| 1.Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper? |
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| 2.Judges are appointed by _____ on the advice of ________ |
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| 3.In 1541, ______ declared to be the king of Ireland, the first English monarch to do so. |
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| 4.Which of the following newspapers is printed internationally? |
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| 5.The daily business of the government is executed by the . |
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| 6.Which of the following newspapers is a tabloid? |
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| 7.Up until 1970's the Irish economy was . |
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| 8.How many members does the Senate consist of? |
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| 9.In 1916 the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army staged a rebellion against British rule, recorded in history as . |
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| 10.Under the Constitution, the President of Ireland is elected by _______. |
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| 11.Which of the following was NOT an activity in Shakespeare's time? |
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| 12.Where is the international tennis championships held? |
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| 13.Which community observes the traditional Ramadan? |
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| 14.Which of the following about the BBC is NOT true? |
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| 15.Arthur Griffith developed a new political party in the period 1905—08 known as . |
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| 16.The word "Ireland" is used ambiguously to mean _______. |
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| 17.A free press is considered very important to the functioning of parliamentary democracy because . |
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| 18.How long is the office term of the President of Ireland? |
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| 19. It was said that Christianity was introduced into Ireland by __________ |
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| 20.Northern Ireland includes ________ |
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