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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. A number of _______ including Iolo Morganwg became interested in the old Druid practices.
(a) Physicians.
(b) Anthropologists.
(c) Archaeologists.
(d) Psychologists.

2. The book Invention of Tradition is _______, meaning that it pulls on several different knowledge areas.
(a) Itinerary.
(b) Disciplinary.
(c) Interdisciplinary.
(d) Intradisciplinary.

3. _______ decided that Welsh culture should be preserved and helped develop the invention of a tradition.
(a) Owain Glyndwr.
(b) William Jones.
(c) Glendower.
(d) Edward Lhuyd.

4. According to ______ Morgan, there were a number of groups and individuals who were involved in preservation of Welsh culture.
(a) Prys.
(b) Bryn.
(c) Brys.
(d) Peter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The book states that many of the invented traditions are filling the space left by the _____ decline of old tradition and culture.

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

4. The author claims that the Scots were merely ______ invaders from the fifth century and the Scottish culture was a crude imitation of the invaders.

5. The old Welsh histories held that they were the _____ people of the British Islands.

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