans
D)harry hendrick

Accepted Answer

Partha Chatterjee received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2009 for his contributions to academia, particularly in the field of social sciences and his analysis of the political and cultural issues in post-colonial societies.

Question 2

................. is a Joint-editor of Baromash, a biannual Bengali literary journal published from Calcutta.
A)michel foucault
B)jhumpa lahiri
C)philippe ariès
D)partha chatterjee

Accepted Answer

Partha Chatterjee is known for his work in political science and history, and he is associated with the biannual Bengali literary journal Baromash, published from Calcutta, as a joint editor.

Question 3

The Archaeology of Knowledge is a book by the French philosopher ................
A)michel foucault
B)jean hyppolite
C)louis althusser
D)owen flanagan

Accepted Answer

The Archaeology of Knowledge is a book by Michel Foucault, where he discusses his method of discourse analysis and the concept of archaeology as a methodological framework.

Question 4

HPR Finberg was the first Professor of ...........Local History.
A)english
B)french
C)spanish
D)dutch

Accepted Answer

HPR Finberg was the first Professor of English Local History, a field in which he was a pioneering figure.

Question 5

In 'On Realism in Art' Roman ............... argues that literature does not exist as a separate entity.
A)jacobson
B)owen flanagan
C)victor shklovsky
D)gérard genette

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 'On Realism in Art' Roman ..................

Question 6

The modern concept of oral history was developed in the 1940s by Allan Nevins and his associates at ..............University.
A)columbia
B)oxford
C)newyork
D)cambridge

Accepted Answer

The modern concept of oral history was indeed developed in the 1940s by Allan Nevins and his associates at Columbia University. Allan Nevins established the Columbia Oral History Research Office in 1948, making it the first major oral history project in the world.

Question 7

In 1948, .................., a Columbia University historian, established the Columbia Oral History Research Office, with a mission of recording, transcribing, and preserving oral history interviews.
A)alan nevins
B)david p. boder
C)m. van?k
D)m. otáhal

Accepted Answer

Alan Nevins, a historian at Columbia University, is credited with establishing the Columbia Oral History Research Office in 1948, marking a significant development in the field of oral history.

Question 8

The original idea of writing micro history came from ................ in the 1970s.
A)russia
B)germany
C)italy
D)china

Accepted Answer

The original idea of writing microhistory emerged in Italy in the 1970s, focusing on the detailed study of a small subject, event, or community to illuminate broader historical themes.

Question 9

................. New Science (1725) offered an interpretation of history that turned on the idea of a universal human nature and a universal history .
A)giambattista vico's
B)alessandro portelli
C)ranke's
D)spengler's

Accepted Answer

Giambattista Vico's "New Science" (1725) proposed a philosophy of history and culture that emphasized the importance of understanding societies through their myths, languages, and customs, based on the idea of a universal human nature and history.

Question 10

Johann Gottfried Herder argues for the historical contextuality of human nature in his work,Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity (1791).
A)johann gottfried
B)toynbee
C)wittfogel
D)wilhelm dilthey

Accepted Answer

Johann Gottfried Herder is indeed the philosopher who argued for the historical contextuality of human nature in his work, "Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity" (1791). This work emphasizes the importance of understanding human history and culture within their specific historical contexts.

Question 11

The philosopher of science ...............stimulated analytic philosophers' interest in historical knowledge in his essay, "The Function of General Laws in History" (1942).
A)carl hempel
B)william dray
C)michael scriven
D)alan donagan

Accepted Answer

Carl Hempel, in his essay "The Function of General Laws in History" (1942), played a significant role in stimulating the interest of analytic philosophers in the role of general laws in historical explanation, marking a pivotal moment in the philosophy of history.

Question 12

Author of Meta history (1973)is.................
A)louis mink
B)hayden white
C)frank ankersmit
D)ankersmit

Accepted Answer

Hayden White is the author of "Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Europe" (1973), a seminal work in the field of historiography.

Question 13

Author of 'what is History?
A)burke peter
B)e.h.carr
C)barnes robert m
D)h. raymond pickard

Accepted Answer

E.H. Carr is the author of "What Is History?", a book that discusses history, historiography, and the philosophy of history.

Question 14

Author of The Idea of History is.................
A)e.p.thompson
B)r.g.collingwood
C)h.e.barnes
D)arthur marwick

Accepted Answer

R.G. Collingwood is the author of "The Idea of History," which is a significant work in the philosophy of history, first published posthumously in 1946.

Question 15

History of Historical Writing was written by ..........
A)h.e. barnes
B)r.g.collingwood
C)e.h. carr
D)sheik ali

Accepted Answer

The answer of History of Historical Writing was written by...

Question 16

Nature of History was written by ................
A)arthur marwick
B)e.sreedharan
C)r.g.collingwood
D)a.l. rouse

Accepted Answer

The answer of Nature of History was written by ................
A)arthur...

Question 17

Author of 'Re- thinking History' is .........
A)jenkins keith
B)a.l. rouse
C)ranajith guha
D)e.j:,gilbert

Accepted Answer

Keith Jenkins is the author of 'Re-thinking History,' which is a critical examination of the nature of history and historiography.

Question 18

'The Use of History' was written by ...........
A)a.l.rouse
B)e.p.thompson
C)h.e. barnes
D)r.g.collingwood

Accepted Answer

The answer of 'The Use of History' was written by...

Question 19

'The Historian's Craft', is the work of .............
A)Émile durkheim
B)paul vidal de la blache
C)march bloch
D)lucien febvre

Accepted Answer

Marc Bloch, a French historian, co-founded the Annales School of historical writing, and 'The Historian's Craft' is one of his seminal works. It discusses the nature of historical methodology and the historian's role.

Question 20

Who is the author of 'The Decline of the West ?
A)edward gibbon
B)arnold joseph toynbee
C)thomas carlyle
D)spengler

Accepted Answer

Oswald Spengler is the author of 'The Decline of the West,' which theorizes about the cyclical patterns of history and the decline of civilizations.

Quiz 4: General Laws in History and the Philosopher of Science

.................. received Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2009 for his contributions to academia.

................. is a Joint-editor of Baromash, a biannual Bengali literary journal published from Calcutta.

The Archaeology of Knowledge is a book by the French philosopher ................

HPR Finberg was the first Professor of ...........Local History.

In 'On Realism in Art' Roman ............... argues that literature does not exist as a separate entity.

The modern concept of oral history was developed in the 1940s by Allan Nevins and his associates at ..............University.

In 1948, .................., a Columbia University historian, established the Columbia Oral History Research Office, with a mission of recording, transcribing, and preserving oral history interviews.

The original idea of writing micro history came from ................ in the 1970s.

................. New Science (1725) offered an interpretation of history that turned on the idea of a universal human nature and a universal history .

Johann Gottfried Herder argues for the historical contextuality of human nature in his work,Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity (1791) .

The philosopher of science ...............stimulated analytic philosophers' interest in historical knowledge in his essay, "The Function of General Laws in History" (1942) .

Author of Meta history (1973) is.................

Author of 'what is History?

Author of The Idea of History is.................

History of Historical Writing was written by ..........

Nature of History was written by ................

Author of 'Re- thinking History' is .........

'The Use of History' was written by ...........

'The Historian's Craft', is the work of .............

Who is the author of 'The Decline of the West ?