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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The people of the Highlands are known as a _______ society.
(a) Berber.
(b) Celtic.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Germanic.
2. The book Invention of Tradition is _______, meaning that it pulls on several different knowledge areas.
(a) Interdisciplinary.
(b) Itinerary.
(c) Disciplinary.
(d) Intradisciplinary.
3. According to the book, the stages of creating the Highland tradition included all of the following elements except _______.
(a) Cultural revolt against Ireland.
(b) The adoption of new traditions by Lowland Scots.
(c) Cultural revolt against England.
(d) Artificial creation of new Highland traditions.
4. Hobsbawm asserts that the overtly or tacitly accepted rules of traditions must have a ______ nature.
(a) Archetypal.
(b) Transitional.
(c) Symbolic.
(d) Antibolic.
5. In 1773, _______ of Balenau published a book of medieval Welsh poetry that revived interest in the Welsh language.
(a) Iolo Morganwg.
(b) Edward Lhuyd.
(c) Owain Glyndwr.
(d) Rice Jones.
Short Answer Questions
1. Prior to the myth of the Highland culture, the Scottish people were merely an overflow of ________.
2. According to the book, the notion of a distinct Highland culture is a myth that did not exist prior to the _______ century.
3. The author asserts that the Anglican literature and the ______ Bible kept the Welsh language from decay.
4. The author claims that ancient materials and _______ are used to construct invented traditions to which new powerful rituals are tied.
5. Both books were written by the same authors, known as the _____ Stuarts.
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the Highland Society of London have the power to repeal, according to the book?
2. Why should historians be more aware of the tradition phenomena that occurs in modern society?
3. Who does the book uncover the Scots to be, unlike what many people today think of the Scottish people?
4. How does the author use the term 'invented tradition' in this manuscript?
5. What was abandoned during the time of the Welsh cultural decay, causing more troubles?
6. What did the oldest part of the history say about the Welsh and the people of Wales?
7. What are two of the general values that new invented traditions tend to inculcate, according to the book?
8. What is the meaning and the practice of the tradition 'eisteddfod' according to the book?
9. What happened as a result of a loss of cultural self confidence, according to the book?
10. What are the three aspects of invented tradition that serve to keep it in place, according to this manuscript?
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