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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. According to the book, much of European invented tradition arose in the last ________ years of the nineteenth century.
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Ten.

2. The activities that surrounded the assemblage were scheduled to last for _______ weeks.
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. During the second period, royal ritual became more splendid and the _______ became a symbol of the nation.
(a) Merchant class.
(b) Monarch.
(c) President.
(d) Prime minister.

4. In 1877, Queen _______ was crowned Empress of India, effectively removing the last vestiges of power from the Mughal Empire.
(a) Victoria.
(b) Elizabeth II.
(c) Mary.
(d) Elizabeth I.

5. At the beginning of Chapter Four, the author notes that few heads of state are more popular than _______.
(a) Queen Elizabeth II.
(b) King Louis XV.
(c) King Edward V.
(d) Queen Elizabeth I.

Short Answer Questions

1. The invention of ______ has made it easy for coronations to be seen all over the world.

2. Tribal African rulers used attitudes derived from neo-traditional monarchy to legitimize ______.

3. The author claims that ______ was not well suited for royal ceremonies because many buildings were symbols of the wealth and power of the merchant class.

4. The British East India company functioned in India in all of the following ways except _______.

5. According to the book, _______ had the biggest media impact on the broadcast of figures of the monarchy including George V.

Short Essay Questions

1. While the monarchical power was limited in the beginning of the British monarchy, what could they do in the first stage?

2. What did the nineteenth century English elites begin to think of the monarchy during that time period?

3. How could the whites who colonized parts of Africa be described, according to the book?

4. Into what two groups was India divided in the middle of the nineteenth century?

5. What were some of the functions the British East India Company was performing when they were first in India?

6. What does the book say is dynamic and can change meanings even if the words never change?

7. How was the ceremony that incorporated India into Britain used?

8. Who were blacks taught to mirror in order to spread the different ideas of gentility, according to the book?

9. How did the Europeans began to create the idea that gentility was respectable?

10. What did the British East India Company initially want to do in India?

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