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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 claims that Sir Walter Scott and _______ promoted the Highland takeover.
(a) Lieutenant Stewart.
(b) Colonel Stewart.
(c) Lieutenant Williams.
(d) Colonel Williams.

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

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

4. According to the book, _______ of old traditions is one of the causes of the invention of traditions.
(a) Loss of meaning.
(b) Nostalgic remembering.
(c) Falsification.
(d) Destruction.

5. According to the book, the Highland culture was created in _______ distinct stages, the first occurring in the eighteenth century.
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hobsbawm suggests that the Scottish symbols and practices existed in the past in rudimentary form but were considered ______ by most Scots.

2. Hobsbawm asserts that one of the factors that makes _______ unique is that they do not allow for variance in practice.

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

4. Hobsbawm suggests that the 19th century _____ ideology of social change had to have a new tradition to support it, since it didn't fit in old patterns.

5. One of the societies dedicated to preserving Welsh culture was known as the Society of Sea ________.

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