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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Invention of Tradition in Colonial Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book states that many of the invented traditions are filling the space left by the _____ decline of old tradition and culture.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Secular.
(c) Religious.
(d) Practical.

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

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

4. According to ______ Morgan, there were a number of groups and individuals who were involved in preservation of Welsh culture.
(a) Brys.
(b) Bryn.
(c) Prys.
(d) Peter.

5. During the ceremony, the British authority in India was said to have been created by ________ to do what native authorities could not.
(a) The queen.
(b) The emperor.
(c) The king.
(d) Providence.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the victory at ______ , the English made several moves to destroy the Highland way of life.

2. One of the parts of Welsh history held that the Welsh were first _______ and fought against the pagan Saxons.

3. In the early nineteenth century the Celtic Society of ______ was founded and pushed the Highland cause.

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

5. According to the book, the Highland culture was created in _______ distinct stages, the first occurring in the eighteenth century.

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