The Historiography test will take place on 20 November 2007. It
will consist of one (1) Essay (50 points) and ten (10) Short
Answer/Identification questions (50 points). The Short
Answer/Identification questions will focus on broad concepts,
such as “the Christian conception of history.” Each response
should be illustrated with specific examples of individual
historians and their books. I. Essay Question (1 Question; 50
Points). Please respond fully to the following question. Make
sure that you illustrate your selected characteristics of a good
historian with references to specific historians. Your essay
should be at least three typed pages in length. Using as a
foundation the historians and topics relating to history studied
in class this semester, identify and explain at least five
characteristics a good historian should possess, rank them in
order of importance, and illustrate each characteristic with
examples drawn from the work of specific historians we
discussed. II. Short Answer (10 Questions; 50 Point