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British Life and Visual Media

Pregunta 1 de 43

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Which is not a country in the UK

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • England

  • Wales

  • Scotland

  • Northern Ireland

  • Ireland

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 43

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Great Britain is the largest island in Europe and 8th largest in the world

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 43

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Which is the UK not surrounded by?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Atlantic Ocean

  • English channel (between England and France)

  • Irish Sea

  • North Sea

  • Pacific Ocean

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 43

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Brexit has to do with island mentality

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Island mentality

  • Group mentality

  • Volcano mentality

  • School mentality

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 43

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Britain derived from Brittania by the who before their first visit by Julius Caesar

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Romans

  • Americans

  • Normans

  • Egyptians

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 43

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The UK is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 43

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Which is not true about Queen Elizabeth

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of State

  • reigned for 65 years, longest ever

  • passed Queen Victoria last year

  • Known as the Queen Mother

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 43

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The UK is a member of all except

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Part of Commonwealth of Nations (53 countries)

  • Member of UN Security Council, G8 ad NATO

  • European Union (EU) member state since 1973

  • Eurozone

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 43

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Which statistic is incorrect?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • UK has the 6th largest economy in the world

  • Human Development Index ranked 14th in the world

  • Life expectancy is an average of 81 years old

  • All are correct

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 43

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Who was declared monarch to Ireland

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • King Henry VIII

  • King James I

  • Queen Elizabeth II

  • King Edward VII

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 43

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In 1921 after the Irish War of Independence, 35 counties formed the Republic of Ireland
as an independent nation and split based on religion: North (Protestant) Republic (Catholic)

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 43

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Which is not true about power and influence in England?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Britain was the world’s first industrialized country and the foremost superpower between
    the late 18th and early 20th centuries

  • Dominant maritime and industrial power, having invaded most of the world through its
    colonial history from the 1700s until after WWI

  • British Empire was the largest in history, stretching a quarter of the world's total land
    mass and a fifth of the world's population

  • The cost of two world wars and the decline of the empire in the middle of the 20th century diminished its status as the global superpower

  • Today the UK ranks 5th in soft power but tops in ‘military power’

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 43

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In terms of ethnic diversity in the UK

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • about 14% of the total UK population is an ethnic minority (40%+ in London)

  • fastest growing ethnic group is black (10% of relationships interracial)

  • In the UK, we use the term is Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups

  • In the UK, refers to race and ethnic background

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 43

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Which is false in terms of nationality in the UK

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Refers to the nation where you hold citizenship

  • Around 13% of population are non UK born immigrants (37% in London)

  • Many migrants come from former Commonwealth countries (former colonies)

  • A small number also come from the European Union

  • In Britain, diversity can mean gender, ethnicity, nationality, and social class

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 43

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-refers to small, elite group on top of the social ladder
-Aristocratic families with titles as well as high wealth and property
-only way to get in is to marry
-mostly will go to private boarding school and later many will attend Oxbridge
(Oxford and Cambridge)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Upper Class

  • Middle Class

  • Lower Class

  • Working Class

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 43

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-Middle Class
-largest group and consists of a range of backgrounds and incomes

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Middle Class

  • Lower Class

  • Working Class

  • Upper Class

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 43

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divided into skilled (blue collar, tradesperson) and unskilled (manual labor)
typically only compulsory education, often has a strong regional dialect

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Middle Class

  • Lower Class

  • Upper Class

  • Working Class

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 43

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basic office, civil service and retail jobs, often no higher ed.
degree

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • lower middle class

  • middle middle class

  • upper middle class

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 43

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university educated, skilled professionals, own property

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Lower middle

  • Middle, middle

  • Upper middle

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 43

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high income earners, can come from wealthy families (no titles)
-politicians, top business people, judges, lawyers

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Lower middle

  • Middle, middle

  • Upper middle

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 43

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Which is not a symbol of Britain

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Union Flag (Union Jack on boats) dates from 1801 when Ireland and Britain officially
    merged

  • Flag combines the crosses of Saint George (England), St Andrew (Scotland) and St
    Patrick (Ireland)

  • Queen Elizabeth II is an important totem symbol for Britain

  • Royal Coat of Arms (Unicorn and Bear)

Explicación

Pregunta 22 de 43

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Which is FALSE about the House of Commons?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Lower house of Parliament of the UK (green)

  • Democratically elected governing body

  • 650 elected members, representing constituencies (1:1)
    -Election held every 5 years in the first-past-post system
    -politician that hits most votes first wins
    -if one politician got only 3 more votes than the other one they would become MP
    -no term limit as long as you keep on getting re-elected

  • Party with the majority of MPs forms HM (Her Majesty's) Government
    -currently Conservatives in power
    -Second largest party forms the HM Opposition
    -currently Labour
    -constantly putting party in power in check

  • Prime Minister is not directly elected, leader of party in power
    -party in power chooses
    -leader can change
    -just because prime minister changes doesn't mean there is an election

  • Scrutinize bills that have been approved by Lords

Explicación

Pregunta 23 de 43

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Which is FALSE of the House of Lords

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Upper house of Parliament (red)

  • Around 760 appointed members of the house
    -number fluctuates

  • Life peers: selected by PM and appointed by the Queen
    -2 women

  • Hereditary Peers: inherited by birth right (restricted to 92)

  • Scrutinize bills that have been approved by Commons
    -Reviews and can amend but cannot prevent from passing

  • No salary, but expenses are paid

  • Can hold a party allegiance, be bishop or be non-affiliated

Explicación

Pregunta 24 de 43

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Which is FALSE of Devolution

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Practice of diluting powers from the federal government

  • Legal granting of power from central Parliament to individual countries or authority within the UK
    -These governing bodies are:
    -Scottish Parliament
    -National Assembly for Wales
    -Northern Irish Executive
    -Greater London Authority

  • They were formed in 1999 under PM Tony Blair

  • Carry some legislative, administrative and budgetary autonomy while other decisions are made by Westminster

  • All are true

Explicación

Pregunta 25 de 43

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Which is not a characteristic of Left Wing Politics

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Progressive: identity in the side of social progress

  • Pro Secularism: separation between state and religion

  • Pro Welfare state: government takes responsibility for the basic health and financial well being of all its citizens through social assistance programs

  • Pro trade unions: organizations that advance its members interests

  • Pro environmental concerns: eco over big-business concerns

  • Pro racial and gender equality, and cultural tolerance

  • Anti aggressive nationalism, anti imperialism and offensive war

  • Pro Small Government: the preservation of individual and corporate rights through limits on government power and less taxes

Explicación

Pregunta 26 de 43

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Characteristics of Right Wing Politics

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Pro Small Government: the preservation of individual and corporate rights through limits on government power and less taxes

  • Pro traditional values: can include Christian democracy

  • Pro the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, and government that is transparent

  • Pro business: a free-market economy and private enterprise

  • In Europe, the distinction between sides is in its economic policy: the right advanced capitalism, the left advocates more for socialism

  • Pro environmental concerns: eco over big-business concerns

Explicación

Pregunta 27 de 43

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-Started in 1834
-Centre right political party, believes in British unionism
-In power 1940-45, 1951-55, 1979-97, 2010-Present
-New party leader Theresa May, PM
-Currently party in power: 2015 election won an overall majority with 329 of the 650 seats in the Commons
-Controls the government's Cabinet, positions of leadership
-226/790 in House of Lords, 19/73 MEPs
-Made recent budget cuts to social services
-Soft eurpskepticim (Party was divided on the EU referendum)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Conservative Party

  • Labour Party

  • Scottish National Party

  • Liberal Democrats

Explicación

Pregunta 28 de 43

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-Established in 1900, out of strong trade union movement
-In power 1945-51, 1964-1970, 1974-1979, 1997-2010
-Leader is Jeremy Corbyn, a socialist and MP since 1983
-Currently, Official Opposition Party and Shadow Cabinet
-231/650 seats in House of Commons
-212 in House of Lords, 20 MEPs
-Pro social equality, redistribution of wealth
-Anti austerity measures, for quality social services
-Generally pro-EU, led and unsuccessful “Remain” campaign to stay in EU

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Conservative Party

  • Labour Party

  • Scottish National Party

  • Plaid Cymru

Explicación

Pregunta 29 de 43

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-Established in 1934 with the merger of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party
-Centre left political party, the largest in Scotland
-Supports and campaigns for Scottish independence and more power to Scotland
-In 2015, she led the party to landslide victory in Scotland, went from 6 seats to 56 (now hold all seats but 3)
-56/650 seats in the House of Commons, Pro EU with 2 MEPs

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Conservative Party

  • Labour Party

  • Scottish National Party

  • Sinn Fein

Explicación

Pregunta 30 de 43

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-Centre right-wing, working class, tabloid newspaper
-Owned by newscorp, CEO Rupert Murdoch (for news)
-Highest print circulation in the UK (over 2 million copies daily)
-Half paper sports
-More for men

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The Sun

  • The Financial Times

  • The Daily Mail

  • The Times

  • The Telegraph

Explicación

Pregunta 31 de 43

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Centre tight paper, targeted to the business minded reader

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The Sun

  • The Times

  • The Financial Times

  • The Daily Mail

  • The Telegraph

Explicación

Pregunta 32 de 43

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-Right leaning, middle-market tabloid newspaper (high female readership)
-Online-version is the highest online readership in the UK

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The Sun

  • The Daily Mail

  • The Times

  • The Telegraph

  • The Financial Times

Explicación

Pregunta 33 de 43

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-Quality conservative publication, one of the oldest papers (News Corp)
-Audience is educated upper and middle class professionals

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The Sun

  • The Financial Times

  • The Daily Mail

  • The Times

  • The Telegraph

Explicación

Pregunta 34 de 43

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-Right wing broadsheet newspaper, called “The Torygraph” for its political bias
-older, upper middle and middle class readership

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The Sun

  • The Financial Times

  • The Daily Mail

  • The Times

  • The Telegraph

Explicación

Pregunta 35 de 43

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Guardian
The Daily Mirror
The Independent
Private Eye

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Left Leaning

  • Right Leaning

Explicación

Pregunta 36 de 43

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The Sun
The Financial Times
The Daily Mail
The Times
The Telegraph

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Right Leaning

  • Left Leaning

Explicación

Pregunta 37 de 43

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-Liberal broadsheet newspaper, aimed at the educated middle class
-2nd highest online news readership in the UK
-Known for breaking news stories, such as Edward Snowden NSA surveillance

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Guardian

  • The Daily Mirror

  • The Independent

  • Private Eye

Explicación

Pregunta 38 de 43

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-Labour supporting, tabloid newspaper
-Aimed at working class readership

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Guardian

  • The Daily Mirror

  • The Independent

  • Private Eye

Explicación

Pregunta 39 de 43

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-centre-left compact newspaper, focus on culture and politics
-readership is younger and middle class

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Guardian

  • The Daily Mirror

  • The Independent

  • Private Eye

Explicación

Pregunta 40 de 43

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-left leaning satirical current affairs publication
-poke fun at politics

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Guardian

  • The Daily Mirror

  • The Independent

  • Private Eye

Explicación

Pregunta 41 de 43

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History of the Monarchy

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • oldest form of government in the United Kingdom

  • Monarch is determined by divine birthright (royal blood and legitimate)

  • Constitution (1215) was the first document imposed upon a King of England (John) by his subjects to try to limit powers of the crown by law and protect their rights

  • Until the 17th century, British monarchs were executive monarchs, with rights to make and pass legislation

  • Rights obtained by Parliament: Freedom from Royal interference with the law; Freedom of speech; freedom to elect members of Parliament without interference from the Sovereign

Explicación

Pregunta 42 de 43

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Which is not a title of the British Monarch

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Head of State of the United Kingdom

  • Supreme Governor of the Church of England

  • Commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces

  • Ceremonial head of the British commonwealth

  • Foreign ambassador to the UN

Explicación

Pregunta 43 de 43

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Which is NOT a job of the British monarch?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Represents Britain to the rest of the world

  • Receives foreign ambassadors, heads of government, etc for diplomatic and economic relations

  • Political powers: can technically choose the Prime Minister, discuss ministers and governments, dissolve Parliament, refuse to agree to passed legislation, pardon criminals, declare a state of emergency

  • However, mainly, the three rights are utilized -- the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn

  • Meets monthly with the Prime Minister; opens Parliament; gives speeches

  • MPs, bishops, police officers, soldiers and new citizens are required to swear an oath of loyalty to the monarch

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