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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. Hobsbawm believes that many institutions had to reinvent themselves including all of the following except ________.
(a) Law-courts.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Protestant Church.
(d) Professional armies.

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

3. The author asserts that the Anglican literature and the ______ Bible kept the Welsh language from decay.
(a) Latin.
(b) German.
(c) Welsh.
(d) Scandinavian.

4. The people of the Highlands are known as a _______ society.
(a) Barbaric.
(b) Germanic.
(c) Berber.
(d) Celtic.

5. The work by _____ led to the discovery that the Welsh language could be connected to ancient Celtic.
(a) Iolo Morganwg.
(b) Edward Lhuyd.
(c) Owain Glyndwr.
(d) Rice Jones.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hobsbawm asserts that one of the factors that makes _______ unique is that they do not allow for variance in practice.

3. During the third period, the monarchy came to represent all of the following qualities except _______.

4. According to the book, the minister of ______ wrote a Critical Dissertation, in which he provided the context for Macpherson's transposed locations.

5. A number of _______ including Iolo Morganwg became interested in the old Druid practices.

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