I. MultipleChoice Questions. (50 points, 1 point for each)
Directions:In this part of the test, there are 50 unfinished statements or questions. Foreach of the unfinished statements or questions, four suggested answers, markedA. B, C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes thestatement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you havechosen in the corresponding space on your Answer Sheet.
1.Which of the following is NOT a geographical name of Britain?
A.The United Kingdom B.Great Britain
C.England D.The British Isles
2.The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly _____ years.
A.600 B.500
C.400 D.200
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true about Alfred?
A.Alfred the Great started the English navy.
B.Alfred the Great reorganized the Saxon army, making it more efficient.
C.Alfred the Great established schools and formulated a legal system.
D.Alfred the Great imposed a tax, called the Danegeld, on the Saxons.
4.After the Glorious Revolution came the Age of the _____, a monarchy with powerslimited by Parliament.
A.Commonwealth B.Constitutional Monarchy
C. Englishcolonial expansion D.Hereditary Monarchy
5.According to Magna Carta no tax should be made without the approval of _____.
A.the House of Lords B.the King
C.the Grand Council D.the House of Commons
6._____, a dramatist and poet, is generally regarded as the greatest writer inthe English language.
A. Charles Dickens B.Christopher Marlowe
C. William Shakespeare D.Charlotte Bronte
7.After the Restoration, British Parliament passed a series of severe laws calledthe Clarendon Code against the _____, now known as Nonconformists.
A. Christians B.Protestants
C.Puritans D.Catholics
8. Elizabeth I reigned England, Wales andIreland for _____ years and remained single.
A.25 B.30
C.40 D.45
9.After the Wars of the Roses the rule of _____ began.
A.the Plantagenet B.the Yorkists
C.the Stuarts D.the Tudors
10. _____ was the forerunner of the ConservativeParty.
A.The Liberal Party B.The Whigs
C.The Tories D.The Labor Party
11. The First World War was fought between twoEuropean power blocs: the “Central Powers” and the “Allies”. The “Allies”include the following EXCEPT _____.
A. Britain B.France
C.Russia D.Austria-Hungary
12.In 1982, the Falkland Islands War broke out between Britain and _____.
A.Argentina B.Brazil
C.Peru D.Chile
13.Which of the following about UK’s monarchy is NOT true?
A.The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.
B.There is no written constitution in the United Kingdom.
C.Today the Queen holds the real power in UK.
D.The continuity of the monarchy has been broken only once.
14. In the United Kingdom, the party which winsthe second largest number of seat in the House of Commons becomes _____.
A.the official Opposition B.the leading party
C.the predominant party D.the “shadow cabinet”
15.The Sovereign’s coronation takes place at _____ in London.
A.Westminster Abbey B.Canterbury Abbey
C.York Abbey D.Northanger Abbey
16. The _____ is made up of statute law, commonlaw and conventions.
A.British Constitution B.American Constitution
C.Commonwealth law D.European Community law
