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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Introduction, Inventing Traditions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author suggests that invented traditions have mostly arisen in the last ______ hundred years.
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. According to the book, the basic type of invented tradition was called ______, which outlined the historical practices of a particular group.
(a) Egalitarian.
(b) Libertarian.
(c) Communistic.
(d) Communitarian.

3. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.
(a) Traditions that establish or symbolize social cohesion.
(b) Traditions that seek to usurp authority.
(c) Traditions that legitimize institutions of authority.
(d) Traditions that promote socialization.

4. According to the author, values and norms are established through ______ in ritual and tie back to the past.
(a) Chanting.
(b) Singular use.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Repetition.

5. Hobsbawm claims that new invented traditions tend to be _____ and not binding, and inculcate general values.
(a) Direct.
(b) Vague.
(c) Linear.
(d) Clear.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims that invented traditions of the _______ revolution can be classified into three types.

2. Hobsbawm asserts that one of the factors that makes _______ unique is that they do not allow for variance in practice.

3. The author suggests that the ______ established in created rituals is false and only seems real in the mind.

4. The author suggests that one of the aspects of _______ is the fact that they have an ideological function.

5. The book asserts that traditions are invented when old ____ forms are deliberately not used or adapted.

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