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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, From a Death to a View: The Hunt for the Welsh Past in the Romantic Period.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the middle of the nineteenth century a book called the _______ of the Clans was written that reinforced the myth.
(a) Cloth.
(b) Dress.
(c) Garb.
(d) Costume.

3. In particular, the author suggests that historians pay attention to the creation of all of the following concepts except _______.
(a) Nation.
(b) National symbols.
(c) Nation-state.
(d) United Nations.

4. Hobsbawm makes a point to distinguish traditions from ______, which allow more fluctuation.
(a) Rites.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Customs.
(d) Rituals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims that the Highland regiments fighting in _______ and the U.S. adopted the Highland garb.

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

3. According to the book, _______ of old traditions is one of the causes of the invention of traditions.

4. The author also makes a distinction between traditions and ______, which have no ritual or symbolic significance.

5. Hobsbawm claims that Sir Walter Scott and _______ promoted the Highland takeover.

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