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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. The author discusses the history of the kilt, which is also known as the ________.

2. In the middle of the nineteenth century a book called the _______ of the Clans was written that reinforced the myth.

3. Hobsbawm claims that new invented traditions tend to be _____ and not binding, and inculcate general values.

4. Hobsbawm believes that many institutions had to reinvent themselves including all of the following except ________.

5. According to the book, the stages of creating the Highland tradition included all of the following elements except _______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was it surprising that the Welsh cultural life was beginning to fall apart in the eighteenth to early nineteenth century?

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

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

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

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

7. What are two of the general values that new invented traditions tend to inculcate, according to the book?

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

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

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

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

The contrast between custom and tradition is outlined early in the book, helping the reader understand how they are dissimilar.

Part 1: Why do you think custom and tradition are easily confused?

Part 2: What is more important to a community: customs or traditions? Why?

Part 3: Do you focus more on customs or on traditions in your daily life?

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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