View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Context, Performance and Meaning of Ritual, The British Monarchy and the 'Invention of Tradition', c. 1820-1977.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author also believes that new invented traditions have practices that are _______, like saying the American pledge of allegiance.
(a) Voluntary.
(b) Compulsory.
(c) Impulsory.
(d) Excitatory.

2. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.
(a) Traditions that promote socialization.
(b) Traditions that seek to usurp authority.
(c) Traditions that legitimize institutions of authority.
(d) Traditions that establish or symbolize social cohesion.

3. Love of ______ and economy brought hatred of displays of wealth by the crown, who also endured indifference from the clergy.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Money.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Poverty.

4. The second phase of development started when Victoria was crowned Empress of _______.
(a) Portugal.
(b) Guinea.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

5. _______ was created out of a movement to moralize and evangelize the Welsh people.
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Lutheranism.
(c) Methodism.
(d) Islam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author asserts that attitudes were ______ in Wales and thus there was a loss of cultural self-confidence.

3. One of the parts of Welsh history held that the Welsh were first _______ and fought against the pagan Saxons.

4. Some of the general values that Hobsbawm suggests are used in invented traditions include ______ and school spirit.

5. The work by _____ led to the discovery that the Welsh language could be connected to ancient Celtic.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample