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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, _______ theology undermined the Welsh culture by replacing its symbolism.
(a) Pagan.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Protestant.

2. The author claims that invented traditions of the _______ revolution can be classified into three types.
(a) Technological.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Nuclear.
(d) Agricultural.

3. The old Welsh histories held that they were the _____ people of the British Islands.
(a) Youngest.
(b) Most beautiful.
(c) Strongest.
(d) Eldest.

4. Hobsbawm believes that many institutions had to reinvent themselves including all of the following except ________.
(a) Professional armies.
(b) The Protestant Church.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) Law-courts.

5. The book asserts that the creation of invented traditions helps historians make sense of human relations in the _______.
(a) Past.
(b) Future.
(c) Present.
(d) Culture.

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

7. The author claims that the Scots were merely ______ invaders from the fifth century and the Scottish culture was a crude imitation of the invaders.
(a) Irish.
(b) Germanic.
(c) English.
(d) Scandinavian.

8. One of the costume changes that occurred was the discontinuation of use of the ______.
(a) Long shirt.
(b) Kilt.
(c) Socks.
(d) Short shirt.

9. _______ was created out of a movement to moralize and evangelize the Welsh people.
(a) Lutheranism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Methodism.

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

11. According to the book, the ______ movement and its association with the noble savage helped produce the invented tradition.
(a) Enlightenment.
(b) Commercial.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Industrial.

12. A number of _______ including Iolo Morganwg became interested in the old Druid practices.
(a) Psychologists.
(b) Physicians.
(c) Anthropologists.
(d) Archaeologists.

13. According to the book, Welsh scholars and patriots rediscovered past traditions in all of the following areas except ______.
(a) Linguistic.
(b) Historical.
(c) Literary.
(d) Musical.

14. Hobsbawm asserts that one of the factors that makes _______ unique is that they do not allow for variance in practice.
(a) Traditions.
(b) Customs.
(c) Routines.
(d) Rituals.

15. According to the book, the Rev. Macpherson helped start a cultural re-writing process that lasted for a _______.
(a) Century.
(b) Decade.
(c) Year.
(d) Milennium.

Short Answer Questions

1. The invented traditions referred to in question 17 include all of the following types except _______.

2. 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.

3. The Welsh Societies were created to promote all things Welsh and were first set up by _______ Welshman.

4. Hobsbawm suggests in the book that the Highland costume changed in the ______ century.

5. After the victory at ______ , the English made several moves to destroy the Highland way of life.

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