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1. The longest river in Britain is ___?

A Severn                           B Tees

C Thames                         D Clyde

2. The British Isles is made up of ___?

A Three large islands and hundreds of small ones   B Two large islands and hundreds of small ones

C Three large islands and dozens of small ones       D Two large islands and dozens of small ones

3. In ___ the Romans conquered Greece.

A 146 B.C                              B 1200 B.C

C 700 B.C                              D the 5th century

4. Which work described the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy?

A Antigone                            B Odyssey

C Iliad                                    D Oedipus the king

5. There are three political divisions ___ on the island of Great Britain.

A England, Scotland, and Ireland                       B England, Scotland, and Wales

C England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland        D Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland

6. The Tower of London, located in the centre of London, was built by___.

A King Harold                         B William the Conqueror

C Robin Hood                         D Oliver Cromwell

7. St. Paul’s Cathedral is in ___.

A Liverpool                           B London

C Glasgow                             D Birmingham

8. The largest lake in Britain is ___?

A Ullswater                           B Loch Lomond

C Windermere                       D The Lough Neagh

9. Which culture reached a high point of development in the 5th century B.C?

A Roman Culture                  B Greek Culture

C Chinese Culture                 D Egyptian Culture

10. The founder of scientific mathematics is ___.

A Aristotle                             B Heracleitus

C Socrates                              D Pythagoras