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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) Noble.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Fashionable.

2. The third period began at the end of ________ and lasted until the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953.
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Korean War.

3. The formation of occupational roles led to ______ by the Africans and allowed social and political rule by the British.
(a) Domination.
(b) Agricultrure.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Submission.

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

5. According to the book, _______ and transport innovation made accenting grandeur even easier for royal ceremonies.
(a) Music.
(b) Location.
(c) Church.
(d) Phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. The invention of ______ has made it easy for coronations to be seen all over the world.

2. Whites allowed some blacks to join the _______ and then employed European invented traditions to exercise power.

3. According to the book, Europeans saw African customs through their own ______.

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

5. The author claims that ______ was not well suited for royal ceremonies because many buildings were symbols of the wealth and power of the merchant class.

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