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

2. After the victory at ______ , the English made several moves to destroy the Highland way of life.
(a) Skye.
(b) Ossian.
(c) Darnaway Forest.
(d) Culloden.

3. Hobsbawm suggests in the book that the Highland costume changed in the ______ century.
(a) Seventeenth.
(b) Nineteenth.
(c) Eighteenth.
(d) Fourteenth.

4. One of the costume changes that occurred was the discontinuation of use of the ______.
(a) Short shirt.
(b) Kilt.
(c) Long shirt.
(d) Socks.

5. The book that was challenged by the descendants of the kings was titled _______ of a Century.
(a) Narratives.
(b) Fables.
(c) Tales.
(d) Stories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hobsbawm claims that Sir Walter Scott and _______ promoted the Highland takeover.

3. During the second period, royal ritual became more splendid and the _______ became a symbol of the nation.

4. The author states that the last great ceremony in the third period was _________ coronation in 1953.

5. The author claims that the Highland regiments fighting in _______ and the U.S. adopted the Highland garb.

(see the answer key)

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