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

2. Both books were written by the same authors, known as the _____ Stuarts.
(a) Grochowski.
(b) Novieski.
(c) Sobieski.
(d) Vigotsky.

3. According to the book, _______ promoted the Highland form of dress as part of their work with the Celtic society.
(a) Military.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Poets.
(d) Civilians.

4. The author states that the invention of tradition involves _______ and ritualization with reference to the past.
(a) Formalization.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Infrastructure.
(d) Institutionalization.

5. Prior to the myth of the Highland culture, the Scottish people were merely an overflow of ________.
(a) Wales.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book that was challenged by the descendants of the kings was titled _______ of a Century.

2. According to ______ Morgan, there were a number of groups and individuals who were involved in preservation of Welsh culture.

3. The work by _____ led to the discovery that the Welsh language could be connected to ancient Celtic.

4. In Chapter 2, Hobsbawm asserts that Scotsmen celebrate their identity with common symbols including the kilt and ______.

5. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge collected Welsh ______ in order to preserve the culture.

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