The SCI Archives Exam*
1) Which was the name the SCI used in the first workcamp in Esnes (1920)
[ ] Mouvement vers une Internationale Chrétienne
[ ] Service Civil International
[ ] Groupe de Service International
[ ] Service Civil Volontaires International
[ ] Service Volontaires International
2) When was SCI founded?
[ ] July 1920 in Bilthoven, Netherlands
[ ] November 1920 in Esnes. France
[ ] August 1931 in Zurich, Switzerland
[ ] November 1932 in Berlin, Germany
[ ] November 1932 in London, Great Britain
[ ] April 1949 in Bièvres, Paris
3) Which branch or group of SCI was dissolved
[ ] Thailand
[ ] Algeria
[ ] Italy
[ ] Denmark
[ ] Austria
[ ] Pakistan
[ ] Israel
[ ] Czechoslovakia
4) Put in a row by numbers 1-8 the place of S from 1948 – 2008
___ Alpe di Bodio (Switzerland)
___ Antwerp (Belgium)
___ Bangalore (India)
___ Canterbury (Great Britain)
___ Bonn (Germany)
___ Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
___ Paris (France)
___ Zurich (Switzerland)
5) Why there is not other SCI branch or group in Africa? Give one reason
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6) What is the meaning of the following SCI abbreviations
CCYMSC __________________
CAAL __________________
ARTS __________________
IDM __________________
SEC __________________
WIN __________________
IAC __________________
7) Give name of branch newspaper (e.g. VIA Netherlands = Via de Via)
Norway __________________
Catalonia __________________
Poland __________________
Great Britain __________________
France __________________
Finland __________________
India __________________
Germany __________________
8) A branch have different roots in civil societies. Give one example of an branch which had the following roots.
environmental ngo(s):
former a socialist youth organisation:
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by long term volunteers:
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by the British branch:
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by local authorities:
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9) SCI is a long-standing organisation over 80 years with many things that changed. But some things stayed the same: Give on example
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*This exam was part of presentation of SCI Archives at IEC meeting in Zurich. Send your answers to SCI Archives (*). Please feel free to use SCI Archives to find the answers. Interesting prices out SCI Archives are offered.
30.08.08 / Philipp Rodriguez
