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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. During the third period, the royal rituals helped to comfort people during times of _______.
(a) Change.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Winter.
(d) Plenty.

2. The author derides the British media for thinking the rituals are over ______ years old when in fact they are relatively new.
(a) 100.
(b) 500.
(c) 1000.
(d) 50.

3. Both books were written by the same authors, known as the _____ Stuarts.
(a) Vigotsky.
(b) Sobieski.
(c) Novieski.
(d) Grochowski.

4. According to the book, _______ had the biggest media impact on the broadcast of figures of the monarchy including George V.
(a) The ABC.
(b) The BBC.
(c) The PBS.
(d) The AAC.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Four, the author notes that few heads of state are more popular than _______.

2. According to the book, _______ and transport innovation made accenting grandeur even easier for royal ceremonies.

3. The author claims that ______ was not well suited for royal ceremonies because many buildings were symbols of the wealth and power of the merchant class.

4. During the third period, ceremonies became symbols of national hope and pride. Large ______ ceremonies for royal children helped to convey this aspect.

5. One of the strategies of the colonialists was to invest _______ and make European activity in Africa respectable.

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