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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 Scottish symbols are ascribed to antiquity; however, they were developed much more recently as a protest against _______.
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Germany.

2. According to the book, all of the following people except _______, were pivotal in creating a distinct history.
(a) William Jones.
(b) Thomas Innes.
(c) David Malcolm.
(d) James Macpherson.

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

4. The Highland garb adopted by the regiments would be used to invent the tradition of ______ dress.
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) American.
(d) Indian.

5. In chapter one, the author introduces his concept of ________ which are tied to false histories and have contemporary origins.
(a) False traditions.
(b) Valid traditions.
(c) Constructed traditions.
(d) Invented traditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims that historians should attend to the phenomena of invented traditions because they provide evidence for historical ______.

2. The author suggests that invented traditions have mostly arisen in the last ______ hundred years.

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

4. The book Invention of Tradition is _______, meaning that it pulls on several different knowledge areas.

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

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