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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Representing Authority in Victorian India.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the book, the Welsh were once addicted to ________ and fortune tellers, long after their popularity died out in England.
(a) Healers.
(b) Magicians.
(c) Psychologists.
(d) Poets.

3. In particular, the author suggests that historians pay attention to the creation of all of the following concepts except _______.
(a) Nation.
(b) National symbols.
(c) Nation-state.
(d) United Nations.

4. During the third period, ceremonies became symbols of national hope and pride. Large ______ ceremonies for royal children helped to convey this aspect.
(a) Baptism.
(b) Rites of passage.
(c) Golden jubilee.
(d) Marriage.

5. The author also believes that new invented traditions have practices that are _______, like saying the American pledge of allegiance.
(a) Compulsory.
(b) Voluntary.
(c) Excitatory.
(d) Impulsory.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims that ancient materials and _______ are used to construct invented traditions to which new powerful rituals are tied.

2. In the middle of the nineteenth century a book called the _______ of the Clans was written that reinforced the myth.

3. According to the book, _______ theology undermined the Welsh culture by replacing its symbolism.

4. The author claims that historians should attend to the phenomena of invented traditions because they provide evidence for historical ______.

5. In chapter one, the author introduces his concept of ________ which are tied to false histories and have contemporary origins.

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