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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 suggests that the ______ established in created rituals is false and only seems real in the mind.
(a) Division.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) History.
(d) Continuity.

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

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

4. According to the book, the stages of creating the Highland tradition included all of the following elements except _______.
(a) The adoption of new traditions by Lowland Scots.
(b) Artificial creation of new Highland traditions.
(c) Cultural revolt against Ireland.
(d) Cultural revolt against England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1773, _______ of Balenau published a book of medieval Welsh poetry that revived interest in the Welsh language.

2. According to the book, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.

3. Hobsbawm suggests that two of the three types of tradition outlined in question 18 tend to support the main tradition, ________.

4. One of the costume changes that occurred was the discontinuation of use of the ______.

5. A number of ministers from all of the following backgrounds except ______, began to use Druidic theology.

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