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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. At the beginning of Chapter Four, the author notes that few heads of state are more popular than _______.
(a) King Louis XV.
(b) Queen Elizabeth I.
(c) King Edward V.
(d) Queen Elizabeth II.

2. According to the book, much of European invented tradition arose in the last ________ years of the nineteenth century.
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Seventy-five.

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

4. Whites allowed some blacks to join the _______ and then employed European invented traditions to exercise power.
(a) Ruling class.
(b) Shipwright class.
(c) Guilds.
(d) Peasant class.

5. During the third period, the monarchy came to represent all of the following qualities except _______.
(a) Community.
(b) Obsequiousness.
(c) Stability.
(d) Consensus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tribal African rulers used attitudes derived from neo-traditional monarchy to legitimize ______.

2. The book states that blacks were taught ______ through monarchical traditions.

3. During the third period, the royal rituals helped to comfort people during times of _______.

4. The Highland garb adopted by the regiments would be used to invent the tradition of ______ dress.

5. The second phase of development started when Victoria was crowned Empress of _______.

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