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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cannadine suggests that the British monarchy went through ______ distinct phases as the ceremonial image of the monarchy developed.
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

2. According to the book, blacks were taught to mirror English ________ and non-commissioned officers.
(a) Politicians.
(b) Generals.
(c) Lieutenants.
(d) Privates.

3. In the first period, the power that the monarchs wielded made grand ceremonies _______ as did royal unpopularity.
(a) Unacceptable.
(b) Fitting.
(c) Necessary.
(d) A spectacular media event.

4. In 1877, Queen _______ was crowned Empress of India, effectively removing the last vestiges of power from the Mughal Empire.
(a) Mary.
(b) Elizabeth I.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Elizabeth II.

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

6. During the third period, the monarchy came to represent all of the following qualities except _______.
(a) Consensus.
(b) Obsequiousness.
(c) Stability.
(d) Community.

7. Cohn suggests that the British spent much of the early ______ century trying to construct rituals that would legitimize British authority.
(a) 19th.
(b) 17th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 20th.

8. The British East India company functioned in India in all of the following ways except _______.
(a) Judges.
(b) Legislators.
(c) Religious leadership.
(d) Tax assessors.

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

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

11. In theory, India was supposed to be maintained as a ______ order, and many saw the integration as a cultural statement.
(a) Feudal.
(b) Monastic.
(c) Communist.
(d) Democratic.

12. The activities that surrounded the assemblage were scheduled to last for _______ weeks.
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

13. One of the strategies of the colonialists was to invest _______ and make European activity in Africa respectable.
(a) Livestock.
(b) Capital.
(c) Religion.
(d) Ships.

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

15. The book suggests that African politicians, nationalists, and ________ were left with ambiguous legacies.
(a) Students.
(b) Economics.
(c) Histories.
(d) Teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the second period, royal ritual became more splendid and the _______ became a symbol of the nation.

2. The author states that there were some _______ Indians and Europeans located in camps around the ceremony area.

3. Tribal African rulers used attitudes derived from neo-traditional monarchy to legitimize ______.

4. According to the book, the African _______ used European neo-traditions to create a middle class.

5. There were several ideas for merging the two cultures ritually. One of the experiments had to do with using the anthem "God Save the _____".

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