I. Decide whether the statements are true ( + ) or false ( – ): 1. The Crown Jewels were destroyed and had to be remade as the Jewel House had been struck by the bomb during the World War II. 2. The Thames at London is tidal. 3. The Constitution of the Commonwealth was declaired in 1949 in London. 4. A fringe theatre stages two or three acts long experimental theatrical plays performed by amateurs. 5. Morris dancing is a traditional English form of folk dance where the dance men and women dress up in costumes with hats, ribbons and bells. 6. The Roman invaders turned a small Celtic settlement then known as Londinium into a sizeable port and an important trading centre. 7. The Royal Peculiars are subjects to the jurisdiction of archbishops. 8. The south of England is rural, with many fertile valleys and well-cultivated fields. 9. Lords do not have the right to vote during the General elections. 10. King Henry II tried to reduce the power of the Church.

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