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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Invention of Tradition in Colonial Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book states that many of the invented traditions are filling the space left by the _____ decline of old tradition and culture.
(a) Secular.
(b) Religious.
(c) Practical.
(d) Spiritual.

2. According to the book, _______ and transport innovation made accenting grandeur even easier for royal ceremonies.
(a) Church.
(b) Location.
(c) Music.
(d) Phone.

3. The author states that the last great ceremony in the third period was _________ coronation in 1953.
(a) Queen Elizabeth I's.
(b) King Edward VII's.
(c) King George VI's.
(d) Queen Elizabeth II's.

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

5. The author claims that the Scots were merely ______ invaders from the fifth century and the Scottish culture was a crude imitation of the invaders.
(a) Irish.
(b) Scandinavian.
(c) English.
(d) Germanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author suggests that invented traditions have mostly arisen in the last ______ hundred years.

2. The book also states that tradition was used by the ______ against the youth, who became susceptible to the Europeans.

3. According to ______ Morgan, there were a number of groups and individuals who were involved in preservation of Welsh culture.

4. During the second period, royal ritual became more splendid and the _______ became a symbol of the nation.

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

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