Chapter 11 Multiple choice questions

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In May 2010, the EU and which of the following organisations agreed financial assistance of €110 billion over three years to support the struggling Greek economy?

World Bank correct incorrect

International Monetary Fund (IMF) correct incorrect

G20 correct incorrect

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) correct incorrect

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Which of the following states received EU bail-outs?

Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus correct incorrect

Ireland, Spain, Italy correct incorrect

Spain, Portugal, Italy correct incorrect

Ireland, Cyprus, Italy correct incorrect

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Which two EU states appointed unelected Prime Ministers for a period during the financial crisis?

Greece and Italy correct incorrect

Greece and Portugal correct incorrect

Italy and Portugal correct incorrect

No EU state appointed an unelected Prime Minister correct incorrect

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True or False: The Treaty on Stability Co-ordination and Governance (TSCG) is not EU law.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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What does the Dublin Regulation stipulate?

That an application for asylum should be made and processed at the point of entry into the EU. correct incorrect

That there are strict economic criteria that an EU member state has to meet before it is able to accept asylum seekers. correct incorrect

That the President of the European Commission can rule on whether or not a claim for asylum should be accepted. correct incorrect

That asylum seekers should be free to choose in which EU member state they would like to make their asylum application. correct incorrect

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Which EU member states refused to accept any refugees under the terms of the September 2015 mandatory relocation scheme?

Germany and the UK correct incorrect

Greece and Italy correct incorrect

Hungary and Poland correct incorrect

France and Belgium correct incorrect

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Which of the following was not part of the March 2016 agreement between the EU and Turkey?

An EU undertaking to provide aid in support of refugees. correct incorrect

An EU undertaking to grant access to the Schengen area for Turkish nationals. correct incorrect

An EU undertaking to resettle some refugees from Turkish camps. correct incorrect

An EU undertaking to immediately extend full membership of the single market to Turkey. correct incorrect

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of populism?

Populism is a 'thin' ideology that makes an appeal to 'the people' in contrast to 'the elite'. correct incorrect

It is an exclusively right-wing phenomenon: there are no left-wing populists. correct incorrect

Populists usually present 'the elite' as a threat to 'the people'. correct incorrect

Populist parties tend to be 'anti-system' parties. correct incorrect

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Which state completed its accession to the EU in 2013?

Croatia correct incorrect

Montenegro correct incorrect

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM) correct incorrect

Albania correct incorrect

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Europe 2020 was a successor to what?

Lisbon Treaty correct incorrect

Agenda 2000 correct incorrect

Lisbon Strategy correct incorrect

Europe 2010 correct incorrect