Chapter 4 Self-test questions

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. What are three main methods in which member states shape decision-making at EU level?

States shape decision-making via the supranational method, the intergovernmental method, and policy coordination. correct incorrect

States shape decision-making via the national method, the international method, and the metaphysical method. correct incorrect

States shape decision-making by engaging in three ancient forms of debating strategy, shaped by Roman jurists Cicero, Cato, and Appian. correct incorrect

States shape decision-making through various forms of combat sports, including MMA, judo, and Muay Thai. correct incorrect

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. Which are the two largest – and arguably most influential – member states of the EU?

France and Sweden correct incorrect

France and Luxembourg correct incorrect

France and Austria correct incorrect

France and Germany correct incorrect

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. How is the presidency of the Council (of ministers) organized?

It is a rotating presidency (six-month term). correct incorrect

It is a rotating presidency (twelve-month term). correct incorrect

The presidency is always with Switzerland. correct incorrect

The presidency is filled by France and Germany, who alternate. correct incorrect

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. Which of the Councils – European Council and the Council (of ministers) – has seen its power effectively increase in recent years?

Both institutions have seen exactly equal amounts of power increase. correct incorrect

Both institutions have no power whatsoever. correct incorrect

Member states resort more often to the Council. correct incorrect

Member states resort more often to the European Council. correct incorrect

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. Who will hold the presidency of the Council (of ministers) in the first half of 2022?

Germany correct incorrect

France correct incorrect

Greece correct incorrect

Poland correct incorrect

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. Which member states pushed for a common debt instrument to mitigate the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020?

The UK, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, and Ireland correct incorrect

Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, and Ireland correct incorrect

Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, and Ireland correct incorrect

No one pushed for this. correct incorrect

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. In March 2020, which countries were initially opposed to the implementation of common debt instruments in response to the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic?

Germany, Finland, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark correct incorrect

Germany, Finland, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and France correct incorrect

Germany, Finland, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Poland correct incorrect

Germany, Finland, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Hungary correct incorrect

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. Who is included in the 'Visegrad group'?

Austria, Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia correct incorrect

Hungary, Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia correct incorrect

Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia correct incorrect

The Visegrad group does not exist. It is an internet conspiracy theory. correct incorrect

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. Who is included in the 'Baltic Assembly'?

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia correct incorrect

Lithuania, Sweden, and Estonia correct incorrect

Lithuania, Latvia, and Austria correct incorrect

The Baltic Assembly does not exist. It is an internet conspiracy theory. correct incorrect

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. Who made the following historic statement on the Franco-German friendship: "There would be no Europe if this genuine reconciliation between France and Germany had not occurred."?

Helmut Schmidt correct incorrect

Angela Merkel correct incorrect

Konrad Adenauer correct incorrect

Helmut Kohl correct incorrect