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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Invention of Tradition, The Highland Tradition of Scotland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author asserts that one of the factors that made the book so powerful was(were) the _______.
(a) Historical accuracy.
(b) Color illustrations.
(c) Fact that it was written by a government official.
(d) Price.

2. Some of the general values that Hobsbawm suggests are used in invented traditions include ______ and school spirit.
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Consumerism.
(d) Patriotism.

3. The book states that many of the invented traditions are filling the space left by the _____ decline of old tradition and culture.
(a) Practical.
(b) Secular.
(c) Religious.
(d) Spiritual.

4. The author claims that ancient materials and _______ are used to construct invented traditions to which new powerful rituals are tied.
(a) Calendars.
(b) Dates.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Planets.

5. According to the book, the Rev. Macpherson helped start a cultural re-writing process that lasted for a _______.
(a) Year.
(b) Century.
(c) Milennium.
(d) Decade.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, values and norms are established through ______ in ritual and tie back to the past.

2. According to the book, the basic type of invented tradition was called ______, which outlined the historical practices of a particular group.

3. In the early nineteenth century the Celtic Society of ______ was founded and pushed the Highland cause.

4. Hobsbawm suggests in the book that the Highland costume changed in the ______ century.

5. According to the book, the Highland culture was created in _______ distinct stages, the first occurring in the eighteenth century.

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