A. disturbed

B. unquestioned

C. not allowed

D. questionable

10. Three “Don’ts” include the following except _____.

A. jumping up the queue

B. asking a woman her age

C. bargaining while shopping

D. laughing at one’s own faults

11. What the Englishmen usually talk about in their daily life is _____.

A. price

B. tax

C. weather

D. sports

12. Three “ings” include the following except _____.

A. betting

B. drinking

C. tipping

D. bargaining

13. The British people are great lovers of betting. The most money they bet mainly on _____.

A. horse racing

B. Bingo

C. football pools

D. dog racing

14. The three royal traditions are the following except _____.

A. playing the flute

B. the changing of the Queen’s guard

C. making a parliamentary speech by Queen

D. watching the horse racing

15. Playing the flute is a tradition inherited from _____.

A. Queen Victoria

B. Queen Elizabeth

C. Mary I

16. John Bull denoted a frank, uneasy, funny _____ called John Bull in the 17th century.

A. lady

B. boy

C. gentleman

D. young man

17. During the summer industrial workers in Britain have at least _____ weeks of paid holiday.

A. four

B. five

C. three

18. State schools usually have _____ weeks of summer holidays.

A. six

B. seven

C. five

19. St. Patrick’s Day and Orangeman’s Day are the holidays only spent in _____.

A. England

B. Wales

C. Scotland

D. N. I.

20. _____ is basically a home and family festival.

A. Christmas

B. Boxing Day

C. Easter Monday

21. The purely personal festival in Britain is _____.

A. Mothers’ Day

B. Fathers’ Day

C. birthday

22. Boxing Day is on _____.

A. the first weekday after Christmas

B. the following day of Christmas

C. the last Sunday of December

23. The festival which celebrates a historical event is _____.

A. Good Friday

B. Remembrance Day

C. Guy Fawkes Day

24. New Year’s Day is more important than Christmas to the _____.

A. Irish

B. English

C. Scots

D. welsh

25. _____ commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and Easter Sunday the resurrection.

A. Easter Monday

B. Good Friday

C. Christmas

26. The birthday of the _____ is a National Day in Britain.

A. head of the House of Commons

B. British Monarch

C. Prime Minister

27. The Christmas pudding is dark brown, rich and fruity, sometimes with a few _____ coins hidden in it.

A. gold

B. silver

C. copper

28. Armistice Day is on _____ when the British remember the millions of people who died in the two world wars.

A. November 11th

B. April 21st

C. December 31st

29. Wages mean a payment usually of money for labour or services according to contract and on the following basis except _____.

A. hourly

B. daily

C. monthly

D. piecework

30. The British people traditionally like to live in _____.

A. high buildings

B. small houses

C. big houses

31. At the age of _____, most men retire from their employment.

A. sixty

B. sixty-five

C. fifty-five

32. Buddhism was founded in the _____ century B.C. by Sakyamuni.

A. 6th

B. 7th

C. 8th

33. Islam was founded in the _____ century by Mohammed.

A. 7th

B. 8th

C. 9th

34. Christianity came into being in the _____ century.

A. first

B. second

C. third

35. Christianity consists of the following except _____.

A. Catholicism

B. Jewish Church

C. Protestantism

D. Orthodox Eastern Church

36. One of the Free Churches _____ is also called the Society of Friends.

A. the Baptist

B. Quakers

C. the Methodist

37. The Church of England is also called _____.

A. the Anglican Church

B. the Congregational

C. the Salvation Army

D. Puritanism

38. The Church of England came into being during the _____.

A. Glorious Revolution

B. Industrial Revolution

C. European Reformation

II. Fill in the Blanks

1. London Cockney is a kind of _____ spoken by some people in London.

2. In terms of marriage no child can merry below the age of _____.

3. The newlyweds often solve the problem of housing by renting or _____ or buying a house.

4. The housework in Britain is usually done by _____.

5. The nickname for Britain is _____ _____.

6. There are _____ bank and public holidays in Northern Ireland.

7. There are a lot of things an Englishman is proud of, such as _____ _____ Bible and _____’s plays, British Parliament and the _____ Revolution.

8. A British custom is “_____ _____”, such as letting a woman go first, protecting her from traffic.

9. The two places where the changing of the Queen’s guard are in front of Buckingham Palace and at the _____.

10. The Speaker is the head of the House of _____.

11. Christmas Day is on _____, which is the greatest of the Christian festivals.

12. There are two Bank Holidays in _____.

13. April Fool’s Day which makes you an “April Fool” falls on _____.

14. The first weekday after Christmas is _____ _____.

15. Father Christmas is also called _____ _____, who gives presents only to children and knows what every child wants.

16. Remembrance Day is also called _____ _____.

17. The standard working week is usually between _____ and _____ hours in Britain.

18. Wage-earning workers are paid weekly, usually getting their wages in _____.

19. Salary earners are paid once a month or less frequently by _____ or paid into their bank accounts.

20. The two things every employed man and woman has to pay the State are the National Insurance and National Health and the _____ _____.

21. The “W.C.” means the _____ _____, a place where you relieve yourself.

22. The four major social benefits are unemployment benefit, _____ benefit, pension and _____ allowance.

23. A woman’s retirement is a the age of _____.

24. The doctrine of _____ is found in Buddhist Scripture.

25. The doctrine of _____ is found in Koran.

26. The doctrine of Christianity is the _____ _____.

27. Christianity came into being in _____ A.D.

28. The Church of England today is all inclusive, have the ability to be both Protestant and _____.

III. Explain the Following Terms

1. John Bull

2. Boxing Day

3. Easter

4. Armistice Day

5. Methodism

IV. Answer the Following Questions

1. What is the best-known quality of the British?

2. Can you mention several religious groups in Britain? Tell the general characteristics of one of them.

Part V Political System

I. Multiple Choice

1. The British Monarchy is _____.

A. elective

B. democratic

C. hereditary

2. The Constitutional Monarchy started at the end of the _____ century.

A. 17th

B. 16th

C. 15th

3. The _____ is used as a symbol of the whole nation and is described as the representative of the people.

A. Prime Minister

B. Crown

C. Parliament

4. The oldest part of British Parliament is _____.

A. the House of Commons

B. the House of Lords