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True or false
1 point
True or false: The European single market is based on four freedoms, including the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people.
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16. European Integration and Contemporary Europe Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
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1 point
Which treaty formally created the European Union by broadening cooperation beyond trade to citizenship, foreign and security policy, justice, and economic and monetary union?
- A
Treaty of Lisbon
- B
Maastricht Treaty
- C
Treaty of Rome
- D
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the statement with two Copenhagen criteria: An EU candidate country must have stable and respect the .
04
Written response
1 point
Which treaty, named in the material, introduced a formal EU withdrawal procedure under Article 50?
05
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1 point
Select all institutions that perform one of the following roles: proposing EU legislation, monitoring compliance with EU law, or managing monetary policy for the euro area.
- A
European Commission
- B
European Parliament
- C
European Central Bank
- D
European Council
06
True or false
1 point
True or false: In the European Union's system of shared sovereignty, member states remain independent countries while granting EU institutions authority in selected areas.
- A
True
- B
False
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Written response
1 point
On what date did the Treaty of Lisbon enter into force? Enter the date in ISO format YYYY-MM-DD.
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1 point
Which developments does the material identify as social or political costs of globalization in Europe? Select all correct choices.
- A
Manufacturing employment declined in some regions.
- B
Economic gains were distributed unevenly.
- C
All workers benefited equally from international investment.
- D
Governments found it harder to regulate multinational companies within national borders.
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1 point
Which statement best captures a dual effect of migration on contemporary European societies?
- A
It eliminated debates over citizenship and integration.
- B
It reduced linguistic and cultural diversity.
- C
It helped address labor shortages while increasing debates over integration.
- D
It ended disagreements among European governments over asylum responsibility.
10
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the summary: The European Union is best understood as an ongoing political experiment in , in which cooperation expands without eliminating national identities.
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1 point
Which statement best explains the structural problem at the center of EU rule-of-law disputes?
- A
The EU must respect elected national governments while also responding when a member government weakens courts, rights, or democratic checks and balances.
- B
The EU has no common constitutional standards because member states retain all sovereignty.
- C
National governments can ignore EU law whenever their voters support doing so.
- D
Rule-of-law disputes concern only economic inequality and not courts or democratic institutions.
12
Open ended
1 point
How did Brexit reveal both the limits and the depth of European integration? In your answer, explain several concerns that contributed to the vote to leave and analyze what Brexit demonstrated about the reversibility and embeddedness of integration.
13
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1 point
Which event was most directly associated with November 9, 1989?
- A
The Berlin Wall opened
- B
East and West Germany reunified
- C
The Warsaw Pact ended
- D
The Soviet Union dissolved
14
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1 point
In which year was the euro introduced for financial and accounting purposes?
- A
1993
- B
1999
- C
2002
- D
2007
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1 point
Which EU institution is directly elected by EU citizens and shares legislative and budgetary powers?
- A
European Central Bank
- B
European Commission
- C
European Parliament
- D
European Council
16
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1 point
A company wants to sell products, obtain investment, hire workers, and provide services across EU member states. Which principle of European integration most directly supports all four activities?
- A
Free movement of borders, currencies, armies, and courts
- B
Free movement of workers, votes, laws, and natural resources
- C
Free movement of goods, services, capital, and people
- D
Free movement of citizens, treaties, taxes, and passports
17
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1 point
Why would a candidate country with a functioning market economy still be unable to satisfy the Copenhagen criteria for EU membership?
- A
A commitment to adopt a common currency immediately
- B
Stable democratic institutions and the ability to apply EU law
- C
Membership in Schengen before formal accession
- D
A population larger than a specified minimum
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True or false
1 point
Brexit demonstrated that European integration is reversible, but it also revealed how deeply cooperation had become embedded in trade, migration, research, security, and citizenship rights.
- A
True
- B
False
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Written response
1 point
What term describes the EU arrangement in which member states remain independent but voluntarily grant EU institutions authority in selected areas?
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Written response
1 point
In what year did ten countries join the EU in the major enlargement that included Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Baltic states?