Feedback â Week 1 - Quiz Question 1
Feedback — Week 1 - Quiz You submitted this quiz on Sat 17 May 2014 7:55 PM MYT. You got a score of 20.00 out of 20.00.
Question 1 What describes the EU best?
Your Answer
an association of sovereign states
Score
Correct
1.00
a super state
an international organization
an independent sovereign state
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 2 Which of the following initial drivers were behind the creation of the European Union?
Your Answer
Score
global trade
consumer welfare
economic independence
peace
Correct
1.00
environmental protection
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 3 Which alliance was at the forefront of European integration?
Your Answer
Score
Germany and Belgium
Germany and the Netherlands
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
France, Italy and Germany
France and Germany
Total
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 4 When and where did Robert Schuman held his eponymous declaration?
Your Answer
Score
On 23 July 1952, at the Court of Justice in Luxembourg
On 19 September 1946, at the University of Zurich
On 18 April 1951, at the Centre Pompidou in Paris
On 9 May 1951, before the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
On 9 May 1950, at the European Parliament in Brussels
On 9 May 1950, at the Quay d’Orsay in Paris
Total
Correct
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1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 5 Which city has never hosted the signature ceremony of a EU treaty?
Your Answer
Score
Rome
Amsterdam
Paris
Madrid
Maastricht
Lisbon
Correct
1.00
Explanation
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1.00 / 1.00
Question 6 The European Coal and Steel Community was established by which of the following written agreements?
Your Answer
Score
the Treaty of Rome
the Maastricht Treaty
the Treaty of Lisbon
the Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Versailles
Correct
1.00
Explanation
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1.00 / 1.00
Question 7 Which institution governed the European Coal and Steel Community?
Your Answer
Score
Court of Justice
Coal and Steel Council
High Authority
Correct
1.00
Special Council of Ministers
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 8 Building on the success of the Treaty of Paris, which further milestone in economic integration took place in the late 50s?
Your Answer
Score
the European Defence Community
the Internal Market Community
the European Atomic Energy Community
the European Political Communiy
the European Economic Community
Total
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 9 Which among the following has been the major achievement of the European Economic Community?
Your Answer
the establishment of a common market and customs union
Score
Correct
1.00
establishment of a common foreign and security policy
establishment of a monetary and banking union
establishment of common health and safety standards throughout the member States
establishment of a an area of freedom, security and justice
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 10 In which logical order did the economic integration take place?
Your Answer
Score
free trade area, common market, customs union, economic union
customs union, common market, monetary union
Correct
1.00
free trade area, customs union, economic union, common market and monetary union
customs union, free trade area, common market, economic union, monetary union
economic union, common market, customs union, free trade area
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 11 The European Economic Community involved building a common market. But what exactly did it entail?
Your Answer
Score
the agreement of a common external customs tariff and establishment of a common currency
the free movement of people and service
the sole elimination of customs duties between member states
the establishment of a common currency for all member states
the free movement of goods, people, money and services
Total
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 12 According to peace theory, what is the best guarantor for peace?
Your Answer
Score
establishing a single currency
the abolition of nuclear weapons
the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
an international market economy driven by free trade
Total
Question 13 Which international development of the eighties had a dramatic impact on European Integration?
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Your Answer
Score
the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union
the collapse of Ceauşescu’s regime in Romania
the various economic reforms taking place in the United States and the United Kingdom on privatization and deregulation
the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement
the fall of the Berlin Wall
Total
Question 14 In the early 90s, which Treaty brought about another milestone in European integration?
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Your Answer
Maastricht
Score
Correct
1.00
Cologne
Laeken
Brussels
Amsterdam
Luxembourg
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 15 The Treaty of Maastricht went beyond the economic community and extended the scope of Union competence to which other areas?
Your Answer
Score
Common agricultural policy
Correct
0.17
Food safety and environmental protection
Correct
0.17
Common fisheries policy
Correct
0.17
Justice and Home Affairs
Correct
0.17
Common banking union
Correct
0.17
Common Foreign and Security Policy
Correct
0.17
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 16 What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Lisbon?
Your Answer
Score
To allow new countries to join the EU
To establish a Constitution for Europe
To establish an economic and monetary union
To strengthen the EU’s external trade policy
To simplify the working and functioning of an enlarged European Union
Correct
1.00
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 17 Who are known as the “institutional triangle” regrouping the 3 major EU institutions?
Your Answer
Score
The European Council, The Commission and the European Parliament
The Commission, the European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the European Union
The Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Central Bank
The European Council, the Council of the European Union and the Council of Europe
The Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union
Correct
1.00
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 18 You surely remember our iPhone example. Can you recall the policies making the use and sale of iPhones possible in the EU?
Your Answer
Score
Intellectual property
Correct
0.20
Trade policy
Correct
0.20
Health protection
Correct
0.20
Environmental protection
Correct
0.20
Competition policy
Correct
0.20
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 19 What is the EU paradox?
Your Answer
Score
Politicians tend to push for more integration but citizens are against it
EU citizens are very much in favour of the EU, but the politicians are not
Despite its positive impact, the EU is loosing popularity
Correct
1.00
The EU has no positive impact whatsoever, yet everybody likes it
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 20 Which of the following is an EU myth?
Your Answer
Score
The EU banned the claim that drinking water prevents dehydration
The EU intended to regulate how olive oil ought to be served in restaurants and hotels.
In the EU, tractor drivers are only allowed to work for half an hour a day, to comply with new rules on vibrations.
Correct
1.00
Vacuum cleaners in the EU will have to be more energy efficient and at the same time enhance their performance, i.e. their ability to pick up dust.
The EU regulates the flushing of toilets and urinals
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 1 What describes the EU best?
Your Answer
an association of sovereign states
Score
Correct
1.00
a super state
an international organization
an independent sovereign state
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 2 Which of the following initial drivers were behind the creation of the European Union?
Your Answer
Score
global trade
consumer welfare
economic independence
peace
Correct
1.00
environmental protection
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 3 Which alliance was at the forefront of European integration?
Your Answer
Score
Germany and Belgium
Germany and the Netherlands
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
France, Italy and Germany
France and Germany
Total
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 4 When and where did Robert Schuman held his eponymous declaration?
Your Answer
Score
On 23 July 1952, at the Court of Justice in Luxembourg
On 19 September 1946, at the University of Zurich
On 18 April 1951, at the Centre Pompidou in Paris
On 9 May 1951, before the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
On 9 May 1950, at the European Parliament in Brussels
On 9 May 1950, at the Quay d’Orsay in Paris
Total
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 5 Which city has never hosted the signature ceremony of a EU treaty?
Your Answer
Score
Rome
Amsterdam
Paris
Madrid
Maastricht
Lisbon
Correct
1.00
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 6 The European Coal and Steel Community was established by which of the following written agreements?
Your Answer
Score
the Treaty of Rome
the Maastricht Treaty
the Treaty of Lisbon
the Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Versailles
Correct
1.00
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 7 Which institution governed the European Coal and Steel Community?
Your Answer
Score
Court of Justice
Coal and Steel Council
High Authority
Correct
1.00
Special Council of Ministers
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 8 Building on the success of the Treaty of Paris, which further milestone in economic integration took place in the late 50s?
Your Answer
Score
the European Defence Community
the Internal Market Community
the European Atomic Energy Community
the European Political Communiy
the European Economic Community
Total
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 9 Which among the following has been the major achievement of the European Economic Community?
Your Answer
the establishment of a common market and customs union
Score
Correct
1.00
establishment of a common foreign and security policy
establishment of a monetary and banking union
establishment of common health and safety standards throughout the member States
establishment of a an area of freedom, security and justice
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 10 In which logical order did the economic integration take place?
Your Answer
Score
free trade area, common market, customs union, economic union
customs union, common market, monetary union
Correct
1.00
free trade area, customs union, economic union, common market and monetary union
customs union, free trade area, common market, economic union, monetary union
economic union, common market, customs union, free trade area
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 11 The European Economic Community involved building a common market. But what exactly did it entail?
Your Answer
Score
the agreement of a common external customs tariff and establishment of a common currency
the free movement of people and service
the sole elimination of customs duties between member states
the establishment of a common currency for all member states
the free movement of goods, people, money and services
Total
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 12 According to peace theory, what is the best guarantor for peace?
Your Answer
Score
establishing a single currency
the abolition of nuclear weapons
the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
an international market economy driven by free trade
Total
Question 13 Which international development of the eighties had a dramatic impact on European Integration?
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Your Answer
Score
the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union
the collapse of Ceauşescu’s regime in Romania
the various economic reforms taking place in the United States and the United Kingdom on privatization and deregulation
the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement
the fall of the Berlin Wall
Total
Question 14 In the early 90s, which Treaty brought about another milestone in European integration?
Correct
1.00
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Your Answer
Maastricht
Score
Correct
1.00
Cologne
Laeken
Brussels
Amsterdam
Luxembourg
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 15 The Treaty of Maastricht went beyond the economic community and extended the scope of Union competence to which other areas?
Your Answer
Score
Common agricultural policy
Correct
0.17
Food safety and environmental protection
Correct
0.17
Common fisheries policy
Correct
0.17
Justice and Home Affairs
Correct
0.17
Common banking union
Correct
0.17
Common Foreign and Security Policy
Correct
0.17
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 16 What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Lisbon?
Your Answer
Score
To allow new countries to join the EU
To establish a Constitution for Europe
To establish an economic and monetary union
To strengthen the EU’s external trade policy
To simplify the working and functioning of an enlarged European Union
Correct
1.00
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 17 Who are known as the “institutional triangle” regrouping the 3 major EU institutions?
Your Answer
Score
The European Council, The Commission and the European Parliament
The Commission, the European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the European Union
The Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Central Bank
The European Council, the Council of the European Union and the Council of Europe
The Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union
Correct
1.00
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 18 You surely remember our iPhone example. Can you recall the policies making the use and sale of iPhones possible in the EU?
Your Answer
Score
Intellectual property
Correct
0.20
Trade policy
Correct
0.20
Health protection
Correct
0.20
Environmental protection
Correct
0.20
Competition policy
Correct
0.20
Explanation
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Question 19 What is the EU paradox?
Your Answer
Score
Politicians tend to push for more integration but citizens are against it
EU citizens are very much in favour of the EU, but the politicians are not
Despite its positive impact, the EU is loosing popularity
Correct
1.00
The EU has no positive impact whatsoever, yet everybody likes it
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
Question 20 Which of the following is an EU myth?
Your Answer
Score
The EU banned the claim that drinking water prevents dehydration
The EU intended to regulate how olive oil ought to be served in restaurants and hotels.
In the EU, tractor drivers are only allowed to work for half an hour a day, to comply with new rules on vibrations.
Correct
1.00
Vacuum cleaners in the EU will have to be more energy efficient and at the same time enhance their performance, i.e. their ability to pick up dust.
The EU regulates the flushing of toilets and urinals
Total
1.00 / 1.00
Explanation
