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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 believes that many institutions had to reinvent themselves including all of the following except ________.
(a) Professional armies.
(b) The Protestant Church.
(c) Law-courts.
(d) The Catholic Church.

2. According to the book, _______ theology undermined the Welsh culture by replacing its symbolism.
(a) Pagan.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Protestant.

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

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

5. _______ was created out of a movement to moralize and evangelize the Welsh people.
(a) Lutheranism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Methodism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims that ancient materials and _______ are used to construct invented traditions to which new powerful rituals are tied.

2. According to ______ Morgan, there were a number of groups and individuals who were involved in preservation of Welsh culture.

3. In particular, the author suggests that historians pay attention to the creation of all of the following concepts except _______.

4. Although descendants of the ______ kings challenge later books in terms of accuracy, the book in question #53 was never challenged.

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

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