Chapter 26 Multiple choice questions

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How many times has the EU enlarged?

Four correct incorrect

Five correct incorrect

Six correct incorrect

Seven correct incorrect

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What is the final step in the membership process?

Conclusion of negotiations by working groups correct incorrect

Ratification of the Accession Treaty correct incorrect

Approval of the terms of membership by the European Council correct incorrect

Signing of the Accession Treaty by the new member state correct incorrect

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What are the second and third enlargements of the EC usually referred to as?

The Southern enlargement correct incorrect

The EFTA enlargement correct incorrect

The Iberian enlargement correct incorrect

The Northern enlargement correct incorrect

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True or false: In 1967, Britain made its first application for EC membership.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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What policy was established with the first enlargement of the EC?

New member states were obligated to accept the whole acquis correct incorrect

Enlargement would lead to an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) where the policies and institutions were re-negotiated correct incorrect

New member states were not required to accept all policies of the EC correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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How did the accession of Greece, Spain, and Portugal affect the general principles of enlargement?

It led to the development of strict economic criteria for membership correct incorrect

It led the EC to waive the requirement that new members adopt the acquis correct incorrect

It led the EC to prioritize political considerations over economic considerations correct incorrect

It led the EC to prioritise the compatibility of social policy over other considerations correct incorrect

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True or false: Germany was a stronger supporter than France of eastward enlargement.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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Which EU leader argued in favour of a 'privileged partnership' instead of full membership for Turkey?

Chancellor Angela Merkel correct incorrect

President Nicolas Sarkozy correct incorrect

Prime Minister Tony Blair correct incorrect

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi correct incorrect

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What issues proved to be difficult in the negotiations over eastward enlargement?

Agriculture correct incorrect

Structural funds correct incorrect

Qualified Majority Voting (QMV) and weighting of votes correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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Which candidate state suspended negotiations with the EU in 2013?

Turkey correct incorrect

Iceland correct incorrect

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM) correct incorrect

Montenegro correct incorrect