Test Bloque 4

When did the settlement of British in Australia begin?. 1778. 1877. 1788.

What was the 1º British colony in Australia?. New South Scotland. New Northern Wales. New South Wales.

What was the name of the person who wrote about the intelligence of the Māori and the suitability of New Zealand for colonization?. Sir Francis Drake. Abel Tasman. Captain James Cook.

When did the British assume formal control of New Zealand?. 1860. 1840. 1850.

What is a synonym for the “1º Anglo-Māori War”?. The King Movement. The Queen Movement. The Māori Movement.

What is the role of King Charles III in Australia?. He is the Head of the Commonwealth. He is the Head of the State. He is the PM.

When did American influence in Australia take place?. After WWI. After WWII. Before WWI.

What are the names given to the different varieties of Australian English?. Generic, external and cultivated. Broad, general and cultivated. Broad and cultivated.

What was the first colony of the British in the Caribbean?. Hawaiki (Tahiti nowadays). Antigua. Bermuda.

Why were the British interested in colonizing the Caribbean?. Because of the sugar cane, indigo, coffee, and rice. Because of the slave trade. Because of the position of the Caribbean in relation to their colonies in the US.

What is the position of the English language in the Caribbean?. 1º language. 2º most spoken language. 3º most spoken language.

What was South America for the British in the 19º and 20º cent?. A provider of wine, wool and sugar. A key part of its informal Empire. An ally against the Spanish and the French troops.

The US supported the independence of South American countries from Napoleonic troops. True. False.

Why were the British interested in colonizing South America?. Because of the meat industry, the mining economies and petroleum. Because of the infrastructure of the country as regards highways and railroad. Because of its economy, seen as a way of boosting British economy.

What is the position of English in South America?. 4º. 3º. 5º.

What was the 1º British colony in South Africa?. Cape of Good Hope. Cape colony. Penal Colony.

Why were the British interested in colonizing South Africa?. Because of its opium and silk. Because of its sugar cane and indigo. Because of its wine and wool.

How is the English language used in South Africa?. It is the L2 used in the media, advertising, education. Government and policies have to be written and spoken in Afrikaans. It is the L2 but also it is the language of the media, advertising, education, law and government. It is 1º language officially taking.

What was the name the movement that ended with the segregation in South Africa?. The Afrikaner Nationalism. The Mandela’s movement. The Apartheid movement.

What was the main companies devoted to incursion in Asia?. The Muscovitan Company, the British company and the West India Company. The Muscovy Company, the Levant Company and the East India Company. The Mayflower Company, the Levant company and the West India Company.

Why were the British interested in entering Asia?. Because they needed to show other European countries that they were the most powerful force in Europe. Because Suez Channel. Because of the Silk Route.

What was the war that made the British became the most powerful European country in Asia?. The 7 years’ war. The WWI. The 100 Years’ War.

When did the British lose the Suez Channel?. 1956. 1965. 1966.