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1
In "Oliver Twist" the narrator says: "What a noble illustration of the tender laws of England. They let...
... the paupers go to sleep."
... the paupers go to work."
... the paupers eat."
... the paupers speak."
2
Which of the following novels did George Orwell write after his return from Burma:
Heart of Darkness
The Jungle Book
The Great Gatsby
1984
3
Slave trade started in the...
16th century
15th century
17th century
18th century
4
The type of racism that is rooted in colonialism/imperialism is cultural racism.
False
True
5
Racial violence in Britain started in...
the 1970s
the 1950s
the 1930s
the 1990s
6
The First Empire ended because of ...
The loss of the American colonies
The exploration of North America
The expansion towards Asia
The Spanish domination
7
Which of the following groups is not a major immigrant group in Britain?
Americans
Jamaicans
Poles
Chinese
8
Which part of Britain was heavily industrialised in the 19th century (and de-industrialised in the 20th)?
The South
The North
The East
The West
9
Who wrote the novel "Oliver Twist"?
Arthur Conan Doyle
Charles Dickens
James Joyce
Walt Whitman
10
The British Empire was mainly marked by...
nationalism
materialism
individualism
colonialism
11
The protagonist Bonny is...
a poet
a singer
a sportsman
a painter
12
The following phase is not part of the British Empire...
The First Empire
The Third Empire
The World War Period
Decolonialisation and decline
13
Colonia nostalgia means that someone wants...
the grandeur of colonialism back.
the colonies back.
slavery back.
the Queen as a political leader back.
14
To fulfil the demand for labour during the Industrial Revolution the British turned to the group of...
slaves
immigrants
seniors
children
15
The largest ethnic minority in Britain is the group of Indian-rooted Brits.
False
True
16
Which of the following factors was not a main issue in the BREXIT debate in the UK?
sovereignty
equality
identity
prosperity
17
The first country to successfully break free from the British Empire was...
South Africa
Ireland
Australia
India
18
The teacher "Wordsy" reads classic poetry with the boys. By which poets mainly?
Eliot, Shelley, Byron
Eliot, Wordsworth, Blake
Bronte, Wordsworth, Byron
Eliot, Wordsworth, Byron
19
In "Shooting an Elephant" the first-person narrator says: "When the white man turns tyrant..."
... it is his own freedom that he destroys.
... it is his own will that he destroys.
... it is his own individuality that he destroys.
... it is his own credibility that he destroys.
20
In the short story "Two Kinda Truth" the two student protagonists have a .... background.
Indian
Pakistani
Nigerian
Jamaican
21
One of the main protagonists behind the BREXIT was
UKEL
UKIP
UKAF
UKIM
22
Last - but not least - which of the following is not a social class in Britain:
New affluent workers
Stable lower class
Traditional working class
Established middle class
23
People who lived in countries before they were colonised/subdued by foreign powers are called:
incidental people
incentive people
initiative people
indigenous people
24
Large-scale immigration to Britain started...
After the First World War
After Britain joined the EU
During the Imperial Century
After the 2nd World War
25
Which one of these aspects does not explain why the Industrial Revolution started in Britain?
socio-economic stability
the exploitation of coal
numerous inventions
intercontinental trade
