When performing an external criticism of the documents used in historical research,the reviewer must determine whether the documents are
A) genuine or fraudulent.
B) interesting or dull.
C) well known or obscure.
D) written by authors who are still living.

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External criticism determines the validity of source material.Whether or not the document is interesting has little to do with the importance of the document.As long as the document is genuine and of interest to the study,whether it is well known or not is irrelevant.Although it might be useful to know whether or not the writers of the document are living,this does not relate to external criticism.

When Performing an External Criticism of the Documents Used in Historical