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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 claims that historians should attend to the phenomena of invented traditions because they provide evidence for historical ______.
(a) Religions.
(b) Trends.
(c) Wars.
(d) Societies.

2. According to the book, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.
(a) Civilians.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Poets.
(d) Military.

3. Hobsbawm asserts that the overtly or tacitly accepted rules of traditions must have a ______ nature.
(a) Antibolic.
(b) Archetypal.
(c) Transitional.
(d) Symbolic.

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

5. The druids were a major part of the Welsh culture and were rediscovered during the time of the _________.
(a) Industrial revolution.
(b) Renaissance.
(c) Agricultural revolution.
(d) Enlightenment.

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. Hobsbawm claims that new invented traditions tend to be _____ and not binding, and inculcate general values.

4. The author claims that invented traditions of the _______ revolution can be classified into three types.

5. The author asserts that attitudes were ______ in Wales and thus there was a loss of cultural self-confidence.

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