Chapter 1 Multiple-choice questions

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. In which decade did European integration begin?

1950s correct incorrect

1960s correct incorrect

1970s correct incorrect

1980s correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was not an objective of early European integration efforts?

Peace correct incorrect

Social rights correct incorrect

Economic reconstruction correct incorrect

Political stability correct incorrect

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. Which of the following institutions is not part of the 'institutional triangle'?

EU Council correct incorrect

European Parliament correct incorrect

European Commission correct incorrect

Member states correct incorrect

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. By 2021, how many member states were there in the EU?

15 correct incorrect

25 correct incorrect

27 correct incorrect

28 correct incorrect

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. What is the EU's acquis communautaire?

They stipulate the necessary population size and geographical location of potential EU member states. correct incorrect

They are the economic and political criteria with which to judge whether a candidate country is ready to join the EU. correct incorrect

They are the internal institutional criteria that the EU must meet in order to expand. correct incorrect

They define the terms 'European' and 'democratic': two factors required for EU membership. correct incorrect

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. How many countries have so far left the European Union?

None correct incorrect

Two correct incorrect

Three correct incorrect

One correct incorrect

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. In which year was the European Union established?

1993 correct incorrect

1957 correct incorrect

1985 correct incorrect

2004 correct incorrect

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. Under the ordinary legislative procedure (OLP) which two institutions 'co-decide' EU laws?

European Commission and EU Council correct incorrect

EU Council and European Parliament correct incorrect

European Commission and European Parliament correct incorrect

EU Council and Courts correct incorrect

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. What were the two main objectives of the European integration in the 1950s?

Spreading liberal values worldwide and developing economy correct incorrect

Maintaining peace and developing economy correct incorrect

Maintaining peace and developing cooperation with the Soviet bloc correct incorrect

Developing economy and enhancing competition with the United States correct incorrect

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. Which of the following does not constitute one of the main challenges to the European integration nowadays?

Climate change correct incorrect

Germany's economic power correct incorrect

Political crises in European neighbourhoods correct incorrect

The COVID-19 pandemic correct incorrect