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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 author also makes a distinction between traditions and ______, which have no ritual or symbolic significance.
(a) Routines.
(b) Rites.
(c) Rituals.
(d) Rifts.

2. The book that was challenged by the descendants of the kings was titled _______ of a Century.
(a) Stories.
(b) Fables.
(c) Tales.
(d) Narratives.

3. According to the book, the notion of a distinct Highland culture is a myth that did not exist prior to the _______ century.
(a) Eighteenth.
(b) Nineteenth.
(c) Sixteenth.
(d) Seventeenth.

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

5. The author claims that ______ was not well suited for royal ceremonies because many buildings were symbols of the wealth and power of the merchant class.
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Surrey.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the costume changes that occurred was the discontinuation of use of the ______.

2. The old Welsh histories held that they were the _____ people of the British Islands.

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

4. The author states that the invention of tradition involves _______ and ritualization with reference to the past.

5. The book states that tradition was manipulated in order to abuse subjects and ________.

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