Chapter 1

Instructions

Choose your answers from a-d by clicking the radio button next to each choice and then press 'Submit' to get your score.

The EU was founded on:

a) Free trade in coal and steel.

b) Common agricultural policies.

c) Military cooperation.

d) Regional development.

Question 2

When was the Treaty of Rome signed?

a) 1947

b) 1952

c) 1957

d) 1962

Question 3

The Treaty of Rome established the:

a) ECSC.

b) EEC.

c) Single European Act.

d) EC.

Question 4

Which Treaty created the European Union?

a) Single European Act

b) Maastricht Treaty

c) Amsterdam Treaty

d) Nice Treaty

Question 5

Which pillar of the EU deals with Justice and Home Affairs?

a) Pillar 1

b) Pillar 2

c) Pillar 3

d) Not governed at the EU level at all

Question 6

What is the EU's share of the world's total collective wealth (Gross National Income)?

a) Approximately 20%

b) Approximately 25%

c) Approximately 30%

d) Approximately 35%

Question 7

What is the EU's and its member states share of world development aid donations?

a) Over 40%

b) Over 45%

c) Over 50%

d) Over 55%

Question 8

The EU's population is close to:

a) 350 million.

b) 400 million.

c) 450 million.

d) 500 million.

Question 9

What is the EU's share of global trade?

a) Approximately 15%

b) Approximately 20%

c) Approximately 25%

d) Approximately 30%

Question 10

When explaining integration, neofunctionalism focuses on:

a) The "spillover effect".

b) Member states as key players.

c) What happens in behind-the-scenes networks.

d) The bargaining process itself.