Practice test 9: 24 questions from all five chapters, as in the real test, where you need 18 correct answers out of 24. Pick an answer and check yourself straight away.
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Correct answer: C — The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Why? The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the government's chief financial minister, in charge of the Treasury, taxation, public spending and the annual Budget.Source
Correct answer: D — Spain
Why? The Six Nations is an annual rugby competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.Source
Correct answer: D — The UK Government
Why? Although the Crown dependencies govern themselves, the UK Government is responsible for their defence and international relations.Source
Correct answer: D — A poll tax
Why? In 1381 the Peasants' Revolt broke out against the poll tax, and the 14-year-old Richard II rode out to confront the rebels.Source
Correct answer: A — The Open
Why? The Open has been played since 1860 on links courses in Britain and Ireland, and it is held in Scotland more often than anywhere else.Source
Correct answer: B — The Home Secretary
Why? The Home Office is the lead department for crime, police and immigration, and the Home Secretary has overall responsibility for its work.Source
Correct answer: B — Wat Tyler
Why? A crowd led by Wat Tyler attacked buildings and royal officials in London; Tyler was killed when the rebels met Richard II.Source
Correct answer: C — Geoffrey Chaucer
Why? Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales, is often called the father of English poetry and is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.Source
Correct answer: A — True
Why? True. The Wimbledon Championships, held each summer, are played on grass courts.Source
Correct answer: B — Freedom of expression
Why? Under the Human Rights Act 1998, everyone has the right to freedom of expression, which includes holding opinions and receiving and passing on information and ideas.Source
Correct answer: D — The Foreign Secretary
Why? The Foreign Secretary has overarching responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which leads the UK's diplomatic work around the world.Source
Correct answer: A — William Caxton
Why? William Caxton, England's first printer, set up his press in the precincts of Westminster Abbey in 1476.Source
Correct answer: B — Oxford and Cambridge
Why? The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races are rowed over about four miles of the Thames from Putney to Mortlake.Source
Correct answer: A — True
Why? True. The Crown dependencies are direct possessions of the Crown, with the monarch as their head of state, even though they are not part of the UK.Source
Correct answer: B — False
Why? False. The Tudor rose joined the white rose of York (the inner petals) with the red rose of Lancaster (the outer petals).Source
Correct answer: A — True
Why? True. The UK helped found the Council of Europe, set up after the Second World War to promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law.Source
Correct answer: D — Highland Games
Why? Highland Games feature 'heavy' events such as tossing the caber and the hammer throw, as well as Highland dancing and piping.Source
Correct answer: B — Henry VIII
Why? Under Henry VIII, the Laws in Wales Acts of 1535 and 1542 annexed Wales to England and extended English law to Wales.Source
Correct answer: C — Anne Boleyn
Why? Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and was born at Greenwich in 1533.Source
Correct answer: C — London
Why? Clubs and schools met at the Freemasons' Tavern in Covent Garden, London, in 1863 and agreed a common set of football rules.Source
Correct answer: A — The Council of Europe
Why? The European Court of Human Rights is an institution of the Council of Europe, a separate body from the European Union.Source
Correct answer: D — A moderately Protestant Church
Why? Elizabeth I established a moderately Protestant Church of England, which satisfied most of her subjects.Source
Correct answer: A — A British overseas territory
Why? Gibraltar is one of the British overseas territories listed in the British Nationality Act 1981, alongside places such as Bermuda and the Falkland Islands.Source
Correct answer: A — Jane Austen
Why? Jane Austen, born in Hampshire in 1775, wrote six major novels, including Pride and Prejudice and Emma.Source