Chapter 21

Instructions

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

Question 1

What is the post-2004 EU population?

a) 150 million

b) Over 450 million

c) Over 750 million

Question 2

What was the average turnout in the 2004 EP elections?

a) 90%

b) 72%

c) 45.7%

Question 3

Which other countries joined the EC at the same time as the UK?

a) Belgium and the Netherlands

b) Spain and Portugal

c) Denmark and Ireland

Question 4

The 1995 enlargement was made possible due to the ending of the Cold War.

a) True

b) False

Question 5

The 2004 enlargement was an unprecedented expression of EU power beyond its own borders.

a) True

b) False

Question 6

At the time of accession, the new members had an average GDP per capita of only 40% of the existing members.

a) True

b) False

Question 7

The new east European member states are generally more anti-American in their foreign policy than the old member states.

a) True

b) False

Question 8

There was a fear that eastern enlargement would render the EU decision-making infrastructure inadequate.

a) True

b) False

Question 9

What is 'variable geometry'?

a) Proposal for a method of differentiated integration

b) Proposal for borders to be decided by popular vote

c) Proposal for greater Commission decision-making power

Question 10

In which European summit did the member states formally conclude accession negotiations with the 2004 round of applicant countries?

a) Copenhagen 1993

b) Copenhagen 2002

c) Rome 2003

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