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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. At the beginning of Chapter Four, the author notes that few heads of state are more popular than _______.
(a) Queen Elizabeth II.
(b) King Edward V.
(c) King Louis XV.
(d) Queen Elizabeth I.

2. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.
(a) Traditions that legitimize institutions of authority.
(b) Traditions that seek to usurp authority.
(c) Traditions that establish or symbolize social cohesion.
(d) Traditions that promote socialization.

3. According to the author, the British ruled through the ______ emperor, but due to differences in culture, British prestige was difficult to maintain.
(a) Mughal.
(b) Afghan.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Punjab.

4. The book asserts that traditions are invented when old ____ forms are deliberately not used or adapted.
(a) Religious.
(b) Psychological.
(c) Social.
(d) Political.

5. The druids were a major part of the Welsh culture and were rediscovered during the time of the _________.
(a) Industrial revolution.
(b) Agricultural revolution.
(c) Renaissance.
(d) Enlightenment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Africans saw the importance and power of European monarchical and ______ traditions and attempted to use them.

2. According to the book, the Rev. Macpherson helped start a cultural re-writing process that lasted for a _______.

3. The author suggests that the ______ established in created rituals is false and only seems real in the mind.

4. There were several ideas for merging the two cultures ritually. One of the experiments had to do with using the anthem "God Save the _____".

5. Blacks were intentionally _______ by the creation of specialized social categories based on European models.

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