Ireland

Choose the correct answer.

‚PjIreland is a country in Western Europe and member of ____________.

a) the European Union

b) the ASSEAN

c) the OPEC

‚QjThe main religion is ____________.

a) Buddhism

b) christianity

c) Isram

‚RjThe main languages are ____________ and Irish.

a) English

b) French

c) German

‚SjIreland seceded from ____________ in 1921.

a) the United Kingdom@

b) Portugal

c) Spain

‚Tj Northern Ireland remained part of ____________.

a) the United Kingdom

b) Portugal

c) Spain

‚UjCeltic tribes settled on the island in ____________.

a) the 5th century A.D

b) the 5th century B.C

c) the 4th century B.C

‚VjInvasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when ____________ defeated the Danes in 1014.

a) Napoleon

b) Queen Elizabeth

c) King Brian BORU

‚Wj English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than ____________ of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions.

a) seven years

b) seven centuries

c) seven mounth

‚Xj A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from ____________ for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the United Kingdom.

a) the United Kingdom

b) Portugal

c) Spain

10jIn 1948 Ireland withdrew ____________ the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973.

a) from

b) for

c) into

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