Question

Which action best illustrates the process of making an interpretation? A. A historian writes a textbook designed to teach college students about the duties of a professional historian. B. A historian reads a secondary source about the Cold War to find out the dates and locations of important historical occurrences. C. A historian publishes a popular article about racism in 20th-century South Africa but does not cite any sources. D. A historian reads speeches by English and French leaders during World War II to differentiate between their content and tone.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. An historian reads speeches by English and French leaders during World War II to differentiate between their content and tone.

Explanation:

An interpretation has to with the process in which an interpreter helps to make information more clearer in a way the listener or visitor will understand better in the language of the visitor. The interpreter understands both the language of the visitor and the nation being visited. The interpreter does this interpretation by lisning to both parties and interpreting in thier respective languages.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct option is

D. An historian reads speeches by English and French leaders during World War II to differentiate between their content and tone.

Explanation:

Interpretation is a process of simplifying and analyzing a given piece of critical information. It helps to make that information more understandable.

When a historian who has knowledge of the history reads the speeches of the English and French leaders, he uses his knowledge of history to interpret the speeches and their tones and makes it more understandable for the commoners.