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BRITISH CIVILIZATION

STUDENTS NAME :.

Signature :...

LE04 FINAL EXAM : QUIZ Spring 2006

1. Who was William Beveridge and which five giants did he want to

slay ?

2. Who was Aneurin Bevan and which important Act did he push

through Parliament in 1948?

3. Who was Zec and how did he influence the 1945 British General

Election?

4. When did the Empire Windrush carrying the first significant influx of

coloured immigrants arrive in London?

5. Who made an inflammatory speech against immigration in 1968;what name do we give to this speech?

6. Fill in the blanks:

Mad dogs and Englishmen.

The Japanese, the Chinese,Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one,

But Englishmen

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LE04 FINAL EXAM : QUIZ (continued)

7. a) How many wives did Henry VIII have? b) Who did he divorce to

marry his second wife? c) Why was this divorce so significant in

British history?

8. Who was Stephen Lawrence and what is his importance in UK race

relations?

9. Identify the following: a) Henry Purcell, b) William Blake,

c) Edward Elgar

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10.When did William the Conqueror successfully invade England?

11.Whom did he defeat to get the English crown, and at which battle?

12.When and where was Magna Carta signed?


Shall I..?

Thou art

So long as...see

So long..thee

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14.What are Magna Cartas two most famous clauses?

15.What measure(s) did Simon de Montfort enforce to ensure

parliamentary representation?

16. a) Where do the leading members of the government and of theopposition sit? b) What is another name for them?

17.What is the name given to the Prime Ministers closest group of

collaborators?

18.When were women in the UK first given the vote?

19.Who was the leader of the aggressively militant Suffragettes?


If you can keepwhen all about

Are.and..it on you;

If you can..when all..

But for their..

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21.Why is the Rokeby Venus famous in womens agitation for suffrage?

22.What do we mean when we talk of Winston Churchills Locust

Years?

23.When did Churchill first become Prime Minister?

24.What took place over England between the Royal Air Force and the

Luftwaffe in 1940?


Yours is.... and..................

Andyoull

26. Name the patron saints and national emblems of England,

Ireland, Scotland and Wales respectively.

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ESSAY.

Choose one of the following topics and write at least 300-350 words:

(The blank pages 6, 7 and 8 are provided for your essay.)

1. But why is Churchill so unpopular in the House? Perhaps his

arrogance and his bad judgement are the reasons, and yet his

many magnificent qualities are obvious to all.

Do you think this is a good assessment? Examine his life. What were his

defects and his qualities?

2. At the age of nine Thatcher won a poetry recital competition at the local

festival. When the head (directeur) congratulated her, saying she was

lucky, Thatcher was indignant: I wasnt lucky. I deserved(mriter) it

because I worked hard, she said.

What does this anecdote tell you about Thatcher ? Trace her life andcareer.

3. Beveridge was afraid that by giving what is needed for subsistence

it is a discouragement to an individual to provide more than the

minimum for himself and his family.

Describe the construction of the Welfare State. Do you think Beveridges

fears were justified?

4. The women of England threw off Victorian ideals and created a new

identity and a new place in society for themselves.

Discuss this with reference to the Suffragettes.

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