Which of the following statements about autobiography as a research source are correct?
- A. It can be accepted at face value.
- B. It is usually idealised.
- C. It is coloured by a motive of self-justification.
- D. It is embroidered by artistic imagination.
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Correct answer: B. B, C and D only
Explanation
Altick warns that autobiographies are idealised, self-justifying and imaginatively embroidered, so they must never be taken at face value.
Note: The source stem asks which statements are 'false', which contradicts its own key; the key (B, C, D) answers which are true.
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