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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the costume changes that occurred was the discontinuation of use of the ______.

2. According to the book, the notion of a distinct Highland culture is a myth that did not exist prior to the _______ century.

3. One of the parts of Welsh history held that the Welsh were first _______ and fought against the pagan Saxons.

4. According to the book, the Welsh were once addicted to ________ and fortune tellers, long after their popularity died out in England.

5. In 1773, _______ of Balenau published a book of medieval Welsh poetry that revived interest in the Welsh language.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why should historians be more aware of the tradition phenomena that occurs in modern society?

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

5. What helps to produce the invented tradition of the kilt within the Scottish mythology?

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

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

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

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

10. Who does the book uncover the Scots to be, unlike what many people today think of the Scottish people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The British in India used the idea of invented traditions to control the people, saying they were tasked with the providence to make decisions that the natives could not.

Part 1: What do you think of the British and their rule in India?

Part 2: How do you think Indian traditions and British traditions might be able to coexist?

Part 3: Do you think Britain had a fair point in trying to control India the way they did? Or were they out of line?

Essay Topic 2

The book also begins to point out that many traditions are used to control the people who follow them.

Part 1: Do you think traditions are meant to control people?

Part 2: Why do you think traditions might effectively control those who use them?

Part 3: How do you think a tradition can be followed without being controlling of others? Is this possible?

Essay Topic 3

Nostalgia seems to be interwoven with the idea of tradition. That is, people who long for the past will honor traditions more readily.

Part 1: How might you define the idea of nostalgia today?

Part 2: Why do you think many people long to be a part of the past instead of looking toward the future?

Part 3: Are there some people who are more likely to be nostalgic than others? Who might these people include?

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