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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author asserts that one of the factors that made the book so powerful was(were) the _______.
(a) Color illustrations.
(b) Fact that it was written by a government official.
(c) Historical accuracy.
(d) Price.

2. Hobsbawm believes that many institutions had to reinvent themselves including all of the following except ________.
(a) Law-courts.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) Professional armies.
(d) The Protestant Church.

3. According to the book, the stages of creating the Highland tradition included all of the following elements except _______.
(a) Artificial creation of new Highland traditions.
(b) Cultural revolt against England.
(c) Cultural revolt against Ireland.
(d) The adoption of new traditions by Lowland Scots.

4. The Welsh Societies were created to promote all things Welsh and were first set up by _______ Welshman.
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Dublin.

5. Hobsbawm suggests that the Scottish symbols and practices existed in the past in rudimentary form but were considered ______ by most Scots.
(a) Fashionable.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) Noble.
(d) Elegant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to the myth of the Highland culture, the Scottish people were merely an overflow of ________.

2. After the victory at ______ , the English made several moves to destroy the Highland way of life.

3. In the early nineteenth century the Celtic Society of ______ was founded and pushed the Highland cause.

4. The ________ is a set of musical and poetic competitions for which prizes are awarded.

5. According to the book, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three stages of the Highland tradition's creation?

2. What was the basic type of invented tradition, according to the writer in the book?

3. What did the oldest part of the history say about the Welsh and the people of Wales?

4. What specific group of leaders began to struggle to maintain Welsh culture, according to the book?

5. What did Welsh scholars and patriots rediscover about their past as they began to notice interest declining?

6. What are two of the most common symbols that are associated with the Scotsmen society?

7. What is the difference between traditions, customs, and routines, according to the book?

8. What are the three aspects of invented tradition that serve to keep it in place, according to this manuscript?

9. What is the meaning and the practice of the tradition 'eisteddfod' according to the book?

10. Where were the Highland regiments fighting when they took on the wearing of the kilt?

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