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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 book states that many of the invented traditions are filling the space left by the _____ decline of old tradition and culture.
(a) Practical.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Religious.
(d) Secular.

2. Both books were written by the same authors, known as the _____ Stuarts.
(a) Vigotsky.
(b) Novieski.
(c) Sobieski.
(d) Grochowski.

3. The book asserts that the creation of invented traditions helps historians make sense of human relations in the _______.
(a) Future.
(b) Culture.
(c) Present.
(d) Past.

4. Hobsbawm claims that new invented traditions tend to be _____ and not binding, and inculcate general values.
(a) Clear.
(b) Direct.
(c) Vague.
(d) Linear.

5. The author claims that the Scots were merely ______ invaders from the fifth century and the Scottish culture was a crude imitation of the invaders.
(a) English.
(b) Germanic.
(c) Irish.
(d) Scandinavian.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, Welsh scholars and patriots rediscovered past traditions in all of the following areas except ______.

2. According to the book, the ______ movement and its association with the noble savage helped produce the invented tradition.

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

4. The author suggests that one of the aspects of _______ is the fact that they have an ideological function.

5. According to the book, the Welsh were once addicted to ________ and fortune tellers, long after their popularity died out in England.

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