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淮海工学院 2011- 2012学年 第 1 学期 英语国家概况PAPER (A) No. I II III IV Total Points Marker Signature： Points Section 1: 20 multiple choice questions. Please circle A, B, C, and D (20 points) 1.) Which of the following is Not a characteristic of British government? A. It offers the Queen high political status and supreme power. B. It is both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarch. C. It is the oldest representative democracy in the world. D. It has no written form of constitution. 2.) Which of the following used to be the last independent car company in the UK? A. Ford B. Peugeot. C. Rover. D. BMW. 3.) Which of the following books was written by Geoffrey Chaucer? A. The Canterbury Tales. B. Beowulf. C. Ling Lear. D. Morte D’Arthur. 4.) Which of the following writers was Not associated with Modernism? A. “D.H Lawrence” B. “E.M. Forster” C. “Charles Dickens” D. “Virginia Woolf” 5.) In 1969, the first British soldiers were seen on Northern Ireland streets. They came first _____________. A. To maintain traffic order in Northern Ireland. B. To protect Catholics. C. To protect Protestants. D. To replace the Royal Ulster Constabulary since they were unable to -keep social order. 6.) Which of the following statements is Not true? A. Wales was invaded by the Romans. B. Wales was occupied by the Anglo-Saxons. C. Wales was conquered by the Normans. D. Wales was threatened by the English. 7.) Under whose reign was the Bill of Rights passed? A. James II. B. William of Orange. C. Oliver Cromwell D. George I. 8.) Why did the British government decide to replace the power-sharing policy with “direct-rule” from London? A. The power-sharing policy was not accepted by the majority of Protestants. B. The Northern Irish Parliament could not govern the power