11. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, Britain became the ____.
A. “shop of the world”
B. “workshop of the world”
C. “centre of the world”
D. “l(fā)eader of the world”
12. Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of farming in the late 18th and the early 19th centuries?
A. Cultivation of fodder crops
B. Invention of seed drill
C. Selective breeding of domestic animals
D. “Open-field” system
13. In Britain, ____ abolished “rotten boroughs”.
A. the People’s Charter
B. the Combination Acts
C. the New Power Law
D. the Reform Act of 1832
14. The present British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in ____.
A. 1926
B. 1947
C. 1952
D. 1953
15. ____ has the ultimate authority for law-making in Britain.
A. The Monarch
B. The Parliament
C. The Prime Minister
D. The Cabinet