Chapter 3: Enlargement and the theories of integration

Multiple Choice

1. What are the key elements of the EU Single Market?

a. European harmonization

b. deregulation

c. the four freedoms; goods, services, people and capital

d. all of these

2. Which of the following most accurately describes the process of EU enlargement?

a. the process through which more countries become member states of the EU

b. the process through which member states all achieve ever deeper integration

c. the process of an increasing number of policy areas for which the EU is responsible

d. none of these

3. How many member countries had the EU gained before the UK voted in favour of BREXIT?

a. 31

b. 28

c. 26

d. 15

4. Which of the following countries decided not to join the EU as a result of a referendum?

a. United Kingdom

b. Norway

c. Iceland

d. all of these

5. Which of the following are examples of mechanisms through which the EU integrates countries into the EU Single Market?

a. accession of new EU member countries

b. bilateral trade agreements with nonmember countries

c. the European Economic Area that addresses EFTA member countries

d. all of these

6. Which of the following theories of European integration emphasizes bargaining between states and institutional compliance in explaining European integration outcomes?

a. Functionalism

b. Neo-Functionalism

c. Liberal Intergovernmentalism

d. Federalism

7. Which of the following countries were excluded from the 2004 enlargement of CEE countries, due to concerns about the degree of progress made in both countries in transitioning towards a democratic political system and market economy?

a. Bulgaria and Romania

b. Croatia and Albania

c. Czech Republic and Romania

d. none of these

8. What were the drivers of the push for accession of the Western Balkan countries in 2018?

a. Significant advances towards democracy in the region had been achieved.

b. The Western Balkans already had significant trade relations with the EU.

c. The region was becoming increasingly geopolitically important.

d. all of these

9. EU member countries are known to perform differently in terms of their implementation of internal market directives, which of the following best describes the impact on business?

a. European business is always harmed by unequal efficiency and effectiveness of implementing internal market directives across EU member countries.

b. European business is not affected by unequal efficiency and effectiveness of implementing internal market directives across EU member countries.

c. European business can exploit unequal efficiency and effectiveness of implementing internal market directives across EU member countries.

d. None of these best describes the impact on business.

10. Which aspects of European business activity are affected by EU enlargement?

a. adaptation of the value chain

b. organizational structures for knowledge transfer

c. adaptation of the value chain and organizational structures for knowledge transfer

d. neither of these