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

2. The author claims that invented traditions of the _______ revolution can be classified into three types.
(a) Technological.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Agricultural.
(d) Nuclear.

3. The author suggests that the ______ established in created rituals is false and only seems real in the mind.
(a) Division.
(b) Continuity.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) History.

4. Hobsbawm makes a point to distinguish traditions from ______, which allow more fluctuation.
(a) Ideas.
(b) Customs.
(c) Rituals.
(d) Rites.

5. After the victory at ______ , the English made several moves to destroy the Highland way of life.
(a) Skye.
(b) Ossian.
(c) Culloden.
(d) Darnaway Forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hobsbawm claims that new invented traditions tend to be _____ and not binding, and inculcate general values.

2. The author discusses the history of the kilt, which is also known as the ________.

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

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

5. The book asserts that the creation of invented traditions helps historians make sense of human relations in the _______.

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