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

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

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

4. According to the book, even ______ resistance movement could not initially dislodge the British.
(a) Mother Teresa's.
(b) Ghandi's.
(c) Mandela's.
(d) The Pope's.

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

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. All of the following people except ______ were extensively involved in the assemblage.

3. The British turned themselves into insiders by giving their monarch ________ over India.

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

5. The author states that the last great ceremony in the third period was _________ coronation in 1953.

Short Essay Questions

1. From 1918 to the time of Queen Elizabeth's coronation, what did the British believe about themselves?

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

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

4. What did the nineteenth century English elites begin to think of the monarchy during that time period?

5. What did Africa not have to offer as a society, which meant that they had to use a monarchy?

6. Who were blacks taught to mirror in order to spread the different ideas of gentility, according to the book?

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

8. What happened as a result of the African empires coming so late, according to the book?

9. What did the British East India Company initially want to do in India?

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

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