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Decide whether the statements are true ( + ) or false ( – ).
1.The greatest material monument of the ancient population of Britain is the Stone of Destiny.
2.The name England comes from the Anglo-Saxon words meaning the Angle folk.
3.No other king of England except Edward the Confessor has earned the title the “Great”.
4.Since 1301 the eldest son of the English monarch has been given the title of Prince of Wales.
5.Henry VIII shaped the English type of absolute monarchy.
6.Wales was united with England in 1636.
7.The adoption of the Bill of Rights in 1689 meant that the powers of the king were restricted.
8.The first Prime minister of Great Britain was Robert Peel.
9.The Industrial Revolution in Britain started in cotton textile industry.
10.Queen Elizabeth I’ 63-year reign was the longest in Britain’s history.
Choose the correct answer (a, b or c).
11. The westernmost point in England is …
a) John O’Groats;
b) Land’s End;
c) Dover.
12. The United Kingdom is ...
a) a federal state;
b) a confederation;
c) a unitary state.
13. An MP who does not hold any official position in the government or opposition is often called a …
a) member of the Shadow Cabinet;
b) frontbencher;
c) backbencher.
14. Gaelic, in its different forms, is spoken by some people in …
a) Ireland and Wales;
b) Scotland and Wales;
c) Scotland and Ireland.
15. The religious (spiritual) leader of the Church of England, whose official title is Primate of All England, is …
a) the Archbishop of Westminster;
b) the Archbishop of York;
c) the Archbishop of Canterbury.
16. ‘Hot cross buns’ are traditionally eaten …
a) on Good Friday;
b) at Christmas;
c) on Guy Falkes’ Night.
17. An annual Welsh national bardic festival of music, literature and drama is known as (a/an) …
a) eisteddfod;
b) Sinn Fein;
c) tartan.
18. The Metropolitan Police Force is responsible for …
a) the whole of the United Kingdom;
b) the whole of England and Wales;
c) London.
19. A shop steward is (a/an) …
a) owner of a shop;
b) shop assistant;
c) trade union leader in a factory or other local work force.
20. ‘The Troubles’ is the name used for …
a) sectarian divisions and terrorism in Northern Ireland from 1969;
b) the miners’ strikes in the 1980s;
c) the internal divisions in the Conservative Party after its defeat in the 1997 general election.
Answer the following questions.
21. What does the term “constitution” mean when applied to the United Kingdom?
22. Does the Queen represent the UK to the rest of the world? What are the outward duties of the Queen?
23. Why is the reign of Queen Victoria called “the golden years” in the history of Britain?
24. What are the main regions of England? How are they divided and what functions do they perform?
25. Comment on the proverb or make up a short story of your own illustrating its moral: “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link”.
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