1) Using the diagram and explanation of the Information Family Tree, put the following words (record, popular books, data, academic journals, Internet, record series, in-house reports, recordkeeping regime) in hierarchical sequence from the most basic type of information to the most highly processed and refined.

One answer only.

   data, document, record, recordkeeping regime, in-house reports, record series, popular books, academic books, Internet

   data, document, record, record series, recordkeeping regime, in-house reports, academic journals, popular books, Internet

   document, data, record, record series, in-house reports, recordkeeping regime, academic journals, popular books, Internet

   data, record, document, record series, recordkeeping regime, in-house reports, popular books, Internet, academic journals

2) Which of the following recording media is consider the most archivally trustworthy?

One answer only.

   recycled paper

   magnetic tape

   optical disc

   microfilm

3) There are many kinds of proof, but some evidence is more reliable than others. Which of the following would you consider as the trustworthy evidence of who ate the last chocolate covered mint in the box?

One answer only.

   your little brother's candy stained fingerprints on the box

   chocolately minty breath of the dog

   your little brother's sworn statement that he didn't touch the candy

   None of the above

4) Natural phenomena such as fossils, tree rings, deposits of ash from volcanos and other things are sometimes used by scientists as 'proof'. For this question and for questions 5 and 6, evaluate the examples of evidence and the event it allegedly documents and decide if the conclusion is true or false. EVIDENCE: Presence or absence of unique fossils or earth sediments. CONCLUSION: Other materials found in the same location date from the same time as the fossils or sediments.

One answer only.

   true

   false

5) EVIDENCE: Growth rings of a tree show variation CONCLUSION: Changes in climate have occurred in the continent where the tree grew.

One answer only.

   true

   false

6) EVIDENCE: Changes in radioactivity or chemical composition of substances CONCLUSION: Provides information on the range of dates an organism lived

One answer only.

   true

   false

7) Which of the following is considered the world's most common record?

One answer only.

   sales or payment receipt

   bill or invoice requesting payment

   letter or email

   report