EU- introductory quiz
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1. In which city are the Commission headquarters located? a. Strasbourg b. Brussels c. Amsterdam d. Copenhagen 2. In which city are the European Parliament headquarters located? a. Bonn b. Strasbourg c. Frankfurt d. Brussels 3. What is another name for the Council of European Union? a. Council of State b. Council of Europe c. Council of ministers d. European Council 4. What is the common term by which the EU takes in more countries? a. enlargement b. broadening c. expansion d. integration 5. What is the ECSC? a. an agreement on weapons b. an agreement on cross-border trade c. an agreement on immigration d. an agreement on steel and coal production 6. How many commissioners were there on the Commission between 1995 and late 2004? a. 25 b. 18 c. 20 d. 30 7. What was the name of the EU’s chief founding father? a. Winston Churchill b. Charles de Gaulle c. Jean Monnet d. Konrad Adenaur Image from: www.deleri.ec.europa.eu/ English materials by Veronica Gilhooly © Learnwell Oy 2008 www.thelanguagemenu.com
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8. What does ECB stand for? a. European Central Bank b. European Capital Bank c. European Corporate Bank d. European Criminal Bureau 9. In which city is the ECB located? a. London b. Stockholm c. Hamburg d. Frankfurt 10. What is a Europhile? a. a person who admires the EU b. an EU department c. an EU document d. a person who criticizes the EU 11. What is a portfolio? a. a post held by an MEP b. a post held by a commissioner c. a type of directive d. a type of committee 12. Ecofin is… a. a group of MEP’s b. a group of Finnish ecologists c. a group of ministers d. a draft EU constitution 13. How many MEP’s may sit in the European Parliament? a. 616 b. 732 c. 766 d. 872 14. QMV is… a. a system of weighted voting b. a level of qualification for civil servants c. a quality control system for manufactured goods d. a vetoing system Image from: www.delalb.ec.europa.eu/en/about_the_eu/eu_sy... English materials by Veronica Gilhooly © Learnwell Oy 2008 www.thelanguagemenu.com
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15. Unanimity is… a. where everyone agrees b. where the person’s identity remains hidden c. a joint-decision procedure d. an international agreement 16. Comitology is… a. an EU court procedure b. a committee practice c. study of EU regulations d. a study of EU jargon 17. A Commissioner’s private office is called his... a. secretariat b. DG c. cabinet d. secondment 18. The most common term for a major EU agreement is a. agreement b. convention c. treaty d. contract 19. Concours are… a. competitive examinations b. bankruptcies within the EU c. complete agreement in the European Parliament d. elections for presidents 20. Directives are… a. new EU laws to be implemented as instructed b. new EU laws to be implemented as seen fit at national level c. new EU laws acting only retrospectively d. new EU recommendations 21. Coreper is… a. a group of temporary staff b. a system of recruitment c. permanent representation in the Council d. permanent representation in the Commission Image from: www.savings-tax-directive.com/
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22. One of the Pillars of the EU is a. economic and monetary union b. common foreign and security policy c. the Lome Convention d. the common market 23. The most common procedure today for decision-making in the EU is… a. the co-operation procedure b. the assent procedure c. the consultation procedure d. the co-decision procedure 24. The term Communities refers to … a. the Maastricht Treaty b. the Member States c. the EU institutions d. the major agreements signed in Paris and Rome Extract from European English Image from: www.americanrevolution.com/docs_treaty_paris.html English materials by Veronica Gilhooly © Learnwell Oy 2008 www.thelanguagemenu.com
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