Question

1. which statement best expresses the thesis of the article?

history should not be buried and ignored but remembered and preserved.
historians often make errors in their interpretation of events, a tendency made worse by the damage and loss of historical primary evidence.
which statement best expresses the thesis of the article?
time capsules such as the one in the article can be a meaningful record of history, and the surprise of discovery is part of their appeal.

Explanation:

To determine the thesis, we analyze each option. The first option focuses on preserving history generally. The second talks about historians' errors. The third (about time capsules) likely ties to the article's content (implied by "the one in the article"), explaining time capsules as meaningful history records with discovery appeal, which is a thesis - like claim about the article's focus.

Answer:

The option "Time capsules such as the one in the article can be a meaningful record of history, and the surprise of discovery is part of their appeal." (the third option presented)