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AMERICAN AND BRITISH CULTURE: FINAL EXAM

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What document is hard to change in US?

a.
Constitution.
b.
Agreements.
c.
Acts of provisions.
d.
Acts of Parliament.
2. Which country is rare for politicians to argue that
the actions or proposals of their opponents are
illegal or ultra vires?
a.
Wales.
b.
United States.
c.
United Kingdom.
d.
Ireland.
3. What system use in UK?
a.
Presidential System.
b.
Parliamentary System.
c.
A and B.
d.
None.
4. What political parties dominate federal and state
elections in US?
a.
Republic and Labour parties.
b.
Democratic and republic parties.
c.
Conservative and Labour parties.
d.
Conservative and democratic parties
5. Which are two main political parties in UK?
a.
Conservative and Labour parties.
b.
Conservative and republic parties.
c.
Democratic and Labour parties.
d.
Democratic and republic parties.
6. Who is the prime minister in UK?
a.
Peter Cameron
b.
James Cameron
c.
David Cameron
d.
N.A
7. In America the Supreme Court is
a.
an intensely political institution
b.
interesting political project
c.
not an intensely political institution
d.
not appointed institution
e.
AyC
8. In Britain the Supreme Court is..
a.
not appointed on a political basis
b.
interesting political basis
c.
appointed on political bases.
d.
a political basis
e.
AyC
9. Who does decide the date of British Elections?
a.
Congressman
b.
President
c.
Prime Minister
d.
Queen or King
e.
Senator
10. In British Elections______________
a.
Turnout is typically around around 50
%.
b.
Turnout is typically around 90 %.
c.
There are not limitations on
expenditure.
d.
There are limitations on expenditure.
e.
Depend on vast sums to purchase
broadcasting time.
11. The U.S has a congress formed by:
a.
The Upper Chamber of Lords and
Chamber of Representatives.
b.
A Senate and the Upper House of
Lords.
c.
A Senate and Executive and Judicial
d.
A Senate and a House of
Representatives.

12. The constitution of the U.S. is penned and ratified

in:
a.
1786 in Philadelphia ratified by
1790
b.
1787 in Philadelphia - ratified by 1790
c.
1788 in Philadelphia - ratified by
1791
d.
1789 in Philadelphia - ratified by
1890
13. Many political speeches in the US include the
phrase..
a.
My red American
b.
My friend American
c.
My fellow American
d.
My dearest American
14. What is the difference between the Head of the
State and the Head of the Government?
a.
The Head of State is responsible for
the management of the government
and the Head of Government is
responsible primarily of ceremonial
duties.
b.
The Head of State is responsible
primarily of ceremonial duties and the
Head of Government is responsible
for the management of the
government.
c.
The Head of State is responsible
primarily of fashion runway and the
Head of Government is responsible
for the management of the clothes.
d.
N.I
15. The _____ political system is partly inspired by the
____ example.
a.
US - British
b.
Peru - Germany
c.
Israel - Egypt
d.
British - US
16. In the States the term liberal means
. In Britain the term liberal means
..
a.
Broadly centrist , Right Wing
b.
Really Left wing , Broadly centrist
c.
Really Left wing , Right Wing
d.
Right Wing , Broadly centrist
17. In the U.S. Politician talk about the
. And in the Britain politician
tend to talk more about .
a.
problems and the aspiration ,drugs
b.
problems and the aspiration , need of
the working class
c.
people , aspirations
d.
need of the working class, Problems
and the aspiration
18. Who makes up the U.S. Legislative System?
a.
King Queen Royal Family
b.
House of Representatives Queen
God
c.
Congress Senate House of
Representatives
d.
N.I
19. Which are the most important political parties in
the United Kingdom?
a.
Democratic and Republican
b.
Conservative and Democratic
c.
Conservative and Labour
d.
N.I

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the powers, all legislation is introduced by
a.
The president.
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27. Princess Diana
1) On which royal estate was Diana Spencer born?
a) Sandringham
b) Hampton Court
c) Balmoral
d) Althorp
2) Where were Diana and Charles married?
a) Canterbury Cathedral
b) St George's Chapel
c) St Paul's Cathedral
d) Westminster Abbey
3) Which of the following definitely had an affair
with Princess Diana?
a) James Gilbey
b) James Hewitt
c) Oliver Hoare
d) Prince Edward
4) What nickname did Diana attach to Camilla
Parker-Bowles?
a) That Hideous Woman
b) The Evil One
c) The Rottweiler
d) The Shark
5) In what city did Diana die?
a) Cannes
b) Edinburgh
c) London
d) Paris
6) Who delivered a stirring eulogy at Diana's funeral
in Westminster Abbey?
a) Tony Blair
b) Prince William
c) Prince Charles
d) Earl Spencer
7) Where is Diana buried?
a) Royal Mausoleum at Windsor Castle
b) Paris
c) On an island at Althorp
d) In the Spencer vault at Althorp
8) Who gave Diana the famous "Lady Di" fringed
hair cut, and also did her hair on her wedding
day?
a) Kevin Shanley
b) Natalie Symons
c) Richard Dalton
d) Sam McKnight
9) Who was Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Diana for all
the years she was married?
a) Anne Beckwith-Smith
b) Countess Spencer
c) Duchess of Gloucester
d) Lady Helen Windsor
10) Who is credited with giving Diana the title "The
People's Princess"?
a) Earl Charles Spencer
b) Her Majesty the Queen
c) Mother Teresa of Calcutta
d) Prime Minister Tony Blair
11) The Spencer women have been very influential in
shaping the culture of their age for over three
hundred years. Which Queen of England was
friends with Sarah Jenyns, who was the seventh
great-grandmother of Princess Diana?
a) Victoria

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b.
The government.
c.
Members of Parliament.
d.
A member of Congress.
b) Sophia
c) Mary II
d) Anne
As a child growing up, Diana's favorite pet was
Marmalade, who was which type of animal?
a) Cat
b) Dog
c) Gold Fish
d) Guinea Pig
Diana appeared to have the perfect wedding on
July 29, 1981. But with hindsight, we can look
back and wonder if her life was on an inevitable
path to destruction, when she and Charles posed
for the world's press on the day they officially
announced their engagement. An interviewer
asked if they were in love. Diana replied "Of
course". How did Charles reply?
a) He said nothing, just looked embarrassed
b) "Whatever 'in love' means"
c) "That's too personal a question"
d) "Sort of; but can I introduce you to Camilla?"
Prince Charles had dated Camilla Parker Bowles
before he dated Diana. Before her wedding,
Diana had worries about whether their affair had
begun again. It was on her honeymoon that she
was distressed to find evidence that her new
husband still had Camilla firmly in his mind. What
was one of the pieces of evidence she found?
a) A handkerchief with Camilla's initials on it
b) A letter from Camilla to Charles telling him
that she still loved him
c) A letter from Charles to Camilla, telling
Camilla he still loved her
d) Cufflinks Camilla had had made for Charles,
engraved with their initials
Diana had said that she had "tremendous hopes"
of things going well once they were married. But
she said that on Day Two of her honeymoon, her
hopes were slightly dashed by what discovery?
a) Charles had bought eight volumes of 'Laurens
van der Post' novels to read on their
honeymoon
b) Charles insisted on listening to the radio
drama "The Archers" every day
c) Charles insisted they have separate rooms
d) She found Camilla hiding under the bed
Diana once commented that between sixty and
ninety photographers would follow her every
move. While she largely learnt to deal with this,
and sometimes to her own advantage, it often
had a very negative effect on her. While Diana
was expecting William, photos appeared of her in
a bikini. Diana was distraught. Who called this
"the blackest day in the history of British
journalism"?
a) The Queen
b) The Prime Minister
c) Princess Diana
d) Prince Charles
In July 1987, Diana herself turned to another
man. He was a British household cavalry officer
whom she met at a party in 1986, and she
arranged for him to give her riding lessons. What
was this man's name?
a) Dodi AlFayed
b) James Gilbey
c) James Hewitt
d) Paul Burrell
Diana had been quoted as saying that she
thought she would never become Queen. In

October 1996 Diana wrote a letter claiming that

she feared someone was planning to have her
killed in a car crash. Who did she write this letter
to?
a) Her brother, Charles Spencer
b) Her butler, Paul Burrell
c) Her mother, Frances Shand Kydd
19) The QueenDiana was pronounced dead at the
scene of the accident. True or false?

a) True
b) False
20) Where were Charles, William and Harry at the
time of Diana's death?
a) Windsor Castle
b) Kensington Palace
c) Buckingham Palace
d) Balmoral Castle

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