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

2. According to the book, _______ III's children made him particularly hated by the public at large.
(a) George.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Richard.
(d) Henry.

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

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

5. Men often used tradition against women in order to establish new ______ norms.
(a) Genocidal.
(b) Hierarchical.
(c) Matriarchal.
(d) Patriarchal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of the third period, Cannadine suggests there was a high level of _______ exploitation and commemoration.

3. In Chapter 2, Hobsbawm asserts that Scotsmen celebrate their identity with common symbols including the kilt and ______.

4. Macpherson was responsible for taking Irish ______, and transferring the settings from Ireland to Scotland.

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

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