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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) Social.
(b) Behavioral.
(c) Geographical.
(d) Psychological.

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

3. The old Welsh histories followed the lives of each of the Welsh _______ and their lineage and descendants.
(a) Kings.
(b) Queens.
(c) Princes.
(d) Emperors.

4. Macpherson was responsible for taking Irish ______, and transferring the settings from Ireland to Scotland.
(a) Sonnets.
(b) Ballads.
(c) Plays.
(d) Poems.

5. The author states that the invention of tradition involves _______ and ritualization with reference to the past.
(a) Formalization.
(b) Institutionalization.
(c) Infrastructure.
(d) Inspiration.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The druids were a major part of the Welsh culture and were rediscovered during the time of the _________.

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

5. The Welsh Societies were created to promote all things Welsh and were first set up by _______ Welshman.

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