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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. According to the book, _______ and transport innovation made accenting grandeur even easier for royal ceremonies.
(a) Location.
(b) Phone.
(c) Music.
(d) Church.

2. 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 AAC.
(d) The PBS.

3. Hobsbawm suggests that the 19th century _____ ideology of social change had to have a new tradition to support it, since it didn't fit in old patterns.
(a) Sectarian.
(b) Religious.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Liberal.

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

5. In Chapter 2, Hobsbawm asserts that Scotsmen celebrate their identity with common symbols including the kilt and ______.
(a) Burin.
(b) Bagpipe.
(c) Flute.
(d) Drum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cohn suggests that the British spent much of the early ______ century trying to construct rituals that would legitimize British authority.

2. In 1857, the _______ cost the Mughal emperor authority and exposed the coercive basis of his power.

3. According to the book, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.

4. Hobsbawm claims that in Wales a native legal system was abolished and the old _______ was outlawed.

5. The aspects of ritual dance and performance to be studied include all of the following except ______.

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