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

2. The author suggests that one of the aspects of _______ is the fact that they have an ideological function.
(a) Routine.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Ritual.
(d) Custom.

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

4. The people of the Highlands are known as a _______ society.
(a) Barbaric.
(b) Berber.
(c) Celtic.
(d) Germanic.

5. According to the book _____ is the term used for an offering of gold coins from a subordinate.
(a) Khan.
(b) Peshkash.
(c) Khelat.
(d) Nazar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the book, _______ and transport innovation made accenting grandeur even easier for royal ceremonies.

3. The author asserts that attitudes were ______ in Wales and thus there was a loss of cultural self-confidence.

4. At the end of the third period, Cannadine suggests there was a high level of _______ exploitation and commemoration.

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

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