Which of the following statements about the European Parliament is NOT correct?

Which of the following statements about the European Parliament is NOT correct?
 
  a. The European Parliament elects its president.
 b. The European Parliament organizes itself along the lines of European-level party coalitions.
 c. The European Parliament does most of its work in plenary sessions (meetings of the whole body) rather than in groups or committees.
  d. Seats in the European Parliament are allocated according to the population size of member states so larger states have more seats than smaller ones.
  e. Historically, the largest party coalitions in the European Parliament have been the Christian Democrats and the Socialists.

 Q. 2

The states elect some 300 officials to their executive branches, not counting the fifty governors.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 3

Kwame Nkrumah's calls for solidarity among former colonial states failed to grow into a lasting movement.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 4

Members of the European Parliament are
 
  a. directly elected by the member states' citizenry within elections specifically held for that purpose.
  b. appointed by the EU member states' executive leaders.
 c. chosen by the parliaments of the member states.
  d. chosen by the opposition parties in each member state.
 e. chosen in different ways in each member state.

 Q. 5

Upon leaving office, the vast majority of governors continue their public service in another public venue.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 6

The Ebola virus results in death for three-quarters of the people afflicted.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 7

Which of the following statements about the EU Council is NOT correct?
 
  a. It has its own dedicated secretariat, or staff.
 b. Although there have been summits since the 1970s, the EU Council did not become a formal institution of the EU until the Lisbon Treaty.
  c. Its president serves a two-and-one-half year term, renewable one time.
 d. It sets general EU strategy.
 e. It includes the heads of state and government from the member states and the Commission's president.