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Politics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Angela Merkel is the first female Chancellor of 

a)

Austria

b)

The Netherlands

c)

Germany

d)

Switzerland

2.

An occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue

a)

Reference 

b)

Referendum

c)

Referral 

d)

Remendum 

3.

Which country is not a democratic country?

a)

Hungary

b)

Sweeden 

c)

North Korea 

d)

South Korea

4.

What was the name of his work on philosophy and political theory?

a)

Education element

b)

Political theory

c)

The Republic

d)

Philosophy

5.

How old do you have to be to vote in the USA?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

20

d)

19

6.

Who is the British Prime Minister?

a)

Tony Blair

b)

Gordon Brown

c)

David Cameron

d)

Theresa May

7.

Which county does not have a female leader?

a)

Central African Republic

b)

Jamaica

c)

Denmark 

d)

Canada

8.
a)

Demonstration

b)

Party

c)

Election

9.
a)

Demonstration

b)

Kingdom

c)

Monarchy

10.
a)

Revolution

b)

Parliament

c)

Riot

11.

An occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue

a)

Reference

b)

Referendum

c)

Referral

d)

Remendum

12.

What was the name of his work on philosophy and political theory?

a)

Education element

b)

Political theory

c)

The Republic

d)

Philosophy

13.

How old do you have to be to vote in the USA?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

20

d)

19

14.

Which word refers to a system of government by the whole population?

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

15.

What is the term for a change or addition to a legal or statutory document?

a)

Amendment

b)

Annulment

c)

Abrogation

d)

Abolition

16.

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Metonymy

d)

Hyperbole

17.

What is the main theme of George Orwell's '1984'?

a)

Freedom vs. Oppression

b)

Love vs. Hate

c)

Wealth vs. Poverty

d)

Nature vs. Nurture

18.

Identify the passive voice sentence: 'The bill was passed by the committee.'

a)

The committee passed the bill.

b)

The bill was passed by the committee.

c)

The committee is passing the bill.

d)

The bill passes the committee.

19.

Which word means 'the right to vote in political elections'?

a)

Suffrage

b)

Suffering

c)

Suffocate

d)

Suffusion

20.

What is the opposite of 'liberal' in political terms?

a)

Conservative

b)

Progressive

c)

Moderate

d)

Radical

21.

In literature, what is a 'dystopia'?

a)

A perfect society

b)

A flawed society

c)

A society characterized by human misery

d)

A society with advanced technology

22.

Which of the following is a synonym for 'political'?

a)

Diplomatic

b)

Economic

c)

Social

d)

Cultural

23.

What is the term for a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than by using rational argument?

a)

Demagogue

b)

Diplomat

c)

Bureaucrat

d)

Technocrat

24.

Which sentence uses correct parallel structure?

a)

She likes reading, writing, and to jog.

b)

She likes to read, write, and jogging.

c)

She likes reading, writing, and jogging.

d)

She likes to read, writing, and jogging.

25.

What is the meaning of the word 'sovereignty'?

a)

Supreme power or authority

b)

A type of government

c)

A political party

d)

A form of protest