1: Literally, the term" Great Britain" refers to: Scotland, Wales, England

2: In 1800 the United Kingdom consisted of : Scotland , Wales, England, Ireland

3: The people of Ireland originally spoke: Gaelic

4: today, the main language of all 4 nations is English , because : England was the most powerful nation

5: the present queen of the U.K is called Elizabeth the second. Actually, this name is inaccurate, because: neither Scotland nor Northern Ireland have ever had an Elizabeth the first

6: When we talk about the islands lying off the north-west coast of Europe, we refer to them as British Isles

7: Politically speaking , we now talk about 2 states, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

8: When we refer to the 4 nations, we mean: a. England b. Wales c. Scotland d. Northern Ireland

9: The different races spoke different languages:

A: the Irish, the Welsh anh the Scottish Highlanders spoke a Celtic language

B: the Scottish Lowlanders and the English spoke a Germanic language

10: The terms"England" and " English" are derived from the name of a Germanic tribe that settled in England in the fifth century .They were called the Angles.

True or False

1: Most aspects of public life are identically organized in whole Britain( F)

2: Because of the historical chltural split between highland and lowland Scotland, the sense of cultural identity is not the same for all Scottish( T)

3: Except for the Welsh language , there are not many reminders of Welsh identity in Wales.(T)

4: Welsh is the mother tongue for most people in Wales.