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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people of the Highlands are known as a _______ society.
(a) Berber.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) Germanic.
(d) Celtic.

2. Hobsbawm makes a point to distinguish traditions from ______, which allow more fluctuation.
(a) Rituals.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Rites.
(d) Customs.

3. The author claims that the Highland regiments fighting in _______ and the U.S. adopted the Highland garb.
(a) India.
(b) Guinea.
(c) England.
(d) Pakistan.

4. According to the book, the Highland culture was created in _______ distinct stages, the first occurring in the eighteenth century.
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. The author claims that ancient materials and _______ are used to construct invented traditions to which new powerful rituals are tied.
(a) Calendars.
(b) Planets.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Dates.

6. The author claims that historians should attend to the phenomena of invented traditions because they provide evidence for historical ______.
(a) Religions.
(b) Societies.
(c) Wars.
(d) Trends.

7. The druids were originally authority figures and bards and were thought to have built _______.
(a) Stonehenge.
(b) Stonehinge.
(c) Stonewall.
(d) Stone circle.

8. Hobsbawm asserts that invented traditions can often be found when cultures look to maintain ______ patterns.
(a) Geographical.
(b) Social.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Behavioral.

9. The author asserts that the Anglican literature and the ______ Bible kept the Welsh language from decay.
(a) Latin.
(b) German.
(c) Welsh.
(d) Scandinavian.

10. Macpherson was responsible for taking Irish ______, and transferring the settings from Ireland to Scotland.
(a) Sonnets.
(b) Plays.
(c) Poems.
(d) Ballads.

11. Although descendants of the ______ kings challenge later books in terms of accuracy, the book in question #53 was never challenged.
(a) William.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Hapsburg.

12. The old Welsh histories held that they were the _____ people of the British Islands.
(a) Eldest.
(b) Most beautiful.
(c) Strongest.
(d) Youngest.

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

14. The author suggests that the ______ established in created rituals is false and only seems real in the mind.
(a) Division.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) History.
(d) Continuity.

15. The author suggests that one of the aspects of _______ is the fact that they have an ideological function.
(a) Routine.
(b) Ritual.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Custom.

Short Answer Questions

1. The work by _____ led to the discovery that the Welsh language could be connected to ancient Celtic.

2. The author also makes a distinction between traditions and ______, which have no ritual or symbolic significance.

3. A number of ministers from all of the following backgrounds except ______, began to use Druidic theology.

4. The druids were a major part of the Welsh culture and were rediscovered during the time of the _________.

5. According to the book, the notion of a distinct Highland culture is a myth that did not exist prior to the _______ century.

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