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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 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge collected Welsh ______ in order to preserve the culture.
(a) Prose.
(b) Verse.
(c) Sculptures.
(d) Art.

2. The author asserts that the Anglican literature and the ______ Bible kept the Welsh language from decay.
(a) Scandinavian.
(b) German.
(c) Latin.
(d) Welsh.

3. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.
(a) Traditions that establish or symbolize social cohesion.
(b) Traditions that promote socialization.
(c) Traditions that legitimize institutions of authority.
(d) Traditions that seek to usurp authority.

4. According to the book, the Rev. Macpherson helped start a cultural re-writing process that lasted for a _______.
(a) Milennium.
(b) Decade.
(c) Year.
(d) Century.

5. According to ______ Morgan, there were a number of groups and individuals who were involved in preservation of Welsh culture.
(a) Brys.
(b) Bryn.
(c) Peter.
(d) Prys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of the general values that Hobsbawm suggests are used in invented traditions include ______ and school spirit.

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

3. In chapter one, the author introduces his concept of ________ which are tied to false histories and have contemporary origins.

4. The old Welsh histories held that they were the _____ people of the British Islands.

5. According to the book, the basic type of invented tradition was called ______, which outlined the historical practices of a particular group.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was abandoned during the time of the Welsh cultural decay, causing more troubles?

3. How does the author use the term 'invented tradition' in this manuscript?

4. What are the three different types of invented traditions, according to the book?

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

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

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

8. What is the name of the well-written and powerful work about the Scotsmen that contains many colorful illustrations?

9. What was the story that was told about the Welsh in relation to Christianity and to the pagans?

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

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