Historical Research and
Study The USS Maine
Test Questions Grade A+
bias - ANSWERSa tendency to view things in a particular way, especially in a way that is
prejudiced
feasible - ANSWERSable to be completed
interpret - ANSWERSto explain or understand the meaning of something
magazine - ANSWERSthe room on a warship where ammunition is stored
mine - ANSWERSa bomb placed in water that explodes when touched by a ship
yellow journalism - ANSWERSa type of journalism characterized by sensationalism, little fact-
based research, and eye-catching headlines
Which kind of source is most likely to be correct? - ANSWERSa reliable source
The first investigators determined the USS Maine sank because of - ANSWERSan outside mine.
Eyewitnesses often have different accounts of events, so historians must - ANSWERSevaluate
each account to discover the truth.
Study The USS Maine
Test Questions Grade A+
bias - ANSWERSa tendency to view things in a particular way, especially in a way that is
prejudiced
feasible - ANSWERSable to be completed
interpret - ANSWERSto explain or understand the meaning of something
magazine - ANSWERSthe room on a warship where ammunition is stored
mine - ANSWERSa bomb placed in water that explodes when touched by a ship
yellow journalism - ANSWERSa type of journalism characterized by sensationalism, little fact-
based research, and eye-catching headlines
Which kind of source is most likely to be correct? - ANSWERSa reliable source
The first investigators determined the USS Maine sank because of - ANSWERSan outside mine.
Eyewitnesses often have different accounts of events, so historians must - ANSWERSevaluate
each account to discover the truth.
