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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Invention of Tradition in Colonial Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, blacks were taught to mirror English ________ and non-commissioned officers.
(a) Politicians.
(b) Lieutenants.
(c) Privates.
(d) Generals.

2. According to the book, _______ had the biggest media impact on the broadcast of figures of the monarchy including George V.
(a) The AAC.
(b) The ABC.
(c) The BBC.
(d) The PBS.

3. According to the book, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Poets.
(c) Military.
(d) Civilians.

4. The Scottish symbols are ascribed to antiquity; however, they were developed much more recently as a protest against _______.
(a) Ireland.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

5. The author claims that the Scots were merely ______ invaders from the fifth century and the Scottish culture was a crude imitation of the invaders.
(a) Germanic.
(b) Irish.
(c) Scandinavian.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author derides the British media for thinking the rituals are over ______ years old when in fact they are relatively new.

2. The English were not the only ones to used monarchical traditions. The ______ also used them.

3. Love of ______ and economy brought hatred of displays of wealth by the crown, who also endured indifference from the clergy.

4. After the victory at ______ , the English made several moves to destroy the Highland way of life.

5. According to the book, the African _______ used European neo-traditions to create a middle class.

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