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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. The spread of Highland dress was brought about by the Highland Society in _____ in the eighteenth century.
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) London.

2. According to the author, values and norms are established through ______ in ritual and tie back to the past.
(a) Singular use.
(b) Repetition.
(c) Chanting.
(d) Sacrifice.

3. Hobsbawm makes a point to distinguish traditions from ______, which allow more fluctuation.
(a) Ideas.
(b) Rituals.
(c) Customs.
(d) Rites.

4. The author claims that ancient materials and _______ are used to construct invented traditions to which new powerful rituals are tied.
(a) Symbols.
(b) Dates.
(c) Planets.
(d) Calendars.

5. 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) Cultural revolt against Ireland.
(c) Artificial creation of new Highland traditions.
(d) Cultural revolt against England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1877, Queen _______ was crowned Empress of India, effectively removing the last vestiges of power from the Mughal Empire.

2. The ________ is a set of musical and poetic competitions for which prizes are awarded.

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

4. The book asserts that the creation of invented traditions helps historians make sense of human relations in the _______.

5. The druids were originally authority figures and bards and were thought to have built _______.

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