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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. According to the book, the minister of ______ wrote a Critical Dissertation, in which he provided the context for Macpherson's transposed locations.
(a) Sleat.
(b) Ossian.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Skye.

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

3. Some of the general values that Hobsbawm suggests are used in invented traditions include ______ and school spirit.
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Consumerism.
(d) Nationalism.

4. The author claims that the Highland regiments fighting in _______ and the U.S. adopted the Highland garb.
(a) Pakistan.
(b) India.
(c) England.
(d) Guinea.

5. The author states that the invention of tradition involves _______ and ritualization with reference to the past.
(a) Infrastructure.
(b) Institutionalization.
(c) Inspiration.
(d) Formalization.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, _______ of old traditions is one of the causes of the invention of traditions.

2. According to the book, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.

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

4. According to the book, the basic type of invented tradition was called ______, which outlined the historical practices of a particular group.

5. The author claims that historians should attend to the phenomena of invented traditions because they provide evidence for historical ______.

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