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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. Both books were written by the same authors, known as the _____ Stuarts.
(a) Grochowski.
(b) Vigotsky.
(c) Novieski.
(d) Sobieski.

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

3. In theory, India was supposed to be maintained as a ______ order, and many saw the integration as a cultural statement.
(a) Monastic.
(b) Communist.
(c) Feudal.
(d) Democratic.

4. Hobsbawm asserts that invented traditions can often be found when cultures look to maintain ______ patterns.
(a) Social.
(b) Behavioral.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Geographical.

5. During the time of the empress, Indian _______ were ordered into a hierarchy and new titles were created.
(a) Merchant titles.
(b) Peasant titles.
(c) Royal titles.
(d) Family titles.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book suggests that African politicians, nationalists, and ________ were left with ambiguous legacies.

2. The author derides the British media for thinking the rituals are over ______ years old when in fact they are relatively new.

3. The English were not the only ones to used monarchical traditions. The ______ also used them.

4. A number of ministers from all of the following backgrounds except ______, began to use Druidic theology.

5. African custom was in a state of _____, meaning that there was a great deal of change.

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