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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. Hobsbawm suggests that the Scottish symbols and practices existed in the past in rudimentary form but were considered ______ by most Scots.
(a) Barbaric.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Noble.
(d) Fashionable.

2. Prior to the myth of the Highland culture, the Scottish people were merely an overflow of ________.
(a) England.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

3. In the first period, the power that the monarchs wielded made grand ceremonies _______ as did royal unpopularity.
(a) Fitting.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Unacceptable.
(d) A spectacular media event.

4. The book states that blacks were taught ______ through monarchical traditions.
(a) Partialization.
(b) Co-creation.
(c) Domination.
(d) Subordination.

5. Europeans responded to the changes by ______ some of the practices and leaving others alone.
(a) Eliminating.
(b) Expanding.
(c) Abstracting.
(d) Ossifying.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Highland garb adopted by the regiments would be used to invent the tradition of ______ dress.

2. According to the book, all of the following people except _______, were pivotal in creating a distinct history.

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

4. African custom was in a state of _____, meaning that there was a great deal of change.

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

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