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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. According to the book, the committee also intended to impose a British ideal of aristocracy and _______ on the people.
(a) Democracy.
(b) Religion.
(c) Citizenship.
(d) Communism.

2. Cannadine suggests that the British monarchy went through ______ distinct phases as the ceremonial image of the monarchy developed.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

3. The author suggests that all of the concepts in question 26 rest on what he calls social ________.
(a) Construction.
(b) De-construction.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Isolation.

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

5. The aspects of ritual dance and performance to be studied include all of the following except ______.
(a) The attitude of the media.
(b) Political power of the monarch.
(c) The aesthetic sensibility of the people.
(d) The self-image of the nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, _______ of old traditions is one of the causes of the invention of traditions.

2. Some of the general values that Hobsbawm suggests are used in invented traditions include ______ and school spirit.

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

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

5. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.

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