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

2. In the middle of the nineteenth century a book called the _______ of the Clans was written that reinforced the myth.
(a) Cloth.
(b) Garb.
(c) Costume.
(d) Dress.

3. The book asserts that traditions are invented when old ____ forms are deliberately not used or adapted.
(a) Social.
(b) Political.
(c) Religious.
(d) Psychological.

4. The spread of Highland dress was brought about by the Highland Society in _____ in the eighteenth century.
(a) Cornwall.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

5. Hobsbawm suggests that the 19th century _____ ideology of social change had to have a new tradition to support it, since it didn't fit in old patterns.
(a) Sectarian.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Religious.
(d) Conservative.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the book, the Highland culture was created in _______ distinct stages, the first occurring in the eighteenth century.

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

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

5. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.

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