Chapter 8: The government

About how many people are normally members of the cabinet in Britain?

• five
• twenty
• a hundred

How many political parrties normally form the government in Britain?

• one
• two
• three

What is the name of the government department that looks after financial matters?

• The Ministry of Finance
• The Finance Office
• The Treasury

What is the name of the government minister who deals with safety inside Britain?

• The Home Secretary
• The Inland Secretary
• The Interior Secretary

What is the title of the most senior civil servant in a government department?

• Civil Secretary
• Permanent Secretary
• Regular Secretary

What is the name of the Prime Minister's official country residence?

• Alton Towers
• Government House
• Chequers

What phrase is commonly used to denote the Prime Minister, his or her closest advisers, and the cabinet office?

• Downing Street
• Westminster
• Whitehall

What phrase is commonly used in the British media to denote senior civil servants and other government administrators?

• Downing Street
• Westminster
• Whitehall

What are Middlesex, Cornwall, and Yorkshire?

• boroughs
• counties
• universities

In Britain, by what name are local government authorities generally known?

• councils
• prefectures
• regions