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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Four, the author notes that few heads of state are more popular than _______.
(a) Queen Elizabeth II.
(b) Queen Elizabeth I.
(c) King Edward V.
(d) King Louis XV.

2. The author refers to all of the following grand ceremonies during the second period except _______.
(a) The coronation of George V.
(b) Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
(c) The funeral of Edward VII.
(d) The funeral of George V.

3. According to the book, the _______ was responsible for the naming of the queen as the new empress.
(a) Royal assemblage.
(b) British assemblage.
(c) Noble assemblage.
(d) Imperial assemblage.

4. According to the book, the committee also intended to impose a British ideal of aristocracy and _______ on the people.
(a) Citizenship.
(b) Communism.
(c) Religion.
(d) Democracy.

5. The third period began at the end of ________ and lasted until the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953.
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Vietnam War.

6. The official sanction of the Empress of India was established by the _______ of 1876.
(a) Royal Titles Act.
(b) Royal Entitlement Act.
(c) Royal Names Act.
(d) Royal Stewardship Act.

7. African custom was in a state of _____, meaning that there was a great deal of change.
(a) Stasis.
(b) Homeostasis.
(c) Flux.
(d) War.

8. According to the book, _______ III's children made him particularly hated by the public at large.
(a) Phillip.
(b) Henry.
(c) Richard.
(d) George.

9. The aspects of ritual dance and performance to be studied include all of the following except ______.
(a) The aesthetic sensibility of the people.
(b) The attitude of the media.
(c) The self-image of the nation.
(d) Political power of the monarch.

10. Men often used tradition against women in order to establish new ______ norms.
(a) Matriarchal.
(b) Patriarchal.
(c) Hierarchical.
(d) Genocidal.

11. The book also states that tradition was used by the ______ against the youth, who became susceptible to the Europeans.
(a) Elders.
(b) Peasants.
(c) Diplomats.
(d) Proletariat.

12. During the ceremony, the British authority in India was said to have been created by ________ to do what native authorities could not.
(a) The emperor.
(b) Providence.
(c) The king.
(d) The queen.

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

14. The invention of ______ has made it easy for coronations to be seen all over the world.
(a) Satellites.
(b) Phones.
(c) Radio.
(d) Television.

15. For the assemblage, a/an _______ was built and the seating of Indian rulers was arranged.
(a) Royal building.
(b) Amphitheater.
(c) Council building.
(d) Theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Love of ______ and economy brought hatred of displays of wealth by the crown, who also endured indifference from the clergy.

2. Blacks were intentionally _______ by the creation of specialized social categories based on European models.

3. According to the book, Europeans saw African customs through their own ______.

4. Cannadine suggests that the British monarchy went through ______ distinct phases as the ceremonial image of the monarchy developed.

5. Unlike India, Africa did not have an organized form of state rule and thus the Europeans had to use _______ ideology.

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