{"id":636,"date":"2010-12-07T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:17:35","slug":"activity-7-eu-and-government-web-quiz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-7-eu-and-government-web-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 7: EU and Government Web Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Quiz<\/h2>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>1. In which three cities can you find the buildings of the European Parliament?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-709\" title=\"strasbourg\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/strasbourg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/strasbourg.jpg 279w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/strasbourg-160x64.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/strasbourg-240x96.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. Strasbourg, Berlin, Luxembourg<br \/>\nB. Paris, Rome, London<br \/>\nC. Strasbourg, Brussels, Luxembourg<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>2. What are the elected representatives in the European Parliament called?<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. Senators<br \/>\nB. Members of the European\u00a0 Parliament<br \/>\nC. Deputies<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>3. What is the most commonly used legislative process of the European Parliament called?<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. Co-decision<br \/>\nB. Royal Assent<br \/>\nC. Cooperation<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>4. In what year did the first direct elections to the European Parliament start?<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. 1957<br \/>\nB. 1979<br \/>\nC. 1993<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>5. Who is the CURRENT President of the European Parliament?<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. Jerzy Buzek<br \/>\nB. Josep Borrell Fontelles<br \/>\nC. Antonio Tajani<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>6. How many official political groups are there in the European Parliament?<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. 5<br \/>\nB. 7<br \/>\nC. 8<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>7. How many seats are there in the European Parliament <em>now<\/em>?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-711\" title=\"EPbrussels\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/EPbrussels1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/EPbrussels1.jpg 288w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/EPbrussels1-160x89.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/EPbrussels1-240x134.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. 626<br \/>\nB. 308<br \/>\nC. 751<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>8. Which institution of the European Union represents the individual member states?<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. European Parliament<br \/>\nB. Council of the European Union<br \/>\nC. European Commission<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>9. Who is the President of the European Commission?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2897 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jean-Claude-Juncker-240x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. Jose Manuel Barroso<br \/>\nB. Josep Borrell Fontelles<br \/>\nC. Jean-Claude Juncker<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns\"><div class=\"columns__two\"><p>10. Who is responsible for guarding EU citizens and businesses from maladministration?<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"columns__two\"><p>A. President of the Commission<br \/>\nB. European Ombudsman<br \/>\nC. The MEPs<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-1-in-which-three-cities-can-you-find-the-buildings-of-the-european-parliament\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-1-in-which-three-cities-can-you-find-the-buildings-of-the-european-parliament\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">1.  In which three cities can you find the buildings of the European Parliament?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-1-in-which-three-cities-can-you-find-the-buildings-of-the-european-parliament\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>C. Strasbourg, Brussels, Luxembourg<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-2-what-are-the-elected-representatives-in-the-european-parliament-called\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-2-what-are-the-elected-representatives-in-the-european-parliament-called\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">2. What are the elected representatives in the European Parliament called?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-2-what-are-the-elected-representatives-in-the-european-parliament-called\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>B. Members of the European\u00a0 Parliament<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-3-what-is-the-most-commonly-used-legislative-process-of-the-european-parliament-called\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-3-what-is-the-most-commonly-used-legislative-process-of-the-european-parliament-called\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">3. What is the most commonly used legislative process of the European Parliament called?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-3-what-is-the-most-commonly-used-legislative-process-of-the-european-parliament-called\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>A. Co-decision<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-4-in-what-year-did-the-first-direct-elections-to-the-european-parliament-start\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-4-in-what-year-did-the-first-direct-elections-to-the-european-parliament-start\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">4. In what year did the first direct elections to the European Parliament start?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-4-in-what-year-did-the-first-direct-elections-to-the-european-parliament-start\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>B. 1979<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-5-who-is-the-current-president-of-the-european-parliament\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-5-who-is-the-current-president-of-the-european-parliament\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">5. Who is the CURRENT President of the European Parliament?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-5-who-is-the-current-president-of-the-european-parliament\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>A. Jerzy Buzek<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-6-how-many-official-political-groups-are-there-in-the-european-parliament\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-6-how-many-official-political-groups-are-there-in-the-european-parliament\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">6. How many official political groups are there in the European Parliament?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-6-how-many-official-political-groups-are-there-in-the-european-parliament\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>C. 8<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-7-how-many-seats-are-there-in-the-european-parliament-now\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-7-how-many-seats-are-there-in-the-european-parliament-now\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">7. How many seats are there in the European Parliament <em>now<\/em>?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-7-how-many-seats-are-there-in-the-european-parliament-now\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>C. 751<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-8-which-institution-of-the-european-union-represents-the-individual-member-states\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-8-which-institution-of-the-european-union-represents-the-individual-member-states\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">8. Which institution of the European Union represents the individual member states?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-8-which-institution-of-the-european-union-represents-the-individual-member-states\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>B. Council of the European Union<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-9-who-is-the-president-of-the-european-commission\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-9-who-is-the-president-of-the-european-commission\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">9. Who is the President of the European Commission?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-9-who-is-the-president-of-the-european-commission\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>A. Jose Manuel Barroso<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-10-who-is-responsible-for-guarding-eu-citizens-and-businesses-from-maladministration\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-10-who-is-responsible-for-guarding-eu-citizens-and-businesses-from-maladministration\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">10. Who is responsible for guarding EU citizens and businesses from maladministration?<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-10-who-is-responsible-for-guarding-eu-citizens-and-businesses-from-maladministration\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>B. European Ombudsman<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quiz Answers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":93,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Activity 7: EU and Government Web Quiz - EU Learning<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Quiz &nbsp; 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