Hist i Kult UK

83.    Where was Elizabeth II crowned?

Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in the Westminster Abbey.

84.    What is meant by the term an established chuch'!

It represtents an official religion of a country.

85.    Who is the official head of the Church of Scotland and the Church of England?

The official head of both is always monarch of United Kingdom.

86.    Who is the spirituals leader of the Church of England?

The monarch of England is the spirituals leader of the Anglicans.

87.    What is another name for the Church of England?

It is also called „The Anglicans Church”.

88.    What is the approximate percentage of Anglicans Who are not reguiar churchgoers?

It is about 95%.

89.    When was the decision taken by the Church of England to ordain women as priests?

This decision was taken on 1 lth November 1993.

90.    What are the three main divisions of belief within the Church of England?

It is evangelical (also known as „low-church”), anglo-catholic („high-church”) and the liberał church.

91.    What is significant about Church attendance among Catholics in the UK?

Catholics who don’t attend Church regulary don’t Describe themselves as Catholics. They use terms of „brought up as” or „lapsed”.

92.    What form of Protestantism is represented by the Scotish kirk?

It is the Presbyterian Church.

93.    Under what name people who were formerly known as dissenters and, morę recently, as non-conformists now tend to be known?

They are called „the members of the free churches”.

94.    Is there an established Church in Wales?

Wales has no established church.

95.    What is the oldest evangelical (charismatic) church in Britain?

It is the Pentecosta! Church.

96.    Which religion has the greatest number of adherents among ethnic minority groups?

The biggest religion among ethnic minorities is Isiam.

Tfł. What does Rushdie say about the old colonial attitudes?

([ ' He says that old colonial attitudes still exists.

98.    What exactly is the „new empire” to which Salman Rushdie refers?

The "new empire” are all immigrants from former colonies.

99.    What exactly is the ”myth of swamping”, which according to Rushdie „lingers on”?

It is the fear among racially prejudiced people that British cultural values will eventuallv be undermined by large-scale immigration from former colonies and the high birthrates typical of those groups.

100.    Why did immigrants come to Britain in the first place?

They were invited by the British government (PM Macmillan).

101. What appears to be Rushdie’s view of the British Police force?

The British Police forces are racially prejudiced.

102. Why might the Conservative party feel that It can capture Asian vote?

Because they findAsians to be „good capitalists”.

103. Explain what Rushdie means by the „tried and tested strategies of divie-and-rule” in the context of muiti-ethnic Britain.

Tne implemation of a policy aimed of creating divisions between groups who, for their own benefis, ought to be unrtsd.

104.    What problem do ethnic minorities have, according to Salman Rushdie?

Theirbiggest problem are white British.

105.    Whs is recureć, according to Rushdie, if Britain is to became a racially harmonious society?

Brirish pecę.e wOl bave to confront and eradicate their racism.

106.    Wist was Maiarna Gandhi’s opinion ofEnglish civilization?

Maharra Gardc: śought thatEnglish ciyjlization hardy existed.

'TĆr.~~ia: ;    : - = r.tle of „British - A term of coded Racism” aniele.

Tfcz śe grm ^British” has got racial connotations. It tends to exclude people who are not white. 108.W&S csaliScacioDS of the term „British” are suggested by the authors of the report which is the main sźhósa o?tbe arricle „British - A term of coded Racism”?

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