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. According to the book, the Highland culture was created in _______ distinct stages, the first occurring in the eighteenth century.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

3. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge collected Welsh ______ in order to preserve the culture.
(a) Sculptures.
(b) Art.
(c) Verse.
(d) Prose.

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

5. In the middle of the nineteenth century a book called the _______ of the Clans was written that reinforced the myth.
(a) Costume.
(b) Dress.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Garb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hobsbawm suggests that two of the three types of tradition outlined in question 18 tend to support the main tradition, ________.

2. _______ decided that Welsh culture should be preserved and helped develop the invention of a tradition.

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

4. In chapter one, the author introduces his concept of ________ which are tied to false histories and have contemporary origins.

5. Hobsbawm makes a point to distinguish traditions from ______, which allow more fluctuation.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 239 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample