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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. According to the book, all of the following people except _______, were pivotal in creating a distinct history.

2. According to the book, _______ theology undermined the Welsh culture by replacing its symbolism.

3. According to the book, the ______ movement and its association with the noble savage helped produce the invented tradition.

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

5. Hobsbawm suggests that two of the three types of tradition outlined in question 18 tend to support the main tradition, ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Highland Society of London have the power to repeal, according to the book?

2. What does the author mean in this manuscript when he says that traditions have tacit rules?

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

4. Who are the three individuals mentioned by the author as being helpful for inventing a distinct history?

5. What did James Macpherson do in order to help invent the history of the Scottish people?

6. Where can exceptions to traditions be found, though some traditions have filled in the space abandoned by secular decline?

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

8. When and why did the most common symbols of the Scotsmen develop, according to the book?

9. What happened as a result of a loss of cultural self confidence, according to the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of the patriarchy began as a tradition as well, inventing the idea that men were somehow superior to women.

Part 1: Do you think that any gender is more powerful than another?

Part 2: How do you think men and women should coexist in society?

Part 3: Why do you think men were considered to be the more powerful of the two genders?

Essay Topic 2

Imagine if contests were held in order to create new songs and lyrics for verses, helping to invent new traditions.

Part 1: Do you think it's a good idea to involve a community in rewriting their own history?

Part 2: Why do you think contests could be a logical way to create new music for history?

Part 3: What are some of your ideas as to how a community might rebuild their culture without creating a new history?

Essay Topic 3

Many books were published that sought to reinforce the false traditions, and few questioned the books' content.

Part 1: Why do you think no one thought to check the facts of these books on tradition?

Part 2: Do you accept that certain traditions in your family are valid? Why?

Part 3: How do you think the society might have responded if it was found out early that The Costume of the Clans was not accurate?

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