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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Invention of Tradition, The Highland Tradition of Scotland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the costume changes that occurred was the discontinuation of use of the ______.
(a) Socks.
(b) Long shirt.
(c) Kilt.
(d) Short shirt.

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

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

4. The author discusses the history of the kilt, which is also known as the ________.
(a) Skirt.
(b) Highlander.
(c) Philiabeg.
(d) Wrap.

5. According to the author, values and norms are established through ______ in ritual and tie back to the past.
(a) Singular use.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Chanting.
(d) Repetition.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, the ______ movement and its association with the noble savage helped produce the invented tradition.

2. In the early nineteenth century the Celtic Society of ______ was founded and pushed the Highland cause.

3. Although descendants of the ______ kings challenge later books in terms of accuracy, the book in question #53 was never challenged.

4. The author asserts that one of the factors that made the book so powerful was(were) the _______.

5. The author claims that invented traditions of the _______ revolution can be classified into three types.

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