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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 author, the British ruled through the ______ emperor, but due to differences in culture, British prestige was difficult to maintain.

2. A committee of the assemblage used Indian cultural symbols to help assert the Queen's authority, thus the ceremony was held in _______, the Mughal capital.

3. The book suggests that African politicians, nationalists, and ________ were left with ambiguous legacies.

4. The sites of the great events of the Indian uprising were a destination for the English and included all of the following except ______.

5. According to the book, the central figure of the assemblage ceremony was Lord Lytton, the _______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How could the whites who colonized parts of Africa be described, according to the book?

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

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

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

6. What did African chiefs stand to gain from using the neo-traditions being taught to them?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The preservation of Welsh traditions caused many groups to fight actively for the cause.

Part 1: What happens to a culture that is preserved by modern day citizens?

Part 2: What happens to a culture whose traditions simply die out and fade away?

Part 3: Do you think it's important to preserve all traditions in a society?

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

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?

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