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British Survey Test Part I Geography Fill in the Blanks The U.K. is situated in _Northwestern____ Europe. The full title of the U.K. is the United Kingdom of _Great____ __Britain___ and Northern_____ _Ireland____. The largest part of U.K. is England_____. Greater London is made up of 12 __Inner___ London boroughs and __20___ Outer London boroughs. The British national anthem is _God____ __Save___ _the____ _Queen____. Part II History At about 3000 BC, some of the __Iberians___ settled in Britain. _John____ _Milton__’s “Paradise Lost” was published in 1667. Beowulf, considered the greatest Old English poem, is assigned to _Anglo-Saxon____ Times. “Renaissance” means “__rebirth___”, i.e. Europe rediscovering its origins in the cultures of ancient Greek and Rome. In the summer of 1588 the Spanish ships, the __Invincible__ ___Armada__ was defeated by English ships. The steam engine was invented by __James___ __Watt___ in 1769. Samuel Crompton invented the _Spinning____ __Mule___ in 1779. Part III Culture Fill in the Blanks Charles Robert Darwin published his book On the __Origin___ __of___ __Species___ which caused a stir in Victorian times. Oscar Wilder was an aesthete advocating “__art___ ___for__ __art’s___ _sake____”. The place where many famous figures are buried is called _Westminster____ __Abbey___. _Hyde____ Park in the Centre of London is one of the World’s most famous city parks. Part IV Social Life Fill in the Blanks London Cockney is a kind of _dialect____ spoken by some people in London. The nickname for Britain is _John____ _Bull____. Father Christmas is also called _Santa____ _Claus____, who gives presents only to children and knows what every child wants. The doctrine of __Buddhism___ is found in Buddhist Scripture. The doctrine of _Islam____ is found in Koran. The doctrine of Christianity is the __Holy___ _Bible____. The Church of England today is all inclusive, have the ability to be both Protestant and _Catholic____. Part V Polit