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1. How Does the Public Define “History”?
2. Why Does the Public Care about the Past (If It Cares at All)?
3. Where Do People Get Their History?
4. Which Sources of the Past Are Viewed as Trustworthy?
5. How Does the Public Want to Learn about the Past?
6. What Have the Public’s History Education Experiences Been Like?
7. What Aspects of the Past Does the Public Want to Learn More About?
8. How Much Does the Public Value the Field of History and Historians’ Work?
9. What Are the Public’s Attitudes toward a Changing and Uncomfortable Past?
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