QUIZ 1
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Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or Fal (F) : (1*10=10)
1. Britain is no longer an imperial country. _____
2. The Commonwealth of Nations includes all European countries. ____
3. When people outside the UK talk about England, they mistake it as Britain sometimes.______
赠边将4. Scotland was never conquered by the Romans. _____
5. Scotland was unified with England through peaceful means.______
6. Ireland is part of Great Britain. _______
7. “Ulster”, referring to Northern Ireland, was once an ancient Irish Kingdom.____
8. Most British people are Protestants while most Irish people are Catholics.____
9. The Good Friday Agreement was approved on 10 April 1998. _____
10. Northern Ireland today is governed by parate jurisdictions: that of Republic of Ireland and that of Great Britain.______
Multiple choices and filling blanks: (1*20=20)
1. Which of following is NOT considered a characteristic of London?
A. The cultural center B. The business center
C. The financial center D. The sports center
2. Which of the following is NOT true about the characteristics of Britain?
A. Economic difference between north and south.
B. Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales.
C. Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker.
D. Cultural differences between immigrants and British.
3. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?
A. The Anglo-Saxons. B. The Normans.
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C. The Vikings. D. The Romans.
冼星海简介4. Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A. Cardiff. B. Edinburgh.
C. Glasgow. D. Manchester.
5. Where do the majority of people in Scotland live?
A. In the Highlands. B. In the lowlands.
C. In the Uplands. D. In the west of Scotland.
6. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. Wales was invaded by the Romans.
B. Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons.
C. Wales was conquered by the Normans.
D. Wales was threatened by the English.
7. When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments?
A. In 1715. B. In 1688. C. In 1745. D. In 1707.
我的家族史8. Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is not a simple historical figure for the Welsh. He is almost considered the legendary hero of Welsh nationalism becau _____
A. he became the first Prince of Wales in 1267
B. he brought the English under his control
C. he led a historic uprising against English
D. he unified Wales as an independent nation
9. In the 17th century, the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland, becau____
A. they wanted to increa its control over there
B. they had too many people and did not have enough space for them to live
in Britain
C. they intended to expand their investment
D. they believed that Ireland was the best place for them
10. Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite known in the world for_____
A. its most famous landmark, the “Giant’s Cauway”
约会的英文 B. its rich cultural life
C. its low living standards
D. its endless political problems
11. Faced with conflicting demands the British government cho a compromi and organize a partition of Ireland in 1921, becau_____
A. the British government wouldn’t be able to control Ireland any longer by force
B. the British government intended to satisfy both sides—Catholics and Protestants
C. Catholics in Ireland demanded a partition of Ireland
D. Protestants welcomed the idea of partition
12. In the early 1970s, the IRA _____
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B. burned down the hou of Catholics
C. murdered individuals at random
D. carried out a ries of bombing and shooting and attacked the curity forces as their main target
13. 1972 was the worst year of the political troubles in Northern Ireland, becau____
A. 13 Catholics were shot dead by the police
B. 468 people were killed in Northern Ireland
C. bloody killing of 468 people fortified Catholic opposition to the British prence in Northern Ireland
