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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. In theory, India was supposed to be maintained as a ______ order, and many saw the integration as a cultural statement.

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

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

4. During the second period, royal ritual became more splendid and the _______ became a symbol of the nation.

5. The official sanction of the Empress of India was established by the _______ of 1876.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. How did many see the cultural integration when the British were occupying India?

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

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

9. Into what two groups was India divided in the middle of the nineteenth century?

10. While the monarchical power was limited in the beginning of the British monarchy, what could they do in the first stage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many cases, the invented traditions were proliferated by societies in order to increase their validity.

Part 1: Do you think that invented traditions are being spread today?

Part 2: Why do you think it was important for certain groups to push for certain traditions?

Part 3: How might you push your own agenda if you wanted a certain tradition to become the normal way of life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The Welsh decided to invent their own history in order to redeem themselves in the eyes of the world.

Part 1: Why do you think the Welsh needed to redeem themselves? Is this the truth?

Part 2: How do you think the Welsh could have revived their own culture without dipping into anyone else's for ideas?

Part 3: Do you think any less of the Welsh, now that you know the source of some of their history?

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