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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. Macpherson was responsible for taking Irish ______, and transferring the settings from Ireland to Scotland.
(a) Plays.
(b) Sonnets.
(c) Ballads.
(d) Poems.

2. The Welsh Societies were created to promote all things Welsh and were first set up by _______ Welshman.
(a) Dublin.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

3. The druids were a major part of the Welsh culture and were rediscovered during the time of the _________.
(a) Renaissance.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Industrial revolution.
(d) Agricultural revolution.

4. According to the book, the notion of a distinct Highland culture is a myth that did not exist prior to the _______ century.
(a) Seventeenth.
(b) Sixteenth.
(c) Nineteenth.
(d) Eighteenth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hobsbawm claims that in Wales a native legal system was abolished and the old _______ was outlawed.

2. The second phase of development started when Victoria was crowned Empress of _______.

3. The book asserts that traditions are invented when old ____ forms are deliberately not used or adapted.

4. The author also makes a distinction between traditions and ______, which have no ritual or symbolic significance.

5. The author claims that the Scots were merely ______ invaders from the fifth century and the Scottish culture was a crude imitation of the invaders.

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