1) Why did Burke argue man was not a rational creature? a) He argued man always made stupid decisions b) He argued man was uneducated c) He argued man is driven by basic instincts and emotions d) He argued man was a blank slate e) He argued man would always be influenced by his environment f) He argued man was easily corrupted by money 2) Which key conservative thinker is thought of as the father of one-nation conservatism? a) Edmund Burke b) Benjamin Disraeli c) Margaret Thatcher d) John Locke e) Karl Marx f) Adam Smith 3) One-nation conservatives argue those with wealth and power have the responsibility to do what? a) To own property b) To pay higher taxes c) To look after those who are less fortunate d) To help govern the country e) To educate those who are uneducated f) To share their wealth with others 4) Which Conservative Party leader claimed to be a "one-nation" Tory that would help the many rather than the privileged few? a) Kemi Badenoch b) David Cameron c) Margaret Thatcher d) Theresa May e) John Major f) Boris Johnson 5) Burke argued with the ownership of property comes what? a) Liberty b) Wealth c) Power d) Legitimacy  e) Responsibility f) Hope 6) What responsibility goes with property ownership according to Burke? a) To look after and maintain your property to a high standard b) To donate to charitable causes c) To try to look after and protect those who do not d) To share their wealth with others e) To help others buy their own home 7) Neo-liberal conservatives believe in what type of economic system? a) Planned economy b) Distributism c) Participatory economy d) Mercantilism e) Palace economy f) Free market system 8) In the 1980s neo-liberal conservative leader Margaret Thatcher gave people the chance to buy what? a) Local community centres b) Public libraries c) Their council houses d) Their rental properties e) Shares in Royal Mail f) Shares in British Rail 9) Conservatives do not believe in total equality so what do they believe in? a) Meritocracy b) Feudalism c) A natural order d) A learned society e) Group cohesiveness 10) How should the law be applied according to conservatives? a) The law should favour the rich b) The law should favour the poor c) The law should be applied according to education d) The law should be applied differently depending on individual circumstances  e) The law should be applied equally to all 11) Which university did former Prime Minister David Cameron attend? a) Cambridge University b) Oxford University c) The London School of Economics d) Durham University e) Edinburgh University f) St Andrews University 12) What did Burke say about change? a) For was to be just there is required a just cause b) What matter is not to know the world but to change it c) Reforms only when necessary and with regard to tradition d) That government is best which governs not at all e) Be the change that you wish to see in the world f) Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. 13) Under which circumstances was change acceptable to Burke? a) When revolution led to greater equality b) When revolution led to greater inequality c) When revolution destroyed the natural order d) When revolution restored the natural order rather than destroyed it e) When revolution created a utopia 14) Which revolution did Burke support? a) The French Revolution b) The American Revolution c) The Russian Revolution d) The Glorious Revolution of 1688 e) The Orange Revolution f) The Mexican Revolution 15) Why did many conservatives support the UK leaving the EU? a) They are xenophobic b) They believed it would boost the economy c) They thought it restored sovereignty to the UK parliament d) They believed it would improve travel e) They believed it would lead to Scottish Independence

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