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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. There were several ideas for merging the two cultures ritually. One of the experiments had to do with using the anthem "God Save the _____".
(a) Empress.
(b) Emperor.
(c) King.
(d) Queen.

2. The book states that tradition was manipulated in order to abuse subjects and ________.
(a) Kings.
(b) Proletariat.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) Politicians.

3. The author derides the British media for thinking the rituals are over ______ years old when in fact they are relatively new.
(a) 1000.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 500.

4. During the second period, royal ritual became more splendid and the _______ became a symbol of the nation.
(a) Prime minister.
(b) Monarch.
(c) Merchant class.
(d) President.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The book suggests that African politicians, nationalists, and ________ were left with ambiguous legacies.

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

3. According to the book, the fourth period is characterized by romantic glamor, partly due to ________ advances.

4. Cannadine asserts that during the first period, monarchs could dissolve _______ and vote on membership in the House of Lords.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. By looking at the ten aspects of rituals, what does David Cannadine believe can be uncovered?

2. How was the cultural system spread in Africa, according to the book?

3. What does the book say is dynamic and can change meanings even if the words never change?

4. Into what had the British turned themselves when they gave their monarch sovereignty over to India?

5. How might one describe the second stage of the British monarchy, which began when Victoria was made Empress of India?

6. Who were the groups of people that mainly imported ideologies that would be used in Africa?

7. How was the ceremony that incorporated India into Britain used?

8. What did African chiefs stand to gain from using the neo-traditions being taught to them?

9. What are the ten aspects of ritual that David Cannadine says should be studied?

10. What were some of the functions the British East India Company was performing when they were first in India?

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