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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Context, Performance and Meaning of Ritual, The British Monarchy and the 'Invention of Tradition', c. 1820-1977.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author asserts that the Anglican literature and the ______ Bible kept the Welsh language from decay.
(a) Latin.
(b) Scandinavian.
(c) Welsh.
(d) German.

2. Cannadine asserts that during the first period, monarchs could dissolve _______ and vote on membership in the House of Lords.
(a) The United Nations.
(b) The House of Representatives.
(c) Congress.
(d) Parliament.

3. The druids were a major part of the Welsh culture and were rediscovered during the time of the _________.
(a) Renaissance.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Industrial revolution.
(d) Agricultural revolution.

4. Hobsbawm claims that in Wales a native legal system was abolished and the old _______ was outlawed.
(a) Poetry.
(b) Style of dress.
(c) Music.
(d) Language.

5. The author suggests that all of the concepts in question 26 rest on what he calls social ________.
(a) Isolation.
(b) De-construction.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Construction.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the second period, royal ritual became more splendid and the _______ became a symbol of the nation.

2. The spread of Highland dress was brought about by the Highland Society in _____ in the eighteenth century.

3. According to the book, the fourth period is characterized by romantic glamor, partly due to ________ advances.

4. _______ decided that Welsh culture should be preserved and helped develop the invention of a tradition.

5. The Welsh lineage included all of the following backgrounds with the exception of _______.

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