LESSON 1 – Chapter 1+2 (10 điểm)

1. How many countries make up the United Kingdom?

A. 5 
B. 3 
C. 4

2. What country is part of the UK but not part of Great Britain?

A. Scotland 
B. Northern Ireland
C. Republic of Ireland  

3. Which of these is not an acceptable short name for the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland? 

A. England
B. Great Britain 
C. The United Kingdom 

4. Which city is not in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? 

A. Belfast
B. Cardiff
C. Dublin

5. By what name is the UK flag often know? 

A. The Britannia 
B. Old Glory 
C. The Union Jack

6. Of which country is St. Patrick the patron saint? 

A. England 
B. Scotland 
C. Northern Ireland

7. What proportion of the population of Britain lives in England?

A. More than 80%

B. About 60% 
C. Less than 40%
8. Which of the four nations' flags is not incorporated in the flag of the UK? 
A. Northern Ireland
B. Scotland 
C.Wales

9. What is the largest minority ethnic group in Britain? 

A. African 
B. Caribbean 
C. South Asian

10. Which is the smallest of the four nations?

A. England  
B. Scotland 
C. Wales

11. What is the common internet domain address for Britain?

A. .br
B. .gb
C. .uk

12. Which of the following figures is not associated with Britain? 

A. Britannia
B. John Bull 
C. Uncle Sam

13. A surname beginning with “Mac” or “Mc” is understood to be…

A. …Scottish or English 
B. …Scottish or Irish
C. …Scottish or Welsh 

14. Of which country is St. David the patron saint?

A. England 
B. Scotland 
C.Wales

15. Historically and culturally speaking, which country may be divided into “Lowland”
and “Highland”?
A. England 
B. Scotland
C. Wales

LESSON 2 – Chapter 3+4 (10 điểm)

1. What is Stonehenge?

A a royal castle 
B a prehistorical monument
C a historic document 

2. In which century did England and Scotland first have the same monarch? 

A the seventeenth
B the eighteenth 
C the nineteenth 

3. In which century did England and Scotland first have the same parliament? 
A the seventeenth 
B the eighteenth
C the nineteenth 

4. Which century saw the greatest extent of the British empire? 

A the seventeenth 
B the eighteenth
C the twentieth 
5. What was Magna Carta? 
A a royal castle  
B a prehistoric monument 
C a historic document

6. Which form of alternative energy is most used in Britain? 

A solar power 
B water power 
C wind power

7. In world terms, Britain has _________ summers and cool winters. 

A hot 
B warm
C cool  

8. Generally speaking, which parts of Britain gets the most rain in a year? 
A the east  
B the south  
C the west

9. What is the largest city in Scotland?

A Aberdeen 
B Edinburgh 
C Glasgow

10. What proportion of the population of London was born outside Britain? 
A less than 10% 
B about 20% 
C more than 30%
 
11. Which of the following cities is not in England?
 A Cardiff
 B Leeds 
 C Newcastle

12. In world term, how much rain does London get in a year? 
A a little 
B a moderate amount
C a lot 

13. Which of these does Britain not have? 

A floods 
B earth tremors 
C active volcanoes

14. Where in England is Birmingham? 

A the midlands
B the north
C the south  

15. Where in England is Manchester?

A the midlands 
B the north
C the south 

LESSON 3 – Chapter 5+6 (10 điểm)

1.Which traditional “sport” in Britain was made illegal in 2004?    
A boxing 
B foxhunting
C shooting   
2. What proportion of children are born outside marriage in modern Britain? 
A about 10% 
B about 40%
C about 70% 

3. How do some people in Britain refer to their long-established sexual partners? 

A my cohabitant 
B my friend 
C my partner

4. With which part of Britain is the English accent with the highest status associated? 
A London 
B Oxford 
C England generally

5. Among British people, which of these personal qualities is generally valued the most? 
A beauty 
B humor
C intelligence

6. If money and access to friends and family were not a problem, where would most
British people prefer to live?
A In a village
B In central London  
C In a London suburb  

7. What proportion of British households keep an animal as a pet?

A about 10%
B about 30%
C about 50%
8. In Britain, which two people are least likely to kiss when meeting each other?
A. two men
B two women
C a man and woman

9. Why do the British normally form queues when they are waiting for something?  
A they like good order 
B they are patient
C they want things to be fair

10. What is a bird table? 

A a specially designed garden table with thin legs 
B a dish made with turkey and chicken 
C a raised platform on which birds can feed

11. What is the British national anthem?

A. God Save The Queen
B. Land of Hope and Glory 
C. Rule Britannia 

12. With which country is haggis especially associated?

A. Ireland 
B. Scotland
C. Wales 

13. With which country is Owain Glyndwr associated?

A. Ireland 
B. Scotland 
C. Wales

14. In what month does the financial year begin in Britain?

A. January 
B. April
C. September 

15. What is the Neighbourhood Watch?

A. an organization of people who like walking in the countryside
B. an organization of people to fight local crime
C. an organization which helps to preserve the countryside 

LESSON 4 – Chapter 7+8 (10 điểm)

1. When parliament agrees on a new law, what must happen before it actually becomes
law? 
A. The royal agreement
B. The royal assent
C. The royal assignment
 
2. Which of the following is not a royal residence? 
A. Buckingham Palace
B. The Palace of Westminster
C. Windsor Castle
 
3. Who does the monarch normally choose as Prime Minister?  
A. Anybody he or she likes  
B. The leader of Parliament
C. The leader of the strongest party
 
4. What is the name of the government department that looks after financial matters? 
A. The Ministry of Finance 
B. The Finance Office 
C. The Treasury
 
5. What is the name of the convention that no member of the government can disagree
with any government policy? 
 A. Collective responsibility
 B. Stiff upper lip
 C. Vow of silence 
 
6. About how many people are normally members of the cabinet in Britain?
A. Five  
B. Twenty
C. A hundred  
 
7. Which of these people has not been Prime Minister of the UK?
A. Tony Blair  
B. Ken Livingstone
C. Margaret Thatcher  
 
8. How many political parties normally form the government in Britain?  
A. One 
B. Two
C. Three
 
9. What is the name of the government minister who deals with safety inside Britain? 
A. The Home Secretary
B. The Inland Secretary 
C. The Interior Secretary 
 
10. What is the title of the most senior civil servant in a government department?
A. Civil Secretary 
B. Permanent Secretary
C. Regular Secretary 
 
11. What phrase is commonly used to denote the Prime Minister, his or her closest
advisers and the Cabinet office?
A. Downing Street
B. Westminster 
C. Whitehall 
 
12. What phrase is commonly used in the British media to denote senior civil servants
and other government administrators? 
A. Downing Street 
B. Westminster 
C. Whitehall
 
13. In Britain, by what name are local government authorities generally known?
A. Councils
B. Prefectures
C. Regions 
 
14. On what is the tax which local government authorities collect based?
A. Income 
B. Property
C. Savings 
 
15. What are Middlesex, Cornwall, and Yorkshire?
A. Boroughs 
B. Counties
C. Universities 

LESSON 5 – Chapter 9+10

When British journalists refer to 'MPs', who are they talking about?

Members of the House of Commons

1. By what name is the Palace of Westminster generally known?

The Houses of Parliament

2. Who chairs debates and other proceedings in the House of Commons?

The Speaker

3. Which pronoun must an MP never use when speaking in Parliament?

You

4. What is the name of the daily reports of debates in the Commons?

Hansard

5. By what name is a proposal for a new law called when it is debated in Parliament?

A Bill

6. When the division bell rings in the Houses of Parliament, what do MPs do?

Vote

7. When was the first Parliament Act and what was it?

1911, removes the Lords' ability to stop a bill passed by the Commons becoming law. It
can now merely delay the bill for two years.

8. When + What was the second Parliament Act?

1949, reduces the Lords' legislation-blocking power to one year

9. When + What was the House of Lords Act?

1999, removes the automatic right of aristocrats to sit in the House of Lords

10. When was the establishment of the House of Lords Appointment Commission?

2000

11. A change which is made to a written document (such as a bill)

Amendment

12. 'yes' (used in the north of England, Scotland, the royal navy - and Parliament)

Aye

13. MPs who are the most important people in the most important parties

Frontbenchers

14. A large gathering of people in a public place in support of a political party or other
cause

Rally

15. The use of rhetorical and/or eloquent language when giving a public speech

Oratory

16. The area that an MP represents in Parliament, electoral areas or divisions

Constituency

17. For which institution are general elections held in Britain?

The House of Commons

18. Which party won the general elections of 1997, 2001 and 2005?

Labour

19. Which party won the general elections of 1979, 1983, 1987, and 1992?

Conservative

20. In Britain, a party is normally said to have 'won' an election if it ...

wins at least 50% of the seats in Parliament

21. How many members of each party normally stand for election in each constituency?

One

22. What is the word used to describe a ballot paper which has been incorrectly or
unclearly filled in?

Spoiled

23. Which of these is not a true description of the electoral system used in Britain?

Proportional

24. The law says that the period between one general election and the next must be...

Five years at most

25. How long after the polls close does it take for the result in most constituencies to be
declared?

four hours
26. To which party do MPs representing inner city areas in Britain normally belong?

Labour

27. To which party do MPs representing rural areas in England normally belong?

Conservative

28. When was universal suffrage (so that all adults could vote) introduced in Britain?

the 1920s

29. Why was voting by post offered as an option to all voters for the first time in 2005?

to increase the turnout

30. When were political parties first regulated in Britain?

2001

31. Going from door to door and talking to people about their voting intentions

Canvassing

32. The right to vote

The franchise

33. The device used by TV presenters on election night to show how voting patterns
(first) might change and (then) have changed since the last election

The swingometer
34. A constituency where the winner might be from a different party from last time

A marginal constituency

35. This is what happens when a sitting MP resigns or dies

By-election

36. The proportion of those entitled to vote at an election who actually do so

Turnout

37. What happens when the result of an election is very close and one of the candidates is
not satisfied with it?

A recount

38. The money which a candidate gives to the Returning Officer and which he or she
does not get back unless he or she gets at least five per cent of the vote

Deposit