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Politics Intro Quiz

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A quiz to help you start thinking about Politics, getting you reading for your degree course.
Paula Keaveney
Quiz by Paula Keaveney, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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Which UK political party had to replace its leader earlier this year?
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  • Liberal Democrats
  • Conservatives
  • Plaid Cymru
  • DUP

Question 2

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Who wrote the essay - which is often quoted today despite appearing shortly after the Second World War - Politics and the English Language?
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  • Jack Kennedy
  • George Orwell
  • Enoch Powell
  • Harold Wilson

Question 3

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The President of Ukraine, Zelinskiy (NB there are several spellings of his name) was what before he became President?
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  • University Lecturer
  • Comedian
  • Economist
  • Lawyer
  • Journalist

Question 4

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What is the short name of the party set up by French President Emmanuel Macron?
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  • En Marche
  • Forza
  • France Insoumise
  • Viva

Question 5

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Why did Labour party members not get the chance to vote for Emily Thornberry in the leadership contest?
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  • She couldn't find enough MPs to sign her nomination
  • She was withdrawn after breaking the rules
  • She couldn't find enough constituency parties and/or affiliated organisations to sign her nomination
  • Her nomination papers were delivered after the deadline

Question 6

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A biography of Michael Gove, written by Owen Bennett, came out reasonably recently. What is it called?
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  • Man in a Hurry
  • Man at the Top
  • Man in Trouble
  • Man at the Centre

Question 7

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Where did Bill Clinton once say is the most dangerous place to be in the world?
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  • Near the Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
  • Between the lines in Kashmir
  • In Crimea near the border
  • In the DMZ in Korea

Question 8

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In the US, the 2000 Presidential Election came down to the result in one State. This was a highly contested result which ended up involving the courts. Which State?
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  • Texas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Vermont

Question 9

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Which of these elections did NOT take place in May 2021
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  • Scottish Parliament
  • Senedd
  • Mayor of London
  • Mayor of Liverpool
  • Northern Ireland Assembly

Question 10

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Where will you find the Five Star Movement?
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  • Italy
  • France
  • Germany
  • Israel

Question 11

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Thomas More, who was executed on the orders of Henry VIII, wrote a book which is often described as an early forerunner of socialism. What is it called (NB there are different spellings)?
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  • Paradise
  • Utopia
  • Justice Island
  • Far From Tyranny

Question 12

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Which of these thinkers is associated with the development of Liberalism?
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  • Descartes
  • Locke
  • Plato

Question 13

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What is the other, and regularly used, way of referring to the US Republican Party?
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  • The Party of God
  • The Grand Old Party
  • The Party of Freedom
  • The Party of Life

Question 14

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The 1845 book, the Condition of the Working Class of England, was written by which significant figure?
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  • Trotsky
  • Engels
  • Marx
  • Lenin

Question 15

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Which ancient writer wrote the Ars Rhetorica?
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  • Aristotle
  • Plato
  • Socrates
  • Lysias

Question 16

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New Lanark, in Scotland, is associated with which socialist pioneer?
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  • Beatrice Webb
  • Robert Owen
  • H G Wells
  • Keir Hardie

Question 17

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Who said, "democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms........"
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  • Jack Kennedy
  • Winston Churchill
  • Gladstone
  • Harold Wilson

Question 18

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Where can you find the Law and Justice Party?
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  • Germany
  • Poland
  • France
  • Italy

Question 19

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A new law in 2015 introduced Recall of MPs. This means MPs who have been unethical in a number of ways can be recalled (ie have another election) if there are enough signatures on a petition. Where have there been successful petitions since then?
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  • North Antrim , Brecon and Radnorshire and Peterborough (3 constituencies)
  • North Antrim and Peterborough (2 constituencies)
  • Peterborough and Brecon and Radorshire (2 constituencies)
  • Sheffield Hallam, North Antrim and Peterborough (3 constituencies)

Question 20

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Who came second to Boris Johnson in the election for leader of the Conservative Party in 2019?
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  • Rory Stewart
  • Jeremy Hunt
  • Penny Mordaunt
  • Dominic Raab
  • Michael Gove

Question 21

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Things can only get better is a book by John O Farrell. What is the sub title?
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  • Eighteen miserable years in the life of a Labour supporter 1979 to 1997.
  • The last and best election campaign
  • My life as a would-be MP
  • Why knocking on strangers doors is a calling not a hobby

Question 22

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In US Politics, why is the figure 270 significant?
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  • It is the number of people in the House of Representatives
  • It is the number of a piece of legislation about hand guns
  • It is the number of Electoral College votes needed to win the Presidential Election
  • It is the limit on the total number of hours allowed for any Bill debates in the Senate

Question 23

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Who used the phrase "elective dictatorship" in a lecture in the 1970s?
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  • Lord Hailsham (then Quentin Hogg)
  • Lord Kinnock
  • Lord Adonis
  • Lord Mackie of Benshee

Question 24

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Why, apart from Party Political Broadcasts, do we not see any political adverts on television?
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  • They are too expensive. Parties prefer to spend their money other ways.
  • They are banned by the Communications Act 2003
  • They are banned by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
  • Ofcom has said there can't be any

Question 25

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The Scottish Parliament is located where?
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  • Holyrood in Edinburgh
  • Calton Hill in Edinburgh
  • Pacific Quay in Glasgow
  • Morningside in Edinburgh
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