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1 | The Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) was set up to distribute Marshal Plan aid. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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2 | The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) consisted of the same 6 nations that later formed the European Economic Community. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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3 | The EEC was established by the Treaty of Rome. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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4 | The EU’s customs union was completed ahead of the schedule that was agreed for it in the Treaty of Rome. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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5 | Britain’s application to the EEC triggered a domino effect in that Ireland, Denmark and Norway applied soon afterwards. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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6 | Norway was scheduled to join the EU with Sweden, Finland and Austria in 1994, but its voters rejected membership. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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7 | The EEC (as it was known at the time) nations were, on average, poorer than the EFTA nations but grew faster between 1950 and 1970. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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8 | The Council of Europe is part of the European Union. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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9 | List the 15 nations that were members of the European Union in 2003. |
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10 | List the 12 nations that joined in 2004 and 2006. |
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11 | In which years were British membership applications rejected by Charles de Gaulle? |
| A) | 1957 and 1963 |
| B) | 1962 and 1969 |
| C) | 1963 and 1967 |
| D) | 1963 and 1969 |
| E) | 1965 and 1969 |
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12 | In which year was the Treaty of Rome signed (not entered into force)? |
| A) | 1957 |
| B) | 1962 |
| C) | 1963 |
| D) | 1967 |
| E) | 1969 |
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13 | In which year was the Single European Act signed (not entered into force)? |
| A) | 1969 |
| B) | 1973 |
| C) | 1982 |
| D) | 1986 |
| E) | 1992 |
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14 | In which year was the Maastricht Treaty signed (not entered into force)? |
| A) | 1982 |
| B) | 1986 |
| C) | 1987 |
| D) | 1989 |
| E) | 1992 |
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15 | In which year was the Amsterdam Treaty signed (not entered into force)? |
| A) | 1992 |
| B) | 1997 |
| C) | 1999 |
| D) | 2000 |
| E) | 2002 |
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16 | In which year was the Nice Treaty signed (not entered into force)? |
| A) | 1992 |
| B) | 1997 |
| C) | 1999 |
| D) | 2000 |
| E) | 2002 |
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17 | In which year was the Lisbon Treaty signed (not entered into force)? |
| A) | 2003 |
| B) | 2004 |
| C) | 2005 |
| D) | 2006 |
| E) | 2007 |
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18 | The euro was formally adopted in ____, but national bills and coins were replaced only in ____. |
| A) | 1998, 2000 |
| B) | 1999, 2000 |
| C) | 1999, 2001 |
| D) | 2000, 2002 |
| E) | 2001, 2002 |
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19 | The path that led to adoption of the euro was set down in the _______. |
| A) | Treaty of Rome |
| B) | Single European Act |
| C) | Maastricht Treaty |
| D) | Amsterdam Treaty |
| E) | Nice Treaty |
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20 | The division of Germany into East and West Germany ended in ____. |
| A) | 1986 |
| B) | 1987 |
| C) | 1988 |
| D) | 1989 |
| E) | 1990 |
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21 | In the Treaty of Rome, EEC members only agreed to set up a Customs Union.; the so-called 1992 programme in the Single European Act instituted the principles of free mobility of labour, capital and services |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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22 | The countries that joined the EU in 1994 were , and . |
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23 | The main goal of the Single European Act was to : |
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24 | The Lisbon Treaty (European Treaty of Reform was rejected by ____ in ____ |
| A) | Finland, 2008 |
| B) | France, 2007 |
| C) | United Kingdom, 2008 |
| D) | Ireland, 2007 |
| E) | Spain, 2007 |
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25 | The Copenhagen criteria: |
| A) | are the rules that define whether Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) are eligible to join the European Union. |
| B) | define new voting rules to be implemented after the membership of CEECs in 2004. |
| C) | define the main steps of the elaboration of the Constitutional Treaty. |
| D) | are the rules that define whether CEECs are eligible to join the Euro zone. |