Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. The unemployment rate in Ireland amounts to ...

   1.   ?    1.16%
   2.   ?    3.7%
   3.   ?    5%

2. Ireland is the world's largest exporter of ...

   1.   ?    oil
   2.   ?    computer software
   3.   ?    alcohol

3. How is Ireland called because of its economic success in the last years?

   1.   ?    Green Island
   2.   ?    Celtic Tiger
   3.   ?    Eíre

4. In the past years the employment rate in the agricultural sector ...

   1.   ?    is keeping steady
   2.   ?    is going up
   3.   ?    is falling

5. What's the official language in Ireland?

   1.   ?    Gaelic
   2.   ?    English
   3.   ?    both

6. Ireland has a relatively young population with a median age of ...

   1.   ?    32.6 years
   2.   ?    33.4 years
   3.   ?    34.2 years

7. The "Good Friday Agreement" is ...

   1.   ?    a plan to reduce taxes
   2.   ?    a plan to prevent inflation
   3.   ?    an arrangement about the proceeding in the Northern Ireland conflict

8. (A) factor(s) for Ireland's development is/are

   1.   ?    their place next to the USA
   2.   ?    their great infrastructure
   3.   ?    their educational system

9. Ireland has a total area of ...

   1.   ?    1390 sq km
   2.   ?    70 280 sq km
   3.   ?    68 890 sq km

10. Saint Patrick's Day is on ...

    1.   ?    17th March
    2.   ?    6th December
    3.   ?    29th December

11. Study the map of Ireland - what are the islands west off the main island called?

    1.   ?    Celtic Islands
    2.   ?    Aryan Islands
    3.   ?    Armagh
    4.   ?    Aran Islands