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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 author asserts that attitudes were ______ in Wales and thus there was a loss of cultural self-confidence.
(a) Germanized.
(b) Africanized.
(c) Anglicized.
(d) Russianized.

2. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge collected Welsh ______ in order to preserve the culture.
(a) Sculptures.
(b) Verse.
(c) Prose.
(d) Art.

3. The druids were originally authority figures and bards and were thought to have built _______.
(a) Stonewall.
(b) Stonehinge.
(c) Stone circle.
(d) Stonehenge.

4. The book that was challenged by the descendants of the kings was titled _______ of a Century.
(a) Tales.
(b) Stories.
(c) Narratives.
(d) Fables.

5. In 1773, _______ of Balenau published a book of medieval Welsh poetry that revived interest in the Welsh language.
(a) Edward Lhuyd.
(b) Iolo Morganwg.
(c) Owain Glyndwr.
(d) Rice Jones.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. According to the book, the minister of ______ wrote a Critical Dissertation, in which he provided the context for Macpherson's transposed locations.

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

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