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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 author asserts that one of the factors that made the book so powerful was(were) the _______.
(a) Fact that it was written by a government official.
(b) Price.
(c) Color illustrations.
(d) Historical accuracy.

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

3. The author also makes a distinction between traditions and ______, which have no ritual or symbolic significance.
(a) Rituals.
(b) Routines.
(c) Rifts.
(d) Rites.

4. The author suggests that one of the aspects of _______ is the fact that they have an ideological function.
(a) Routine.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Custom.
(d) Ritual.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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 Highland culture was created in _______ distinct stages, the first occurring in the eighteenth century.

4. The author claims that the Scots were merely ______ invaders from the fifth century and the Scottish culture was a crude imitation of the invaders.

5. The author claims that ancient materials and _______ are used to construct invented traditions to which new powerful rituals are tied.

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