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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. Hobsbawm claims that Sir Walter Scott and _______ promoted the Highland takeover.
(a) Colonel Stewart.
(b) Lieutenant Stewart.
(c) Colonel Williams.
(d) Lieutenant Williams.

2. According to the book, the ______ movement and its association with the noble savage helped produce the invented tradition.
(a) Enlightenment.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Commercial.
(d) Industrial.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The spread of Highland dress was brought about by the Highland Society in _____ in the eighteenth century.

2. Both books were written by the same authors, known as the _____ Stuarts.

3. In the middle of the nineteenth century a book called the _______ of the Clans was written that reinforced the myth.

4. Some of the general values that Hobsbawm suggests are used in invented traditions include ______ and school spirit.

5. Hobsbawm believes that many institutions had to reinvent themselves including all of the following except ________.

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