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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. Both books were written by the same authors, known as the _____ Stuarts.
(a) Grochowski.
(b) Novieski.
(c) Vigotsky.
(d) Sobieski.

2. According to the book, all of the following people except _______, were pivotal in creating a distinct history.
(a) Thomas Innes.
(b) David Malcolm.
(c) James Macpherson.
(d) William Jones.

3. 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.

4. According to the book, the stages of creating the Highland tradition included all of the following elements except _______.
(a) Cultural revolt against England.
(b) The adoption of new traditions by Lowland Scots.
(c) Artificial creation of new Highland traditions.
(d) Cultural revolt against Ireland.

5. Tribal African rulers used attitudes derived from neo-traditional monarchy to legitimize ______.
(a) The economy.
(b) Subservience.
(c) The slave trade.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the middle of the nineteenth century a book called the _______ of the Clans was written that reinforced the myth.

4. At the beginning of Chapter Four, the author notes that few heads of state are more popular than _______.

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

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