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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. After the victory at ______ , the English made several moves to destroy the Highland way of life.
(a) Skye.
(b) Ossian.
(c) Culloden.
(d) Darnaway Forest.

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

3. In the early nineteenth century the Celtic Society of ______ was founded and pushed the Highland cause.
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Cornwall.

4. The author claims that ancient materials and _______ are used to construct invented traditions to which new powerful rituals are tied.
(a) Dates.
(b) Symbols.
(c) Calendars.
(d) Planets.

5. The book Invention of Tradition is _______, meaning that it pulls on several different knowledge areas.
(a) Disciplinary.
(b) Itinerary.
(c) Intradisciplinary.
(d) Interdisciplinary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Love of ______ and economy brought hatred of displays of wealth by the crown, who also endured indifference from the clergy.

2. According to the book, _______ and transport innovation made accenting grandeur even easier for royal ceremonies.

3. David Cannadine suggests that ____ aspects of ritual, performance and context deserve study.

4. According to the book, royal ceremonials may have been an expression of national _______.

5. The old Welsh histories held that they were the _____ people of the British Islands.

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