Question

Which type of resource are newspaper accounts written at the time an event occurred?

A. primary source documents
B. top-down source documents
C. secondary source documents
D. revisionist source documents

Answer 1

A. primary source documents

Primary source documents are historical documents from the time period.

In the example, newspapers written at the time of an event provide primary account of an event. It is set in the context of the period. It is a primary account from the period but it is not necessarily a direct account of the event. It demonstrates the media and cultural impact regarding an event.

Answer 2

Out of the choices given, one type of resource are newspaper accounts written at the time an event occurred is primary source documents. The type of documents are also known as diary, manuscript, original source, or an autobiography. The correct choice is A.