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

2. 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) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) Scandinavian.

3. One of the strategies of the colonialists was to invest _______ and make European activity in Africa respectable.
(a) Capital.
(b) Religion.
(c) Livestock.
(d) Ships.

4. The author refers to all of the following grand ceremonies during the second period except _______.
(a) The coronation of George V.
(b) The funeral of George V.
(c) Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
(d) The funeral of Edward VII.

5. The spread of Highland dress was brought about by the Highland Society in _____ in the eighteenth century.
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) Edinburgh.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people of the Highlands are known as a _______ society.

2. According to the book, the fourth period is characterized by romantic glamor, partly due to ________ advances.

3. Europeans inside of neo-traditions believed that they had respect for the local _______.

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

5. The second phase of development started when Victoria was crowned Empress of _______.

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