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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book Invention of Tradition is _______, meaning that it pulls on several different knowledge areas.

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

3. According to the book, the Welsh were once addicted to ________ and fortune tellers, long after their popularity died out in England.

4. The druids were a major part of the Welsh culture and were rediscovered during the time of the _________.

5. The book states that many of the invented traditions are filling the space left by the _____ decline of old tradition and culture.

Short Essay Questions

1. What specific group of leaders began to struggle to maintain Welsh culture, according to the book?

2. Where were the Highland regiments fighting when they took on the wearing of the kilt?

3. What are the three aspects of invented tradition that serve to keep it in place, according to this manuscript?

4. What is the meaning and the practice of the tradition 'eisteddfod' according to the book?

5. What is the difference between traditions, customs, and routines, according to the book?

6. What are the invented concepts of which more sense can be made by the study of invented traditions?

7. What did the Highland Society of London have the power to repeal, according to the book?

8. What did Welsh scholars and patriots rediscover about their past as they began to notice interest declining?

9. Who does the book uncover the Scots to be, unlike what many people today think of the Scottish people?

10. What are the three stages of the Highland tradition's creation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many tourists to Wales began to notice that the Welsh didn't have a particular style of dress they would wear.

Part 1: Why do you think the Welsh didn't have a particular style of dress?

Part 2: Do you feel you have a particular style of dress that is in line with the cultural traditions?

Part 3: How do you think a country or city might become defined by the way they dress?

Essay Topic 2

The preservation of Welsh traditions caused many groups to fight actively for the cause.

Part 1: What happens to a culture that is preserved by modern day citizens?

Part 2: What happens to a culture whose traditions simply die out and fade away?

Part 3: Do you think it's important to preserve all traditions in a society?

Essay Topic 3

The British in India used the idea of invented traditions to control the people, saying they were tasked with the providence to make decisions that the natives could not.

Part 1: What do you think of the British and their rule in India?

Part 2: How do you think Indian traditions and British traditions might be able to coexist?

Part 3: Do you think Britain had a fair point in trying to control India the way they did? Or were they out of line?

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