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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. At the end of the third period, Cannadine suggests there was a high level of _______ exploitation and commemoration.

2. According to the book, Africans often changed ______ identities. Competition was the rule.

3. David Cannadine suggests that ____ aspects of ritual, performance and context deserve study.

4. 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.

5. Cannadine asserts that during the first period, monarchs could dissolve _______ and vote on membership in the House of Lords.

Short Essay Questions

1. By looking at the ten aspects of rituals, what does David Cannadine believe can be uncovered?

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

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

4. What was the first stage of the British monarchy that occurred between the 1820s and the 1870s, according to the book.?

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

6. What are the ten aspects of ritual that David Cannadine says should be studied?

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

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

9. What did the British East India Company initially want to do in India?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In many African areas, the traditions already in place were impacted by new traditions, giving some countries a difficult time in identifying their place.

Part 1: Why do you think African settlers needed to impose their own traditions?

Part 2: Do you think that all settlers have a right to bring their own traditions with them?

Part 3: How do you think a settler could have their own traditions and yet respect those already in place? Is this possible?

Essay Topic 3

In every case, tradition seeks to create a connection between the present and the past. Without this connection, a society changes.

Part 1: Why do you think the connection to one's past is so important?

Part 2: How do you think the present day society benefits from learning about the past?

Part 3: Do you think that you use the lessons of the past to inform your present day decisions?

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