I. True or False? Write True if you agree, or False if you don’t.
1. In Britain, many people go to church regularly
2. No place in Britain is more than three hours from the sea by car
3. There is no ‘Christian’ political party in England
4. Women are allowed by the Anglican Church to be ordained as priests
5. The British regard the monarchy as a symbol of national integrity
6. Queen Elizabeth II has got 3 children
7. The Queen or King of England is the official head of British Government
8. None of the wax figures made by Madam Tussaud herself survived to the present times
9. In Britain there is no written constitution
10. The largest religious minority in the UK are the Muslims
II. Find the right answer. Write a, b or c.
1. The UK is bordered to the south by .
a) the Irish Sea
b) the English Channel
c) the North Sea
2. The highest peak in Great Britain is .
a) Snowdon in Wales
b) Scafell Pike in England
c) Ben Nevis in Scotland
3. The plant symbolizing Ireland is .
a) leek
b) shamrock
c) daffodil
4. St Patrick’s Day is celebrated to commemorate .
a) the day St Patrick was born
b) the day St Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland
c) the day St Patrick died
5. The official religion of Britain is .
a) Islam
b) Christianity
c) Hinduism
6. The Church of England was separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century by .
a) Henry VIII
b) Henry VII
c) Oliver Cromwell
7. Mary Tudor earned her nickname ‘Bloody Mary’ for the .
a) persecution of Protestants
b) persecution of Catholics
c) invention of the famous cocktail with tomato juice
8. was the longest reigning British monarch.
a) Edward III
b) Queen Elizabeth I
c) Queen Victoria
9. The British Parliament consists of houses or chambers.
a) two
b) three
c) four
10. General elections to the House of Commons are held once in years.
a) 4
b) 5
c) 8
11. The leader of the Government is .
a) the Secretary of State
b) the Prime Minister
c) the Chancellor
12. In his first speech to the House of Commons British Prime Minister said: “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat”.
a) Neville Chamberlain
b) Clement Attlee
c) Winston Churchill
13. At the height of its power the British Empire covered about a of Earth’s total land area.
a) quarter
b) third
c) half
14. The region roughly equivalent to modern day Scotland was once called by the Romans.
a) Caledonia
b) Scotia
c) Britannia
15. The ancestors of many of the people in present-day Highland Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Cornwall are .
a) the Anglo-Saxons
b) the Celts
c) the Normans
16. is regarded as the national instrument of Wales.
a) The bagpipe
b) The harp
c) The horn
17. The capital of Scotland is .
a) Cardiff
b) Edinburgh
c) Belfast
18. Scots is .
a) genuine whisky
b) political party in Scotland
c) a written language in lowland Scotland appeared in the 17th century
19. Darts is a very popular game.
a) pub
b) office
c) school
20. The Tate Gallery, which houses an extensive collection of British painting from Tudor times and modern art and sculpture from Britain and abroad, began .
a) with a gift of 65 paintings from the sugar magnate
b) with the purchase by the government of 38 paintings belonging a rich merchant
c) with the material from the expeditions of Captain Cook and Charles Darwin
