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Use these questions both to test your detailed knowledge of each chapter. Make a note of your answers and then consult the answers page on this website. If you score less than 12 correct answers for any chapter, you probably need to spend more time re-reading and revising its contents.
CHAPTER 4: Britain and the World
1. The 'division of labour' refers to:
a) How a job is divided up
b) How some people get jobs and others do not
c) How economies develop specialisations
2. The City of London is:
a) One of the 'top three' world financial centres
b) Not in the 'top three' but one of the 'top five' world financial centres
c) Not in the 'top five' but one of the 'top ten' world financial centres
3. International trade is:
a) Very important for the British economy
b) Fairly important for the British economy
c) Unimportant for the British economy
4. The number of countries with which Britain has diplomatic relations has over the last fifty years:
a) Grown greatly
b) Remained about the same
c) Fallen in number
5. Foreign Embassies have over the last fifty years:
a) Become increasingly important in managing Britain's foreign relations
b) Not changed in importance in managing Britain's foreign relations
c) Become less important in managing Britain's foreign relations
6. At the start of the 20th century Britain:
a) Had determined that its main ally was Germany and main enemy the United States
b) Had determined that its main ally was the United States and its main enemy Germany
c) Was undecided whether it would have to fight Germany or the United States
7. Since 1945 Britain's main ally has been:
a) The United States
b) Germany
c) France
8. Britain is:
a) A permanent member of the United Nations' Security Council
b) An intermittent member of the Security Council
c) Not a member of the Security Council
9. In negotiations in the World Trade Organisation:
a) Britain negotiates all questions affecting her interests independently
b) Relies on the European Union to negotiate on her behalf
c) Negotiates independently on some issues and relies on the European Union for others
10. NATO refers to:
a) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b) The Northern Area Treaty Organization
c) The Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization
11. In the last fifty years foreign policy has:
a) Become increasingly the sole responsibility of the Foreign Office
b) Has become decreasingly the sole responsibility of the Foreign Office
c) Has seen no measurable change in the role of the Foreign Office
12. The attack on the World Trade Centre and on the Pentagon took place on:
a) September 11, 2001
b) September 11, 2003
c) September 9, 2001
13. The Soviet Union collapsed in:
a) 1989
b) 1991
c) 1993
14. Britain has taken part in the following number of important military campaigns since 1982:
a) Three
b) Five
c) Seven
15. The second Iraq War began in:
a) 1991
b) 1999
c) 2003
