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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Invention of Tradition in Colonial Africa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tribal African rulers used attitudes derived from neo-traditional monarchy to legitimize ______.
(a) Subservience.
(b) Power.
(c) The economy.
(d) The slave trade.

2. According to the book, African ______ and intellectuals used neo-traditions to enhance their own power.
(a) Chiefs.
(b) Diplomats.
(c) Proletariat.
(d) Peasants.

3. At the end of the third period, Cannadine suggests there was a high level of _______ exploitation and commemoration.
(a) Racist.
(b) Commercial.
(c) Political.
(d) Religious.

4. Cannadine suggests that the British monarchy went through ______ distinct phases as the ceremonial image of the monarchy developed.
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. The book suggests that African politicians, nationalists, and ________ were left with ambiguous legacies.
(a) Students.
(b) Economics.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Histories.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, the minister of ______ wrote a Critical Dissertation, in which he provided the context for Macpherson's transposed locations.

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

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

4. The author refers to all of the following grand ceremonies during the second period except _______.

5. According to the book, _______ had the biggest media impact on the broadcast of figures of the monarchy including George V.

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