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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, From a Death to a View: The Hunt for the Welsh Past in the Romantic Period.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The spread of Highland dress was brought about by the Highland Society in _____ in the eighteenth century.
(a) Cornwall.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Edinburgh.

2. Hobsbawm claims that Sir Walter Scott and _______ promoted the Highland takeover.
(a) Colonel Williams.
(b) Lieutenant Williams.
(c) Colonel Stewart.
(d) Lieutenant Stewart.

3. 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.

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

5. The Scottish symbols are ascribed to antiquity; however, they were developed much more recently as a protest against _______.
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author also believes that new invented traditions have practices that are _______, like saying the American pledge of allegiance.

2. The book that was challenged by the descendants of the kings was titled _______ of a Century.

3. According to the book, the Welsh were once addicted to ________ and fortune tellers, long after their popularity died out in England.

4. The book asserts that the creation of invented traditions helps historians make sense of human relations in the _______.

5. According to the book, _______ of old traditions is one of the causes of the invention of traditions.

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