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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the third period, ceremonies became symbols of national hope and pride. Large ______ ceremonies for royal children helped to convey this aspect.
(a) Rites of passage.
(b) Golden jubilee.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Baptism.

2. 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.

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

4. According to the book, _______ had the biggest media impact on the broadcast of figures of the monarchy including George V.
(a) The ABC.
(b) The AAC.
(c) The BBC.
(d) The PBS.

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

6. The author states that the last great ceremony in the third period was _________ coronation in 1953.
(a) Queen Elizabeth II's.
(b) King Edward VII's.
(c) Queen Elizabeth I's.
(d) King George VI's.

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

8. 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 Memorial Well.
(b) The Mason Lodges of Calcutta.
(c) The Delhi Ridge.
(d) The Gardens in Kanpur.

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

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

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

12. According to the book, the central figure of the assemblage ceremony was Lord Lytton, the _______.
(a) Viceroy.
(b) Barrister.
(c) Chancellor.
(d) Judge.

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

14. As a reward for their loyalty to the British, several Indians were given all of the following titles except ______.
(a) Rai Sahib.
(b) Khelat.
(c) Raja.
(d) Nawab.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whites allowed some blacks to join the _______ and then employed European invented traditions to exercise power.

2. The official sanction of the Empress of India was established by the _______ of 1876.

3. According to the book, _______ III's children made him particularly hated by the public at large.

4. One of the strategies of the colonialists was to invest _______ and make European activity in Africa respectable.

5. The formation of occupational roles led to ______ by the Africans and allowed social and political rule by the British.

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