Practice Test 1 Flashcards
Charles dickens was famous for writing musicals T or F?
F, novels
A general election occurs every 8 years.
F, five years
You are expected to respect others rights to opinions
True
On 1st April, people play jokes on each other until midday
True
Shakespeare wrote ‘we shall fight on the beaches’?
No
Shop locally for products is a way to…
Reduce carbon footprint
Is the civil service politically appointed or politically neutral?
Politically neutral
Two Protestant Christian groups are
Baptists and Methodists
The role of a jury at a court trial?
Decide a verdict based on what they have heard. In Scotland, ‘not provenI’ is an option
Comedy form that became famous in the 19th century?
Satirical magazines
When did John Barbour begin to write poetry in the Scots language?
The Middle Ages (the brus)
What are Beowulf, the tyger, she walks in beauty?
Poems
What is a jury made up of?
Randomly chosen from electoral register
Who fought in wars against Napoleon?
Admiral Nelson and Duke of Wellington
After slavery was abolished in the British empire, more than 2 million migrants came from which 2 countries to replace freed slaves?
India and China
