UTBM culture et civilisation britanique 2006

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BRITISH CIVILIZATIONSTUDENT’S NAME :……………………………….Signature :…………………………………...LE04 FINAL EXA :M QUIZ Spring 20061. Who was William Beveridge and which five giants did he want to slay ?2. Who was Aneurin Bevan and which important Act did he push through Parliament in 1948?3. Who was Zec and how did he influence the 1945 British General Election?4. When did the Empire Windrush carrying the first significant influx of coloured immigrants arrive in London?5. Who made an inflammatory speech against immigration in 1968; what name do we give to this speech?6. Fill in the blanks: “Mad dogs and Englishmen………………………………. The Japanese……………………, the Chinese…………………, Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one, But Englishmen……………………………” 1 LE04 FINAL EXA :M QUIZ (continued) 7. a) How many wives did Henry VIII have? b) Who did he divorce to marry his second wife? c) Why was this divorce so significant in British history?8. Who was Stephen Lawrence and what is his importance in UK race relations? 9. Identify the following: a) Henry Purcell, b) William Blake, c) Edward Elgar . 10.When did William the Conqueror successfully invade England?11. Whom did he defeat to get the English crown, and at which battle ...

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STUDENT’S NAME :……………………………….

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LE04 FINAL EXAM : QUIZ Spring 2006

1. Who was William Beveridge and which five giants did he want to slay ?

2. Who was Aneurin Bevan and which important Act did he push through Parliament in 1948?

3. Who was Zec and how did he influence the 1945 British General Election?

4. When did the Empire Windrush carrying the first significant influx of coloured immigrants arrive in London?

5. Who made an inflammatory speech against immigration in 1968; what name do we give to this speech?

6. Fill in the blanks:

“Mad dogs and Englishmen……………………………….  The Japanese……………………, the Chinese…………………,  Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one,  But Englishmen……………………………”

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