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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, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.
(a) Poets.
(b) Military.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Civilians.

2. 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) Democratic.
(d) Feudal.

3. According to the book, Europeans saw African customs through their own ______.
(a) Television.
(b) Telescope.
(c) Lens.
(d) Microscope.

4. Unlike India, Africa did not have an organized form of state rule and thus the Europeans had to use _______ ideology.
(a) Patriarchal.
(b) Monarchical.
(c) Matriarchal.
(d) Hierarchical.

5. _______ decided that Welsh culture should be preserved and helped develop the invention of a tradition.
(a) William Jones.
(b) Owain Glyndwr.
(c) Edward Lhuyd.
(d) Glendower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Macpherson was responsible for taking Irish ______, and transferring the settings from Ireland to Scotland.

2. The British East India company functioned in India in all of the following ways except _______.

3. During the time of the empress, Indian _______ were ordered into a hierarchy and new titles were created.

4. The author also believes that new invented traditions have practices that are _______, like saying the American pledge of allegiance.

5. One process the Europeans used was to spread the norms of _______ and attach them to various occupations.

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