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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Mass-Producing Traditions, Europe, 1870-1914.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author, Bernard Cohn, asserts that India was originally ruled by Britain for _______ reasons, through supporting the British East India Company.
(a) Religious.
(b) Political.
(c) Economic.
(d) Land acquisition.

2. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge collected Welsh ______ in order to preserve the culture.
(a) Sculptures.
(b) Verse.
(c) Prose.
(d) Art.

3. The book suggests that classical liberal regimes collapsed due to the collapse of all of the following except _______.
(a) Institutions that promoted social unity.
(b) The monarchy.
(c) The church.
(d) Institutions that promoted social discord.

4. The English were not the only ones to used monarchical traditions. The ______ also used them.
(a) Germans.
(b) French.
(c) Americans.
(d) Italians.

5. Europeans responded to the changes by ______ some of the practices and leaving others alone.
(a) Eliminating.
(b) Expanding.
(c) Abstracting.
(d) Ossifying.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author refers to all of the following grand ceremonies during the second period except _______.

2. Hobsbawm asserts that invented traditions can often be found when cultures look to maintain ______ patterns.

3. The author suggests that these traditions can be used to _______ large groups of people into various behaviors.

4. In 1773, _______ of Balenau published a book of medieval Welsh poetry that revived interest in the Welsh language.

5. Men often used tradition against women in order to establish new ______ norms.

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