超星 - Quiz 1_ class 6

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The expression "keep a stiff upper lip", refers to a trait that the British value highly, A stiff upper lip means

A. avoid insulting other people
B. death begins in the mouth
C. face the troubles of life with calmness
D. people who tell lies reveal it in their shaking lips

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The earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles were the

Anglo-Saxons
B. Celtics
C. Romans
D. Normans

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Hadian's Wall was built by

A. The Scottish
B. The English
C. The Celtics
D. The Romans

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Three of these statements are true of KIng Henry VIII. One of them is false. Mark the FALSE one.

A. King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his first wife because she never gave birth to a son..
B. King Henry VIII added Scotland to the English kingdom.
C. King Henry VIII took the English churches out of the Roman Catholic Church.
D. King Henry VIII was the second Tudor king of England.

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Three of these are true statements about Great Britain. One is FALSE. Mark the false one.

A. Not many British were killed by the Black Death.
B. The Industrial Revolution started in Britain.
C. At its largest size, "the sun never set on the British Empire."
D. The East-India Company not only traded with India, but for a time it governed India.

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Another term for the Middle Ages in Britain is

A. the Renaissance
B. The British Empire
C. medieval
D. The United Kingdom

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The year 1928AD is important in UK history because it is when

A. The Industrial Revolution started
B. The British Empire finally ended
C. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned as queen
D. women received the right to vote, equal to men

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For which one of these traits are the British people ranked among the highest in the world?

A. Individualism
B. showing public emotion
C. never criticiizing their government
D. dishonesty

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