The Industrial Revolution is the name given to
a) the period beginning in the second half of the 19-th c.;
b) the period beginning in the second half of the 18-th c.;
c) the period beginning in the first half of the 18-th c.
The Truman Doctrine is
a) the plan how to reconstruct post-war industry;
b) the plan how to resist Communist aggression;
c) the plan how to unite European states in a military coalition.
Queen Victoria reigned for
a) 64 years;
b) 65 years;
c) 70 years.
The British Empire grew to a size so vast that
a) “the sun never rises upon it”;
b) “the sun never sets upon it”;
c) “the sun never falls upon it”.
The US President can be re-elected
a) for two more terms;
b) for one more term;
c) cannot be re-elected.
The Labour Party gave
a) the agricultural labourers the right to vote;
b) the proletariat a greater voice in Parliament;
c) the aristocracy the right to be the members of trade unions.
In the UK women received the right to vote
a) before World War II;
d) before World War I;
E) after World War I.
The legislative branch of national government consists
a) of the House of Representatives and the Senate;
b) of the House of Representatives, the President and the Senate;
c) of the House of Representatives, the Cabinet and the Senate.
The period of “affluent society” was the period of
a) massive growth in agricultural sector;
b) massive growth in the private sector;
c) wide overseas expansion.
Oil production in the North Sea began
a) in 1980s;
b) in 1960s;
C) in 1970s.
The Golden State” is
a) Colorado;
b) Florida;
C) California.
British colonization of Ireland began under
a) Henry I;
b) Henry II;
c) Henry VIII.
Bloody Sunday is the day
a) when James I sent anti-Catholic Protestants from Scotland to settle in Ulster;
b) in 1916 when a group of Irish Republicans staged Easter Rising in Dublin;
C) in 1972 when British troops fired on a civil rights demonstration in Derry.
24.Answer the question: Which US state was the last to become a state?
a) Arizona;
b) Alaska;
C) Hawaii.
King Edward I was called
a) “Black Prince”;
b) “Confessor”;
c) “Martyr”.
The Norman Conquest dates back to
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a) 994;
b) 1135;
C) 1066.
27. The largest city in the US is:
a) Los Angeles;
b) San Francisco;
C) New York.
28. The largest city in the US is:
a) Los Angeles;
b) San Francisco;
C) New York.
British Parliament consists
a) of the House of Lords and the House of Commons;
b) of the House of Lords, the House of Commons and the Sovereign;
c) of the House of Lords, the House of Commons and the Prime Minister.
Ships that took convicts to the USA and later Australia are
a) “Death boats”;
b) “Transportation ships”;
c) “Convict ships”.
The Prime Minister is
a) the leader of the party which obtains a majority of seats in a general election;
b) appointed by the Sovereign;
c) the head of the Labour Party.
The Model Parliament was called
a) in 1215;
b) in 1265;
C) in 1295.
33. A colloquial name for Australian is:
a) Bushman;
b) Aussie;
c) Squatter.
The national emblem of England is
a) a thorn;
b) a clover;
C) a rose.
35. The Dreamtime is:
a) the period of time when ancestors of men created life in Australia;
b) life in Heaven;
c) the period of time in future when life will be perfect.
36. Fill in the gap:John Fowles’ novel _______ is the story of the abduction and imprisonment of Miranda Grey by Frederick Clegg, told first from his point of view, and then from hers by means of her diary, with a return in the last few pages to Clegg's narration of her illness and death.
a) “The Magus”;
b) “The Collector”;
c) “The French Lieutenant's Woman”.
American Constitution
a) didn’t mention the parties;
b) set out two major parties;
c) determined how parties should nominate candidates for Presidency.
The Courts of appeal can decide if
a) the person is guilty;
b) the judge should be changed;
c) the jury should have another hearing.
The Emancipation Proclamation declared
d) freedom for slaves;
e) the right to vote for women;
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f) freedom for immigrants.
The New Deal was a plan
a) to invade other countries;
b) to develop trade with Europe;
C) to fight depression.
The end to cold war with the USSR was put by president
a) Nixon;
b) Reagan;
c) Roosevelt.
Klondike Day is
a) the day when the Klondike Gold Rush began;
b) the day when the Klondike Gold Rush finished;
C) an annual summer fair with a Klondike gold rush theme.
NATO was formed in
a) 1949;
b) 1945;
c) 1929.
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