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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 Rev. Macpherson helped start a cultural re-writing process that lasted for a _______.
(a) Decade.
(b) Century.
(c) Year.
(d) Milennium.

2. According to the book, the stages of creating the Highland tradition included all of the following elements except _______.
(a) Cultural revolt against Ireland.
(b) The adoption of new traditions by Lowland Scots.
(c) Cultural revolt against England.
(d) Artificial creation of new Highland traditions.

3. Hobsbawm suggests that the Scottish symbols and practices existed in the past in rudimentary form but were considered ______ by most Scots.
(a) Fashionable.
(b) Noble.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Elegant.

4. The book asserts that the creation of invented traditions helps historians make sense of human relations in the _______.
(a) Future.
(b) Past.
(c) Present.
(d) Culture.

5. One of the costume changes that occurred was the discontinuation of use of the ______.
(a) Kilt.
(b) Socks.
(c) Long shirt.
(d) Short shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author suggests that one of the aspects of _______ is the fact that they have an ideological function.

2. Prior to the myth of the Highland culture, the Scottish people were merely an overflow of ________.

3. Hobsbawm asserts that invented traditions can often be found when cultures look to maintain ______ patterns.

4. According to the book, the minister of ______ wrote a Critical Dissertation, in which he provided the context for Macpherson's transposed locations.

5. Hobsbawm asserts that one of the factors that makes _______ unique is that they do not allow for variance in practice.

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