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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, Europeans saw African customs through their own ______.
(a) Microscope.
(b) Television.
(c) Lens.
(d) Telescope.

2. According to the book, the fourth period is characterized by romantic glamor, partly due to ________ advances.
(a) Moral.
(b) Technological.
(c) Ethical.
(d) Religious.

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

4. The author, Bernard Cohn, asserts that India was originally ruled by Britain for _______ reasons, through supporting the British East India Company.
(a) Land acquisition.
(b) Religious.
(c) Economic.
(d) Political.

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

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

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

8. David Cannadine suggests that ____ aspects of ritual, performance and context deserve study.
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifteen.

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

10. The author states that there were some _______ Indians and Europeans located in camps around the ceremony area.
(a) 240,000.
(b) 24,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 84,000.

11. 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 Korean War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

12. 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.

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

14. The book states that blacks were taught ______ through monarchical traditions.
(a) Domination.
(b) Partialization.
(c) Subordination.
(d) Co-creation.

15. _______ was spread by the colonial powers in Africa, forming a new cultural system.
(a) Christianity.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. As a reward for their loyalty to the British, several Indians were given all of the following titles except ______.

3. The invention of ______ has made it easy for coronations to be seen all over the world.

4. Africans saw the importance and power of European monarchical and ______ traditions and attempted to use them.

5. According to the book, the committee also intended to impose a British ideal of aristocracy and _______ on the people.

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