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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At the end of the third period, Cannadine suggests there was a high level of _______ exploitation and commemoration.
(a) Political.
(b) Commercial.
(c) Religious.
(d) Racist.

5. The sites of the great events of the Indian uprising were a destination for the English and included all of the following except ______.
(a) The Gardens in Kanpur.
(b) The Delhi Ridge.
(c) The Memorial Well.
(d) The Mason Lodges of Calcutta.

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

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

8. Love of ______ and economy brought hatred of displays of wealth by the crown, who also endured indifference from the clergy.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Money.
(d) Freedom.

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

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

11. Africans saw the importance and power of European monarchical and ______ traditions and attempted to use them.
(a) Economic.
(b) Agricultural.
(c) Religious.
(d) Military.

12. The author claims that ______ was not well suited for royal ceremonies because many buildings were symbols of the wealth and power of the merchant class.
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Surrey.
(c) London.
(d) Canterbury.

13. According to the book, African ______ and intellectuals used neo-traditions to enhance their own power.
(a) Diplomats.
(b) Peasants.
(c) Chiefs.
(d) Proletariat.

14. Cannadine asserts that during the first period, monarchs could dissolve _______ and vote on membership in the House of Lords.
(a) Congress.
(b) Parliament.
(c) The House of Representatives.
(d) The United Nations.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the third period, the royal rituals helped to comfort people during times of _______.

3. The book also states that tradition was used by the ______ against the youth, who became susceptible to the Europeans.

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

5. _______ was spread by the colonial powers in Africa, forming a new cultural system.

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