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- 1. ______ is a fundamental principle of British life
- The rule of law
- The rule of the upper classes
- The rule of your local member of Parliament (MP)
- The rule of the monarch
- 2. Who established the Church of England?
- Henry VII
- Edward VI
- Henry VIII
- King Richard III
- 3. Courts that deal with minor criminal cases in the UK are:
(Choose any 2 answers) - Crown Court
- Justice of the Peace Court
- Centre Court
- Coroner's Court
- Magistrates' Court
- 4. If a judge finds that a public body is not respecting someone's legal rights, they can
(Choose any 2 answers) - order them to change their practices
- place its members in prison
- close down the public body
- order them to pay compensation
- 5. The Prime Minister can be changed if
(Choose any 3 answers) - the queen orders
- the MPs in the governing party decide to do so
- he or she wishes to resign
- the House of Commons decide to do so
- his or her party loses a General Election
- he or she do not answer the phone for 2 days
- 6. ______ developed horse-driven spinning mills that used only one machine
- Richard Arkwright
- Adam Smith
- James Watt
- Howard Florey
- 7. ______ is the process of preparing fibres for spinning into yarn and fabric
- Cordmill
- Spindering
- Milling
- Carding
- 8. The first man to be called the Prime Minister was ______, who was Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742
- Isaac Newton
- Sir Robert Walpole
- Ernest Rutherford
- Howard Florey
- 9. The East India Company, originally set up to trade, gained control of large parts of India
- True
- False
- 10. London's West End, also known as ______, is particularly well known Theatre
- Theatreworld
- Theatreland
- Theatreboom
- Westtheatre
- 11. When did the English defeat the Spanish Armada, which had been sent by Spain to conquer England and restore Catholicism?
- 1455
- 1488
- 1544
- 1588
- 12. One of the most important principles of the Enlightenment was that
- everyone should have the right to their own political and religious beliefs
- newspapers should be free from political involvement
- everyone should have the right to the vote
- 13. All young people in the UK are sent a National Insurance number just before their
- 13th birthday
- 14th birthday
- 16th birthday
- 18th birthday
- 14. ______ was the first to be extensively covered by media
- The First World War
- The Second World War
- The Boer War
- The Crimean War
- 15. Civil war between the king and Parliament began in ______
- 1622
- 1632
- 1642
- 1652
- 16. ______ defeated a Scottish army in the Battles of Dunbar and Worcester
- Robert Burns
- Oliver Cromwell
- William Shakespeare
- Isaac Newton
- 17. In November 2012, the public elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in
(Choose any 2 answers) - England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- 18. The Scots had ______ to the execution of Charles I and declared his son Charles II to be king
- agreed
- not agreed
- 19. Commonwealth members are
(Choose any 4 answers) - Bangladesh
- Czech Republic
- Germany
- India
- Poland
- South Africa
- Spain
- UK
- 20. Some constituencies were controlled by a single wealthy family, but other constituencies had hardly any voters and were called ______
- county boroughs
- rotten boroughs
- Parliamentary boroughs
- pocket boroughs
- 21. There are ______ members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
- 109
- 119
- 129
- 139
- 22. During the First World War ______ and ______ countries/empires were part of the Central Powers
(Choose any 2 answers) - Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Italy
- The Austro-Hungarian Empire
- 23. On the official flag of the UK, what does the cross of St George represent?
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Ireland
- 24. Night clubs with dancing and music usually open and close ______ than pubs
- earlier
- later
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The test is based on the offical book "Life in the UK Handbook 3rd Edition: A Guide for New Residents #ad"