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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Introduction, Inventing Traditions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author claims that historians should attend to the phenomena of invented traditions because they provide evidence for historical ______.
(a) Wars.
(b) Trends.
(c) Societies.
(d) Religions.

2. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.
(a) Traditions that establish or symbolize social cohesion.
(b) Traditions that legitimize institutions of authority.
(c) Traditions that promote socialization.
(d) Traditions that seek to usurp authority.

3. Hobsbawm asserts that one of the factors that makes _______ unique is that they do not allow for variance in practice.
(a) Rituals.
(b) Traditions.
(c) Routines.
(d) Customs.

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

5. Hobsbawm believes that many institutions had to reinvent themselves including all of the following except ________.
(a) Professional armies.
(b) Law-courts.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The Protestant Church.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the author, values and norms are established through ______ in ritual and tie back to the past.

4. The author states that the invention of tradition involves _______ and ritualization with reference to the past.

5. In particular, the author suggests that historians pay attention to the creation of all of the following concepts except _______.

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