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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. Hobsbawm asserts that invented traditions can often be found when cultures look to maintain ______ patterns.
(a) Geographical.
(b) Behavioral.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Social.

2. In the middle of the nineteenth century a book called the _______ of the Clans was written that reinforced the myth.
(a) Garb.
(b) Dress.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Costume.

3. The author asserts that the Anglican literature and the ______ Bible kept the Welsh language from decay.
(a) Latin.
(b) German.
(c) Scandinavian.
(d) Welsh.

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

5. Although descendants of the ______ kings challenge later books in terms of accuracy, the book in question #53 was never challenged.
(a) Wallace.
(b) William.
(c) Hapsburg.
(d) Stuart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hobsbawm suggests that the Scottish symbols and practices existed in the past in rudimentary form but were considered ______ by most Scots.

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

3. The author also makes a distinction between traditions and ______, which have no ritual or symbolic significance.

4. The author discusses the history of the kilt, which is also known as the ________.

5. The book Invention of Tradition is _______, meaning that it pulls on several different knowledge areas.

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