Practice test 28

Question 1Not answered

Around how long ago did people in Britain learn to make bronze?

1. 400 years ago
2. 14,000 years ago
3. 40,000 years ago
4. 4,000 years ago

Question 2Not answered

What are the years of the Middle Ages, according to the handbook?

1. From the Norman Conquest until about 1485
2. From AD 410 until 1066
3. From 1485 until 1603
4. From 1215 until 1348

Question 3Not answered

What does the Speaker guarantee the opposition?

1. The right to choose the Prime Minister
2. A guaranteed seat in the cabinet
3. The last word in every debate
4. Time to debate issues it chooses

Question 4Not answered

Which organisation did the UK join to resist the perceived threat from the Soviet Union?

1. NATO
2. The EEC
3. The Commonwealth
4. The League of Nations

Question 5Not answered

Which court deals with serious civil cases in Scotland?

1. The Court of Session in Edinburgh
2. The Old Bailey in the City of London
3. The High Court in London
4. The Crown Court in Cardiff

Question 6Not answered

What did the Reform Act of 1832 do?

1. Gave more men the right to vote
2. Gave women the vote
3. Made voting compulsory
4. Ended the House of Lords

Question 7Not answered

Freedom of belief in the UK means that people can

1. Follow any religion or none
2. Only follow the religion of their family
3. Only follow a religion approved by the state
4. Practise religion only in private homes

Question 8Not answered

How long may you use a licence from a country outside the EU in the UK?

1. Up to 3 months
2. Up to 5 years
3. For ever
4. Up to 12 months

Question 9Not answered

What did Churchill say in his first speech to the House of Commons as Prime Minister?

1. We shall never surrender
2. Never in the field of human conflict
3. We shall fight on the beaches
4. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat

Question 10Not answered

Who do very young children believe brings them presents at Christmas?

1. The Easter Bunny
2. St George
3. Father Christmas
4. The Lord Mayor

Question 11Not answered

What does individual liberty mean?

1. People can ignore laws they disagree with
2. The state decides all personal choices
3. Only adults born in the UK have rights
4. People are free to make their own choices within the law

Question 12Not answered

How did the Normans organise land ownership?

1. All land belonged to the Church
2. Feudalism, with the king giving land to lords in return for help in war
3. Farmers owned their own fields
4. Land was shared equally in each village

Question 13Not answered

Which architect helped develop a British version of the ornate European styles, in the new St Paul's Cathedral?

1. Inigo Jones
2. Sir Christopher Wren
3. Robert Adam
4. Norman Foster

Question 14Not answered

Who formally appoints the Prime Minister?

1. The monarch
2. The Speaker of the House
3. The Archbishop of Canterbury
4. The Cabinet Secretary

Question 15Not answered

Where can you find contact details for your representatives, according to the handbook?

1. Only at your nearest Post Office branch
2. Only from your local police station
3. Only through the BBC website
4. Your local library and the parliament.uk website

Question 16Not answered

Which pressure group represents the views of British business?

1. The CBI
2. Greenpeace
3. Liberty
4. The Electoral Commission

Question 17Not answered

Which two pop groups were well known in the 1960s?

1. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
2. Queen and Genesis
3. The Who and Pink Floyd
4. Oasis and Blur

Question 18Not answered

What did the Pre-Raphaelites paint?

1. Abstract sculptures in bronze
2. Portraits in country settings only
3. Detailed pictures on religious or literary themes in bright colours
4. Pop art posters

Question 19Not answered

In which parts of the UK are patron saints' days official holidays?

1. England and Wales
2. England and Scotland
3. Wales and Northern Ireland
4. Scotland and Northern Ireland

Question 20Not answered

Which American President did Margaret Thatcher work closely with?

1. John Kennedy
2. Ronald Reagan
3. Richard Nixon
4. Jimmy Carter

Question 21Not answered

What is legally binding in the UK and all EU member states?

1. Council of Europe conventions
2. UN resolutions
3. EU law
4. NATO orders

Question 22Not answered

What does 'equal treatment under the law' mean?

1. Everyone pays exactly the same tax
2. Everyone has to do the same job
3. Everyone votes in exactly the same way
4. The law applies in the same way to everyone

Question 23Not answered

Which garden designer often worked with Edwin Lutyens on colourful gardens?

1. Vivienne Westwood
2. Clarice Cliff
3. Mary Quant
4. Gertrude Jekyll

Question 24Not answered

Which golf tournament is the only 'Major' held outside the United States?

1. The Open Championship
2. The Masters
3. The US Open
4. The PGA Championship