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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. At the beginning of Chapter Four, the author notes that few heads of state are more popular than _______.
(a) King Edward V.
(b) Queen Elizabeth II.
(c) Queen Elizabeth I.
(d) King Louis XV.

2. According to the book, Welsh scholars and patriots rediscovered past traditions in all of the following areas except ______.
(a) Musical.
(b) Historical.
(c) Linguistic.
(d) Literary.

3. Love of ______ and economy brought hatred of displays of wealth by the crown, who also endured indifference from the clergy.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Money.
(d) Freedom.

4. Cannadine asserts that during the first period, monarchs could dissolve _______ and vote on membership in the House of Lords.
(a) Parliament.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) The House of Representatives.
(d) Congress.

5. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.
(a) Traditions that legitimize institutions of authority.
(b) Traditions that promote socialization.
(c) Traditions that seek to usurp authority.
(d) Traditions that establish or symbolize social cohesion.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Welsh lineage included all of the following backgrounds with the exception of _______.

2. In particular, the author suggests that historians pay attention to the creation of all of the following concepts except _______.

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

4. The British turned themselves into insiders by giving their monarch ________ over India.

5. The author refers to all of the following grand ceremonies during the second period except _______.

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