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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 basic type of invented tradition was called ______, which outlined the historical practices of a particular group.
(a) Libertarian.
(b) Egalitarian.
(c) Communistic.
(d) Communitarian.

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 asserts that invented traditions can often be found when cultures look to maintain ______ patterns.
(a) Psychological.
(b) Geographical.
(c) Social.
(d) Behavioral.

4. According to the book, _______ of old traditions is one of the causes of the invention of traditions.
(a) Destruction.
(b) Nostalgic remembering.
(c) Loss of meaning.
(d) Falsification.

5. Hobsbawm asserts that exceptions to the decline in question 22 exist in all of the following areas except ______.
(a) Armed forces.
(b) Administration.
(c) School.
(d) Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book Invention of Tradition is _______, meaning that it pulls on several different knowledge areas.

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

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

4. One of the costume changes that occurred was the discontinuation of use of the ______.

5. The author suggests that the ______ established in created rituals is false and only seems real in the mind.

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