1.The total area of the U.K. is _D___.A. 211,440B. 244,110C. 241,410D. 242,5342. England occupies the _C____ portion of the U.K.A. northernB. easternC. southern3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _B___.A. Northern IrelandB. EnglandC. Scotland4. ____A_ is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary.A. WalesB. ScotlandC. England5. Wales was effectively united with England in the __A___ century.A. 14thB. 15thC. 16th6. By the Act of Union of ___C__ Scotland and the kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Britain.A. 1707B. 1921C. 18017. Psysiographically Britain may be divided into ___A__ provinces.A. 13B. 12C. 148. Mt. Ben Nevis stands in __A___.A. the Scottish HighlandsB. WalesC. England9. The main rivers parting in Britain runs from ___A_.A. north to southB. south to northC. east to west10. Cheviot hills lie along the border between ___B__ and England.B. WalesC. Vale of Eden11. The longest river in Britain is _A____.A. SevernB. ClydeC. Bann12. London is situated on the River of __B___.A. ParretB. ThamesC. Spey13. Edinburgh is the capital of ___B__.A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. Wales14. The rivers flowing into the _B____ are mainly short.A. North SeaB. English ChannelC. Dee estuary15. Mt. Snowdon stands in ___B__.A. ScotlandB. Wales16. The source of the important River Thames is in the __A___.A. CotswoldsB. Oxford ClayC. Pennines17. About ___B__ of the water requirements are obtained from underground sources.A. 50%B. 38%C. 42%18. Gaelic is mainly spoken in ___A__.A. ScotlandB. EnglandC. Northern Ireland19. The Bank of England was nationalized in ___B__.A. 1964B. 1946C. 169420. Britain is basically an importer of ___D__.A. foodB. raw materialsC. manufacturesD. both A and B21. British farmers produce enough food to supply _A____ of the needs of the population.A. 2/3B. 4/5C. 1/222. Britain’s main cereal crop is _C____.A. oatsB. cornC. barleyD. rye23. The center of the Britain financial system is _A____.A. Bank of EnglandB. Bank of BritainC. Bank of U.K.24. The three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain include the following except __C___.A. the AnglesB. the SaxonsC. the PictsD. the Jutes25. “Black Country” refers to ___B__.A. countryside in EnglandB. an area around BirminghamC. a country in Africa26. The second largest port in Britain is _C____.A. LondonB. BelfastC. Liverpool27. The capital city of Northern Ireland is __B___.A. CardiffB. BelfastC. Leith28. Celtic tribes began to settle in Britain from about _B____B.C.A. 410B. 750C. 30029. The U.K. is rich in the following except ___C__.A. coalB. ironC. goldD. tin30. The decrease of British population is caused by thefollowing except __D___.A. limitation of immigrationB. fall of the birth rateC. fall of death rateD. unemployment31. The proportion of the English in the whole population is __B___.A. 60%B. 80%C. 70%32. The Queen’s University is in th e city of __A___.A. BelfastB. EdinburghC. Manchester33. The contribution made by the Normans to Britain is the following except _D____.A. final unification of EnglandB. foundation of aristocracyC. great administrative progressD. some peculiarities of dialect34. About A_____ percent of the population live in cities or towns.A. 80B. 85C. 9035. The land available for farming in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland does not exceed A_____ million acres.A. 30B. 25C. 4036. The highest mountain in England is __C___.A. Mt. MourneB. Mt. SnowdonC. Mt. Seafell37. The second largest city in England is ___B__.A. GlasgowB. BirminghamC. Manchester38. The modern Scots and Irish are the descendants of __A___.A. GaelsB. BritonsC. Anglo-Saxons39. Scotland occupies the B_____ portion of Great Britain.A. southernB. northernC. western40. By the Act of Union in __A___, the name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was adopted.41. ___C__ has its own national church and its own system of law.A. WalesB. Northern IrelandC. Scotland42. The ___B__ End includes Westminster, St. James’ PalaceA. EastB. WestC. North43. ___D__ includes London, the centre of government for the whole nation.A. ScotlandB. Northern IrelandC. WalesD. EnglandII. Fill in the Blanks1. The U.K. is situated in Northwestern_ ____ Europe.2. The full title of the U.K. is the United Kingdom of GreatBritain_____ _____ and _Northern Ireland____ _____.3. The U.K. consists of England, _Scotland____, Wales_____ and Northern Ireland.4. The largest part of U.K. is __England___.5. The capital of England and of Great Britain is __london___.6. _Northern Ireland____ _____ is composed of six Irish counties that elected to remain in the union with Great Britain.7. The name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was replaced by the present name after the 26 counties of Ireland obtained autonomy in _1921____.8. The highest mountain in Britain is _Ben nevis____ _____.9. The “Backbone of England” refers to the _Pennines____.10. Natural gas was discovered in Britain in the __North___ sea_____.11. The most important river is the River of __Thames___.12. The political centre of the Commonwealth is london_____.13. Belfast Lough and Lough Neagh lie in _Northern Ireland____ _____.14. The climate of Britain is moderated by the Atlantic___Gulf _Stream_ _____ _____ and is much milder than that of many places in the same latitude.15. Britain’s Industrial Revolution took place between_1750____ and ___1850__.16. The Bank of England was founded in _1694____.17. The population of the U.K. is more than 57_____ million.18. Britain is basically an exporter of manufacture_____.19. The population of the U.K. consists of the English, the Welsh, the Scottish and the _____.20. In Wales many people speak _Irish____.21. People sing the national anthem in Welsh_____.22. The earliest invasion is that by the _dark____-haired Mediterranean race called the Iberians.23. The modern _Scots____ and _Irish____ are the descendants of the Gaels of the Celtic tribes.24. The Britons of the Celtic tribes were the forefathers of the modern _Welsh____.25. Greater London is made up of 12 _inner____ London boroughs and _20____ Outer London boroughs.26. The International festival of music and the arts is held every year in the city of _Edinburgh____.27. The British national anthem is __god save the queen___ _____ _____ _____.28. The U.K. lies to the NORTH____ of France.29. Westminster, the area of central government administration is situated in the West_____ End.30. River _Clyde____ flows through Glasgow.31. Mt. Seafell stands in _England____.32. The source of the River _Thames____ is in the Cotswolds.33. The capital city of Wales is __Cardiff___.34. The United Kingdom is rich in _coal____, iron, tin, copper, lead and silver.III. Define the Following Terms1. “Backbone of England”2. Greater London3. Celts4. The “Irish Question”IV. Answer the Following Questions1. What are the major factors influencing the British weather characterized by a moderate temperature and plenty of rainfall?2. Why is United Kingdom said to be a trading nation?3. What are the general characteristics of the British economy?Part II HistoryI. Multiple Choice1. Julius Caesar invaded Britain __B___.A. onceB. twiceC. three times2. King Arthur was the king of _B____.A. PictsB. CeltsC. ScotsD. Jutes3. The first “King of the English” was _B____.A. AlfredB. EgbertC. BedeD. Ethelred4. Christianity was introduced into England in the late _C____ century.A. 14thB. 8thC. 6th5. In 1653 _A____ was made Lord Protector for life.A. Oliver CromwellB. Charles IC. William II6. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the __A___ and the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modern British people.A. SaxonsB. ScotsC. WelshD. Wessex7. The head of the church in Anglo-Saxon times was ___D__.A. the King of Denmark and NorwayB. the king of EnglandC. Julius CaesarD. the Archbishop of Canterbury8. The ___B__ invaded England in the earliest time.A. DanesB. IberiansC. RomansD. Celts9. The Vikings who invaded England at the turn of the 8th century came from __D___.A. NorwayB. DenmarkC. FranceD. both A and B10. Edward was known as the “__A___” because of his reputation for saintliness.A. ConfessorB. ConquerorC. Protector11. Norman Conquest began in __B___.A. 1016B. 1066C. 103512. In history _A____ was nicknamed “King of Lackland”.A. JohnB. Henry IC. Henry II13. In 1181 Henry II issued the __B___ which made it compulsory for every freeman in England to be provided with arms.A. Inquest of SheriffsB. Assize of ArmsC. Doomsday Book14. Henry Plantagenet, in 1154, established the House of Angevin as _B____.A. Henry IB. Henry IIC. Henry III15. Henry II appointed in 1162 _A____ Archbishop of Canterbury.A. Thomas BecketB. Stephen LangtonC. Simon de Mortfort16. Charles I was beheaded in __A___.A. 1649B. 1648C. 165317. It was ___A__ who summoned Model Parliament in 1295.A. Edward IB. Henry IVC. Simon de Montfort18. The Great Charter contained __C___ sets of provisions.A. twoB. fourC. three19. The Peasants Uprising in 1381 was led by B_____.A. Henry TurnerB. Watt TylerC. Richard20. The English Church was strictly __A___.A. nationalB. internationalC. regional21. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was in nature a __A___.A. coup d’etatB. racial slaughterC. peasant rising22. The Industrial Revolution laid a good foundation for the ____A_.A. factory of the worldB. expansion of marketsC. social upheaval23. The American Revolution (the American War of Independence) broke out in _A____ and ended in _____.A. 1775, 1783B. 1774, 1782C. 1786, 178424. The Battle of Hastings took place in _C____.A. 1606B. 1042C. 106625. The Great Charter was signed by ___C__ in 1215.A. King Henry IIB. King RichardC. King John26. In the early 14th century feudalism began to __C___ in England.A. growB. flourishC. declineD. end27. It was ____B_ who published the book “The Rights of Man”.A. Thomas MoreB. Thomas PaineC. Thomas Jefferson28. The first Prime Minister was _A____.A. WilmintonB. George GrenvilleC. Robert Walpole29. The Parliament of 1265 which is known as the “_A____” isconsidered the “beginning of parliament”.A. All Estates ParliamentB. Model ParliamentC. Long Parliament30. The Anglo-French hostility which began in 1337 and ended in 1453 was known as __B___.A. the Wars of RosesB. the Hundred Years’ WarC. Peasant Uprising31. In the first half of 17th century _B____ grow rapidly in England.A. feudalismB. capitalismC. Catholicism32. Prime Minister _A____ resisted any reform that could be resisted.A. PalmerstonB. Robert PeelC. Gladstone33. By the end of the Hundred Years’ War only the port of __C___ remained under English rule.A. TroyesB. GasconC. Calais34. In the 14th century took place the __B___, the severest of many plagues in the middle ages.A. EarthquakeB. Black DeathC. Drought35. ___A__ and his followers, known as Lollards, provided ideological preparation for the labour movement of the 14th century.A. John WycliffeB. Watt TylerC. Somerset36. By the end of the Wars of the Roses the House of _A____ began.A. TudorB. LancasterC. Plantagenet37. In the “__B___” of 1388 five lords accused the King’s friends of treason under a very expansive definition of crime.A. All Estates parliamentB. Merciless ParliamentC. Model Parliament38. In the Wars of the Roses the Lancastrians wire badges of ___B__ rose.A. whiteB. redC. pinkD. yellow39. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from __C__ to _____.A. 1600, 1604B. 1640, 1644C. 1642, 164640. William Shakespeare is mainly a ____B_.A. novelistB. dramatistC. poet41. In 1689 the “Bill of Rights” was passed. _A____ began in England.A. The Constitutional MonarchyB. All Estates ParliamentC. House of Lancaster42. The ___A__ carried on trade relations with Russia and central Asian countries.A. Moscow CompanyB. Eastland CompanyC. East India Company43. _A____ started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th century.A. John HawkinsB. Francis DrakeC. Diaz44. In 1534 Parliament passed the “__B___”, according to which Henry VIII was declared the head of the English Church.A. the Bill of RightsB. Act of SupremacyC. Act of Settlement45. Under Elizabeth I _C____ was restored, and she was declared “governor” of the church.A. the Roman ChurchB. the Catholic ChurchC. the Anglican Church46. In 1337 the hostility between England and A_____ resulted in the Hundred Years’ War.A. FranceB. SpainC. Russia47. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of ___B__A. CromwellB. Charles IC. Henry VIII48. England first became a sea power in the time of __B___.A. Henry VIIB. Elizabeth IC. Victoria49. The Industrial Revolution first started in __B___.A. the iron industryB. the textile industryC. the coal industry50. From 1688 to 1783 English Parliament was mainly controlled by the party of _B____.A. ToryB. WhigC. Labour51. The English Prime Minister during the Second World War was _A____.A. ChurchillB. ChamberlainC. Baldwin52. At the End of B_____ century, the East India Company was formed.A. 15thB. 16thC. 14th53. The Seven Years War between England and France lasted from __A___ to _____.A. 1756, 1763B. 1713, 1720C. 1754, 176154. In 1689 Parliament passed “_B____”, limiting the powers of the crown.A. Habeas Corpus ActB. the Bill of RightsC. Navigation Act55. __A___ contrasted the first successful steam locomotive.A. George StephensonB. Samuel CromptonC. James Hargreaves56. The “Peterloo Massacre” took place in C_____.A. BirminghamB. LiverpoolC. Manchester57. Between 1911 and 1914 took place the following strikes except _B____.A. railway strikeB. strike of the postmenC. coal strikeD. strike of the transport58. The Victorian Age was over the ___A__ began.A. Edwardian AgeB. Georgian AgeC. Elizabethan Age59. The _B____ government surrendered to the British invaders and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.A. IndianB. QingC. IrishD. Spanish60. The Great Charter was essentially a _C____.A. Culture MovementB. colonial documentC. feudal document61. __B___ broke out two years after the Hundred Years’ War with France.A. The Bore WarB. The Wars of the RosesC. Queen Annes’ War62. The Reformation was a product of ___A__.A. the RenaissanceB. the Chartist MovementC. the Hundred Years’ War63. The greatest dramatist of the English Renaissance was ___A__.A. ShakespeareB. MiltonC. ChaucerD. Bacon64. The English Revolution marks the beginning of the _B____ period of capitalism.A. feudalB. modernC. colonialD. medieval65. By the ___B__ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.A. Declaratory ActB. Treaty of ParisC. Treaty of Montgomery66. The Chartist Movement began in _C____ and reached its height in _____.A. 1845, 1858B. 1828, 1835C. 1839, 184867. In 1840 Britain launched an aggressive war against _C____.A. FranceB. IndiaC. ChinaD. America68. ____A_ formed a coalition government in 1940.A. Winston ChurchillB. Lloyd GeorgeC. Neville Chamberlain69. By the __A___ the British dominions became independentstates in all but name.A. Statue of WestminsterB. Locarno TreatyC. Disputes Act70. The Fabians Society was founded in 1883, including intellectuals such as C____.A. William Shakespeare & Ben JonsonB. Christopher Marlowe & John MiltonC. G. B. Shaw & H. G. Wells71. Before WWII __A___ relied on appeasement of the European dictators to reduce tensions that might lead to war.A. Neville ChamberlainB. Stanley BaldwinC. Winston Churchill72. During WWII, Britain, America, France, Soviet Union and other antifascist countries formed a united international alliance which was called B_____.A. Locarno TreatyB. Grand AllianceC. Statute of Westminster73. The first coalition government during WWI was organized when B_____ was the Prime Minister.A. Lloyd GeorgeB. Herbert AsquithC. Stanley Baldwin74. When Germany invaded __C___ which was neutral, Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August, 1914.A. AustriaB. RussiaC. BelgiumD. PolandII. Fill in the Blanks1. At about 3000 BC, some of the _Iberians____ settled in Britain.2. About 122 AD, in order to keep back the Picts and Scots, the __Roman___ built Hadrian’s Wall.3. The real Roman conquest began in _43AD____.4. _John____ Milton_____’s “Paradise Lost” was published in 1667.5. Beowulf, considered the greatest Old English poem, is assigned to anglo-saxon_____ Times.6. _Alfred____ was considered the first national hero.7. On Christmas Day 1066 Duke _William____ was crowned in Westminster Abbey.8. In history John was nicknamed King of _Lackland____.9. John signed the document in 1215, which in history was called the Great Charter or magna_____ carta_____.10. In 1086 William had his official to make a general survey of the land, known as _doomsday____ Book.11. The most famous scholar during Anglo-Saxon Times was __Bede___.12. The Battle of _hastings____ paved the way for the Norman Conquest to England.13. The Norman Conquest increased the process of feudalism_____ which had begun during the Anglo-Saxon Times.14. Duke William was known in history as William the conqueror_____.15. Along with the Normans came the _French____ language.16. The English parliament originated in the great____council_ _____.17 The head of the __church___ was Archbishop of _canterburry____.18. The _Glorious____Revolution _____ in 1688 was in naturea coup d’etat.19. The People’s Charter included 6_____ points such asuniversal male suffrage.20. The corrupt Qing government surrendered to Britain and was forced to sign the first unequal Treaty of _Nanjing____ in 1842.21. After the Crimean War Russia_____ was forced not to fortify Sebastopol.22. The third collection of the poll tax in the early part of 1381 became the fuse of _watt____tyor's _____ rising.23. The Wars of the Roses broke out between the _lancasterians____ and the _yorkists____.24. The Enclosure Movement began in the _15____ century.25. By the treaty of __Paris___ in 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the US.26. In _1840____ Britain launched the Opium War against China.27. The East India Company formed at the end of the 16th century was one of _chartered____ companies.28. After the Reformation the Roman Catholic Church was international_____, the English Church was strictly __national___.29. Mary I re-established Catholicism and burnt three hundred Protestants, for which she was called “Bloody_____” Mary.30. “Renaissance” means “rebirth_____”, i.e. Europe rediscovering its origins in the cultures of ancient Greek and Rome.31. During the Renaissance, the thinkers who worked for freedom and enlightenment were called “humanists_____”. 32. The nature of the Wars of the Roses was a _feudal____ civil_____ war.33. By the beginning of the Tudor reign the manor system was replaced by the money_____ system.34. In the summer of 1588 the Spanish ships, the Invincible____Armada _____ was defeated by English ships. 35. The greatest English humanist was Sir _Thomas____More _____ whose work _Utopia____ became a humanistic classic in the world literature.36. English Renaissance began in _16th____ century.37. The House of _Stuart____ was notorious for its absolutist rule.38. During the Civil Wars (1642 –1648) the supporters of Parliament were called roundheads_____ while the supporters of the King Charles I were called __cavaliers___. 39. In 1653 Cromwell was made _Lord___Protector_ _____ for life and started his military dictatorship openly.40. The Seven Years War was ended by the Treaty of _Pairs____.41. The first two parties appeared in England were the _Tory____ and the __Whig___.42. The basic point of the People’s Charter is universal____suffrage_ _____.43. In 1764 James Hargreaves invented the ___Spinning__ Jenny_____.44. From 1863 to the end of the century Britain had been carrying a foreign policy of _splendid____ isolation_____. 45. The Parliament passed the Act of _Settlement____ in 1701, excluding James Catholic son from the succession.46. After Charles I was beheaded in 1649 England was declareda _Commonwelth____.47. In September 1939 Germany invaded _Poland____, thus Britain and France declared war on Germany.48. The Industrial Revolution started during the last part of the _18th____ century.49. The steam engine was invented by __James___Watt _____ in 1769.50. Samuel Crompton invented the _Spinning____ Mule_____in 1779.51. Edmund Cartwright invented the __Power___ Loom_____ in 1785.52. Upon the completion of the __Industrial___ Revolution_____ by 1850 England became the workshop of the world.53. In 1868 the first Trade Union Congress met in _Manchester____.54. In 1534 Parliament passed the “__Act___ _of____ Supremacy_____”.55. On the eve of WWI the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and _Italy____ was formed.56. The First World War was an imperialist war as well as a _wolrd____ war because it was not confined only to Europe. It lasted ___4__ years.57. At the _Pairs____ peace_____ __conference___, the League of Nations was established and the Treaty of Versailles was signed.58. The __Locarno___ Treaty_____ of 1926 was Austen chamberlain’s chief claim to fame as foreign secretary.59. On May 7, 1945, _Germany____ surrendered unconditionally.60. It was _Winston____ _Churchill____ who led the country during the “miracle of Dunkirk”.61. When George I began the Houses of Hanover in 1714, the carbinet_____ system was established.III. Explain the Following Terms1. The Norman Conquest2. The Glorious Revolution3. The Chartist Movement4. The Opium War5. The Hundr ed Years’ War6. Black DeathIV. Answer the Following Questions1. What, in your opinion, are the main causes for the slow growth of Britain’s economy since the Second World War?2. What is the importance Simon de Mortfort hold in British history (with special reference to his role in the creation of the Parliament system)?3. What importance did King Alfred hold in British history?Part III CultureI. Multiple Choice1. All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-timeeducation from the age of _A____ to _____.A. 5, 16B. 6, 17C. 7, 182. In state schools the letters A, B and C are often used to describe “__C___” or parallel classes.A. gradeB. formC. streams3. Public schools belong to the category of the _B____ schools.A. stateB. independentC. local4. The pupils who had got the highest marks in the “eleven plus” examination would go to __A___ school.A. grammarB. technicalC. secondary modern5. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities dating from ____A_ and _____.A. 1167, 1284B. 1234, 1325C. 1335, 14276. There are over __B___ universities in Britain.A. thirtyB. fortyC. fifty7. The two features of Oxford and Cambridge are the college system and the _C____.A. records of attendanceB. governing councilC. tutorial system8. The universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called the four __D___ universities.A. oldB. newC. Scottish9. The __A___ university offers courses through one of BBC’s television channels and by radio.A. openB. newC. middle aged10. Buckingham University is and _A____ university which was established in 1973.A. independentB. openC. old11. The second centre of the British press is in _C____.A. LondonB. the Fleet StreetC. Manchester12. In Britain great majority of children attend _A____ schools.A. stateB. independentC. religious13. In Britain education at the age from 5 to 16 is _B____.A. optionalB. compulsoryC. self-taught14. The oldest university in Britain is __C___.A. CambridgeB. EdinburghC. Oxford15. British newspapers possess the following features except ___D__.A. freedom of speechB. fast deliveryC. monoplied by one of the five large organizationD. no difficulty for independent newspapers to survive16. The earliest newspaper in Britain is __C___.A. Daily MailB. Daily TelegraphsC. The TimesD. Guardian17. __B___ is the oldest Sunday newspaper in Britain.A. Sunday TimesB. The ObserverC. The peopleD. News of the World18. The most humorous magazine is __C___.A. New SocietyB. Private EyeC. PunchD. Spectator19. In the UK there are about C_____ dailies and over _____ weeklies.A. 130, 1000B. 200, 800C. 160, 120020. There are D_____ national daily newspapers which appear every morning except on Sundays.A. nineB. sevenC. eight21. The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph support the ____C_.A. Liberal PartyB. Labour PartyC. Conservative Party22. The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _A____.A. journalsB. daily newspapersC. local papers23. BBC was founded in ___A__ and chartered in _____ as an independent public corporation.A. 1922, 1927B. 1292, 1297C. 1822, 182724. The Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd. is a _C____ news agency.A. publicB. governmentalC. localD. private25. The BBC is mainly financed by __A___.A. payment from all people who possess TV setsB. the income from advertisementsC. some large corporationsD. British government26. The most famous broadcasting company in Britain is __A___.A. British Broadcasting CorporationB. Independent Broadcasting AuthorityC. Reuters27. Reuters was founded in the year of _C____.A. 1518B. 1815C. 185128. The new headquarters’ building of __B___ is at 85 Fleet Street, London.A. BBCB. the Press Association Ltd.C. the Exchange Telegraph Co. Ltd.29. A_____ is regarded as the most English of games.A. CricketB. SoccerC. Rugger30. _B____ claims the highest popular attendance in Britain.A. Rugby footballB. Association footballC. Baseball31. _A____ “pools” provide amusement for millions of people who bet on the results of matches.A. Association footballB. BaseballC. Cricket32. The annual ___B__ championships at Wimbledon, in London, are the most famous in the world.A. hockeyB. tennisC. netball33. __A___ racing is chiefly a betting sport.A. HorseB. BoatC. Dog。