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

2. Hobsbawm suggests that two of the three types of tradition outlined in question 18 tend to support the main tradition, ________.
(a) Traditions that seek to usurp authority.
(b) Traditions that establish or symbolize social cohesion.
(c) Traditions that promote socialization
(d) Traditions that legitimize institutions of authority.

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

4. The author discusses the history of the kilt, which is also known as the ________.
(a) Philiabeg.
(b) Highlander.
(c) Wrap.
(d) Skirt.

5. According to the book, the notion of a distinct Highland culture is a myth that did not exist prior to the _______ century.
(a) Nineteenth.
(b) Eighteenth.
(c) Sixteenth.
(d) Seventeenth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hobsbawm asserts that the overtly or tacitly accepted rules of traditions must have a ______ nature.

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

3. According to the book, the stages of creating the Highland tradition included all of the following elements except _______.

4. Hobsbawm claims that new invented traditions tend to be _____ and not binding, and inculcate general values.

5. The Scottish symbols are ascribed to antiquity; however, they were developed much more recently as a protest against _______.

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