Chapter 15

Instructions

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

Question 1

Which of the following countries did not join the Euro in January, 1999?

a) France

b) Portugal

c) Greece

d) Italy

Question 2

Which countries negotiated opt-outs from the single currency?

a) Denmark and Britain

b) Greece and Britain

c) Italy and Sweden

d) Sweden and Denmark

Question 3

True or false: After the launch of the single currency, the Eurozone economically outperformed other economies.

a) True

b) False

Question 4

Why was the Commission in crisis in 1999?

a) Staff shortages

b) Disagreement over institutional reforms

c) Revenue shortfalls

d) Fraud allegations

Question 5

True or false: The European Parliament passed a motion of censure against the Santer Commission, forcing its resignation.

a) True

b) False

Question 6

What was the Lisbon Strategy?

a) A programme of institutional reform to prepare the EU for enlargement

b) A programme of policy reform to prepare the EU for enlargement

c) A programme on employment, economic growth and social cohesion

d) A programme on transparency and accountability

Question 7

What is the Open Method of Coordination?

a) Policy coordination among the European Parliament (EP) and Commission

b) Non-compulsory policy coordination and benchmarking among member states

c) Legal harmonization of national laws

d) The classic community method

Question 8

What happened to Europe's Common Foreign and Security Policy in 1998 and 1999?

a) Its structure and objectives came into conflict with those of NATO

b) No progress was made due to disagreement between France and Britain

c) It underwent further integration

d) None of the above

Question 9

True or false: The Nice formula for qualified majority voting made small states better off.

a) True

b) False

Question 10

True or false: The Treaty of Nice extended qualified majority voting.

a) True

b) False

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