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Uvod u britanske studije, Ispiti od Studije britаnske kulture

Univerzitet u BeograduStudije britаnske kulture

Uvod u Britanske Studije 2024.

Tipologija: Ispiti

2023/2024

Učitan datuma 11.09.2024.

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1. Name the three parts of Britain.
England, Scotland, Wales.
2. Name three ‘Home Counties’ around London.
Essex, Kent, Surrey.
3. Name three hilly regions in England.
The Pennines, the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales.
4. In which region does over one-third of Britain’s population live?
In the south east.
5. What are ‘sunset’ and ‘sunrise’ areas in Britain?
’Sunset’ areas, in the south, are broadly those where traditional industries have
collapsed during the past 30 years. ’Sunrise’ areas, in the north, are areas where significant new
economic activity is occurring.
6. What is the ‘M4 Corridor’?
The most notable sunrise area in the outer core of Britain.
7. Name the three elements of Parliament in which British sovereignty collectively resides.
The Crown, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
8. Name three elements of what is usually considered ‘the constitution’ in the UK, on which the
state operates.
Parliamentary ’sovereignty’, an independent judiciary and consolidation of the rule of
law.
9. What is Britain’s oldest secular institution?
The monarchy.
10. What is the essential core of British government, consisting of most senior ministers, called?
The Cabinet.
11. What is the permanent body of officials, upon which the British government depends,
called?
The Civil Service.
12. What are British Government and British Parliament frequently referred to as?
Whitehall and Westminster respectively.
13. Which chamber of the British Parliament has more power?
The House of Commons.
14. Name three functions of the British Parliament.
To pass laws, to raise enough money through taxation to enable the government to
function, to debate or discuss important political issues.
15. What is the United Kingdom divided into for electoral purposes?
Constituencies.
16. What is the electoral system in the United Kingdom called?
’First-past-the-post’ (FPTP) system.
17. Which two political parties in the UK are dominant today?
Conservative and Labour Party.
18. Which two political parties have been known as ‘Tories’ and ‘Whigs’?
Tories – Conservative Party. Whigs – Liberal Party
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  1. Name the three parts of Britain. England, Scotland, Wales.
  2. Name three ‘Home Counties’ around London. Essex, Kent, Surrey.
  3. Name three hilly regions in England. The Pennines, the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales.
  4. In which region does over one-third of Britain’s population live? In the south east.
  5. What are ‘sunset’ and ‘sunrise’ areas in Britain? ’Sunset’ areas, in the south, are broadly those where traditional industries have collapsed during the past 30 years. ’Sunrise’ areas, in the north, are areas where significant new economic activity is occurring.
  6. What is the ‘M4 Corridor’? The most notable sunrise area in the outer core of Britain.
  7. Name the three elements of Parliament in which British sovereignty collectively resides. The Crown, the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
  8. Name three elements of what is usually considered ‘the constitution’ in the UK, on which the state operates. Parliamentary ’sovereignty’, an independent judiciary and consolidation of the rule of law.
  9. What is Britain’s oldest secular institution? The monarchy.
  10. What is the essential core of British government, consisting of most senior ministers, called? The Cabinet.
  11. What is the permanent body of officials, upon which the British government depends, called? The Civil Service.
  12. What are British Government and British Parliament frequently referred to as? Whitehall and Westminster respectively.
  13. Which chamber of the British Parliament has more power? The House of Commons.
  14. Name three functions of the British Parliament. To pass laws, to raise enough money through taxation to enable the government to function, to debate or discuss important political issues.
  15. What is the United Kingdom divided into for electoral purposes? Constituencies.
  16. What is the electoral system in the United Kingdom called? ’First-past-the-post’ (FPTP) system.
  17. Which two political parties in the UK are dominant today? Conservative and Labour Party.
  18. Which two political parties have been known as ‘Tories’ and ‘Whigs’? Tories – Conservative Party. Whigs – Liberal Party
  1. Who are the House of Commons and the House of Lords presided over by, respectively? The Speaker for the House of Commons and the Lord Chancellor for the House of Lords.
  2. What are the Opposition spokesmen in British Parliament called? The ’Shadow Cabinet’.
  3. What are the MPs who sit behind the members of the Cabinet and the Shadow Cabinet called? ’Back-benchers’.
  4. What are the two types of peers in the House of Lords? Hereditary peers and ’life’ peers.
  5. What are the two types of lords in the House of Lords? The Law Lords and Lords Spiritual.
  6. Who did Elizabeth II dislike because of her regal pretensions, which seemed to challenge the Queen’s status? Margaret Thatcher.
  7. Name three reasons why Queen Elizabeth II referred to 1992 as her ‘annus horribilis’. The Duke and Duchess of York announced their separation, Princess Anne and her husband got divorced in April, the fire at Windsor Castle.
  8. Who did Prime Minister Tony Blair call the People`s Princess in a touching public statement at her funeral? Princess Diana.
  9. Name three things which Charter88 called for. They called for: a Bill of Rights, protection of individual liberties and for a written constitution to define and limit the powers of Parlaiment.
  10. Within the British honours system, what do OBE and MBE mean? OBE: Order of the British Empire. MBE: Member of the British Empire.
  11. Which term refers to a variety of institutions and organisations lying on the fringes of government in the UK? ’Quango’.
  12. Name two cases of justice miscarriage through the 1990s in Britain, when people convicted for murder were released because their convictions were unsound. ’The Maguire Seven’ and ’The Birmingham Six’.
  13. What is the main virtue of the legal system for England and Wales? Independence from the system of government and as such, a safeguard of civil liberties.
  14. What is the main vice of the legal system for England and Wales? Resistance to reform, and the maintenance of its own privileges which may be contrary to public interest.
  15. Which two basic elements is the legal system for England and Wales founded upon? Acts of Parliament or statue law and common law which is the outcome of past decisions and practices based upon custom and reason.
  16. Which are two main types of court for criminal cases in the legal system of England and Wales? Magistrates Courts and Crown Courts.

CBI – Confederation of British Industry.

  1. Which two names are used for the district of London where many banks, financial institutions, and other big companies have their offices? The City and The Square Mile.
  2. Name two of the main traditional roles of the Bank of England. To maintain the stability of the currency, to maintain the stability of the financial system in Britain and internationally.
  3. Which are the two principal kinds of bank in the UK? Retail (the high street banks) and wholesale (merchant banks).
  4. In which year did the Big Bang, which allowed any foreign financial institution to participate in the London money market, happen?
  5. What is the name of the coordinating body of British trade unions? Trade Unions Congress (TUC).
  6. Name three of the causes of Britain’s industrial failure in the 20th century. (BE SPECIFIC! VAGUE ANSWERS SUCH AS ‘WAR’ OR ‘CULTURAL REASONS’ WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED) The stress of two world wars, the loss of empire and failure to rebuild its industries in
  7. Which two forms of households have been on the rise in the UK, as opposed to the nuclear family? Solitary (people living alone) and ’cohabiting’, where couples live together but never get married.
  8. Which social class in the UK has the greatest fluidity and mobility? Middle class.
  9. Which are the two names for the elite of British society – the ‘top’ 1 percent? ’The Establishment’ and ’The Great and the Good’.
  10. Which is the largest ethnic minority community in Britain, by area of origin? Indian.
  11. Which two cities in the United Kingdom have the largest concentration of ethnic minority members? London and Leicester.
  12. What is Oxfam an example of? An example of charity that operates with more than 1 million pounds.
  13. What is the other name for the so-called ’dialect of the BBC’? ’Unmarked’ RP.
  14. Which foreign influence was the strongest in shaping popular culture in the UK after World War Two? American culture.
  15. Which were the two most famous pop bands in the UK in the 1960s? The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
  16. Which immigrant community had the greatest influence for rebel subcultures in the UK in the 1980s? Afro-Caribbean.
  1. In which famous area of London are most of the commercial theatres found? West End.
  2. Under which two names are Protestants in Northern Ireland known? Unionists and Loyalists.
  3. Under which two names are Catholics in Northern Ireland known? Nationalists and Republicans.
  4. Which two political organisations do the Republicans in Northern Ireland support? Sinn Fein and IRA (Irish Republican Army).
  5. How many counties of historic Ulster form Northern Ireland? Six counties.
  6. What is the January 1972 incident, when British troops shot dead 13 unarmed demonstrators in Northern Ireland, called? Bloody Sunday.
  7. In which year was the peace plan for Northern Ireland, called “The Good Friday Agreement”, signed?
  8. What is the name of the Welsh National Party, and in which year was it founded? Plaid Cymru, founded in 1925.
  9. How many MPs are there in the Welsh Assembly, formed after the referendum in 1997? 60 MPs.
  10. Name the three parts of the cultural divide in Wales. ’Welsh-speaking Wales’, ’Radical Wales’ and ’English Wales’.
  11. Name three traditional symbols of Welsh identity. The language, male-voice choirs and rugby football.
  12. Name the three distinctive institutions that Scotland kept after 1707. Its own legal and education systems and its own church ("Kirk").
  13. Between which two areas of Scotland is there a big cultural as well as geographical divide? The Lowlands and Highlands.
  14. In which year did the government in Whitehall establish a Scottish Office? In 1885.
  15. Which is the strongest Scottish political party? Scottish National Party (SNP).
  16. In which year was a ‘Claim of Right’ to Scottish parliament signed? In 1989.
  17. In which year did the population of Scotland vote in favour of devolution at a referendum? In 1997.
  18. Whose founder member was Britain in 1945? United Nations.
  19. With which country does Britain have a ‘special relationship’? The United States.
  20. Name the two provisos with which John Major signed the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992.
  1. Which are the two oldest British universities, and by what name are they known together? Oxford and Cambridge; Oxbridge.
  2. Name three ‘popular’ national dailies in the UK. Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Daily Star
  3. Name three ‘quality’ national dailies in the UK. The Guardian, The Times, The Independent
  4. What is the other name for quality newspapers, on account of their larger, rather cumbersome format? Broadsheets.
  5. What was Fleet Street, the centre of the British press for over a century, colloquially known as? The Street of Shame.
  6. What is the name of Britain’s news agency? Reuters.
  7. What does the acronym BBC stand for and in which year was the BBC founded? British Broadcasting Corporation; 1936.
  8. Which are the two established or state churches in Britain? The Church of England and the Church of Scotland.
  9. Who has been Supreme Governor of the Church of England ever since 1534? The monarch.
  10. Who appoints the archbishops, bishops and deans of the Church? The monarch.
  11. Who are the two most senior spiritual leaders of the Church of England? The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York.
  12. Which two poles exist in the Church of England? The Evangelicals and the Anglo-Catholics.
  13. What is the name of the regulating and legislative body of the Church of England? The General Synod.
  14. Name three of the main nonconformist Christian churches in the UK. The Methodist Union, the Baptists and the Salvation Army.
  15. Name three of the main non-Christian religions in the UK. Judaism, Islam and Hinduism.
  16. In which year did Britain pioneer the very first public railway? In 1825.
  17. In which year did the London Underground, the oldest one in the world, open? In 1863.
  1. In which year was the Channel Tunnel opened? In 1994.
  2. Name three airports in London. Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton.
  3. What is M25? London’s orbital motorway
  4. Name four typical types of dwellings in Britain. Flats, detached house, semi-detached, terraced house.
  5. What are the typical types of dwellings in Britain which are joined to another house, sharing the same wall and having the same layout, called? Semi-detached houses.
  6. What are the typical types of dwellings in Britain which are joined in a row of more than two, sharing the side walls with its neighbours on both sides, called? Terraced houses.
  7. What is the meaning of abbreviations NHS and GP? National Health Service; General Practitioner.
  8. In which year was the NHS established? In 1948.
  9. What did the British government introduce in 1907? Free meals in schools.
  10. What did the British government introduce in 1908? An old age pension scheme.
  11. What did the British government introduce in 1909? Labour exchanges.
  12. What did the British government introduce in 1911? It made all working people pay "national insurance".
  13. What is the ‘pub’ shortened for and how do we call the person who manages the pub? Public house; publican.
  14. In which year did Queen Elizabeth II die and who succeeded her? In 2022, succeeded by her son Charles III.
  15. Who are Britain's longest-reigning and second longest-reigning monarchs and for how many years did they reign? Britain's longest reigning monarch was Queen Elizabeth II 70 years. Second longest was Queen Victoria 63 years.
  16. Name the children of Queen Elizabeth II. King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
  17. Name the children of King Charles III, together with their spouses. Prince Harry Charles Albert David, Duke of Sussex, spouse Meghan Markle; William Arthur Philip Louis, Prince of Wales spouse Catherine, Princess of Wales.
  1. Name three bridges in London. Tower Bridge, London Bridge, London Millennium Footbridge.
  2. In which building are the official London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom located? Buckingham Palace.
  3. In which building, dating from the 11th century as the longest occupied palace in Europe, is the British royal residence? Windsor Castle.
  4. Whose statue is on Trafalgar Square? The Nelson's Column is a statue dedicated to Admiral Horatio Nelson.
  5. In which years did London host the Summer Olympic Games? 1908, 1948, 2012.
  6. Name the first three Mayors of London. Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan.