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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A number of _______ including Iolo Morganwg became interested in the old Druid practices.
(a) Physicians.
(b) Anthropologists.
(c) Archaeologists.
(d) Psychologists.

2. According to the book, the minister of ______ wrote a Critical Dissertation, in which he provided the context for Macpherson's transposed locations.
(a) Sleat.
(b) Skye.
(c) Ossian.
(d) Ireland.

3. Some of the general values that Hobsbawm suggests are used in invented traditions include ______ and school spirit.
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Consumerism.
(d) Communism.

4. According to the book, all of the following people except _______, were pivotal in creating a distinct history.
(a) James Macpherson.
(b) William Jones.
(c) Thomas Innes.
(d) David Malcolm.

5. Hobsbawm asserts that one of the factors that makes _______ unique is that they do not allow for variance in practice.
(a) Rituals.
(b) Customs.
(c) Routines.
(d) Traditions.

6. In 1773, _______ of Balenau published a book of medieval Welsh poetry that revived interest in the Welsh language.
(a) Owain Glyndwr.
(b) Edward Lhuyd.
(c) Rice Jones.
(d) Iolo Morganwg.

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

8. The book asserts that the creation of invented traditions helps historians make sense of human relations in the _______.
(a) Culture.
(b) Present.
(c) Past.
(d) Future.

9. Hobsbawm makes a point to distinguish traditions from ______, which allow more fluctuation.
(a) Rituals.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Customs.
(d) Rites.

10. According to ______ Morgan, there were a number of groups and individuals who were involved in preservation of Welsh culture.
(a) Peter.
(b) Brys.
(c) Prys.
(d) Bryn.

11. According to the book, the stages of creating the Highland tradition included all of the following elements except _______.
(a) Cultural revolt against Ireland.
(b) Cultural revolt against England.
(c) The adoption of new traditions by Lowland Scots.
(d) Artificial creation of new Highland traditions.

12. The author discusses the history of the kilt, which is also known as the ________.
(a) Philiabeg.
(b) Wrap.
(c) Highlander.
(d) Skirt.

13. In the early nineteenth century the Celtic Society of ______ was founded and pushed the Highland cause.
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Cornwall.

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

15. The Highland Society had many aims including the repeal of laws forbidding _______ in Scotland.
(a) Highland dress.
(b) Weddings.
(c) Prima Nocta.
(d) Bagpipes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, Welsh scholars and patriots rediscovered past traditions in all of the following areas except ______.

2. The work by _____ led to the discovery that the Welsh language could be connected to ancient Celtic.

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

4. According to the book, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.

5. The author also makes a distinction between traditions and ______, which have no ritual or symbolic significance.

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