Chapter 11

Instructions

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Question 1

What distinguished the European Monetary System (EMS) from earlier attempts at economic and monetary union in 1971?

a) It was more flexible, allowing a wider band for currency fluctuations

b) It created a new currency unit, the ecu

c) It provided a system of loans among members

d) All of the above

Question 2

What event preceded the 1977 membership applications of Portugal and Spain?

a) The collapse of dictatorship

b) Negotiation of the terms of accession

c) A referendum on membership

d) All of the above

Question 3

When did Greek membership of the EC begin?

a) 1964

b) 1976

c) 1981

d) 1986

Question 4

When did Spanish and Portuguese membership of the EC begin?

a) 1976

b) 1981

c) 1986

d) 1989

Question 5

Why were Britain's per capita contributions to the budget high in the 1970s?

a) It had more food imports from outside the EC than other member states

b) Higher levels of spending meant contributions from VAT receipts were higher

c) Its small and efficient agricultural sector mean that it received a lower level of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments

d) All of the above

Question 6

True or false: In 1982, the EC agreed a permanent settlement of the British budget rebate issue.

a) True

b) False

Question 7

Who became Commission president in 1981?

a) Roy Jenkins

b) Gaston Thorn

c) Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

d) Jacques Delors

Question 8

The September 1981 plan for institutional reform was known as:

a) the Jenkins plan.

b) the Delors-Thorne plan.

c) the Kohl-Mitterand plan.

d) the Genscher-Colombo plan.

Question 9

What did the Commission Vice-President Etienne Davignon and the 'Kangaroo Group' of MEPs have in common?

a) Both lobbied for increased trade with Australia and the Cairns group

b) Both were supportive of reform of the Common Agricultural Policy

c) Both lobbied for completion of the single market

d) Both were behind pro-democracy movements in the EC

Question 10

Why was the 1984 Fontainebleau summit a landmark for integration?

a) It resolved the British budget rebate

b) It launched a committee on constitutional reform

c) It resulted in a policy commitment to complete the internal market

d) All of the above

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