There are 10 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points, 2 for each)
1. Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution?
A. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.
B. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with American Indians.
C. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with blacks.
D. The American had the blood of the English and their descendants only.
2. Which of the following statements was NOT correct when the War of Independence was over,
A. Each new state had its own government.
B. Each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs.
C. The national government was called the Congress with little power.
D. The relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined.
3. The first factory in the US was a cotton textile mille in Pawtucket, in the state of __________.
A. New York
B. Rhode Island
C. Connecticut
D. Georgia
4. Which of the following was NOT a Protestant denomination?
A. The Baptists
B. The Catholics
C. The Methodists
D. The Presbyterians.
5. Which of the following was a writer of the post-Revolution period?
A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. Natty Bumppo
C. Washington Irving
C. Rip Van Winkle
6. In the US school system, which of the following divisions is true?
A. Elementary school, grammar school
B. Elementary school, junior high school
C. Elementary school, secondary school
D. Junior high school, senior high school
7. The reason why many young people were involved in the social movements of the 1960s was that _________.
A. they resented traditional white male values in US society
B. they love America so much
C. they thought they knew better than their teachers
D. they viewed the adult world with grave doutbt
8. Three of the following contribute to the higher arrest rates among minority groups. Which is the exception?
A. The aggressive nature of these groups.
B. Racial prejudice against them.
C. Low social status of these groups.
D. Poverty and unemployment among minority groups.
9. __________ led to the end of the Pony Express System.
A. Telephone
B. Telegraph
C. Railroad
D. Steamboat
10. When was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) founded?
A. in 1945
B. in 1955
C. in 1948
D. in 1949
Section Two
There are altogether 20 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write your
answers at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET. (30 points, 1.5 for each)
1. In 1782, the ______________ who settled in Pennsylvania first asked the question "what is an American" in his book __________.
2. After the War of Independence was won, the national government was called __________, and the agreement that guided the government was__________ .
3. The first Secretary of Treasury of the United States was ___________.
4. WASP” stands for ___________.
5. __________ and __________ are the two major writers of the post-Revolution period.
6. The goal of education in the US is to achieve universal ___________ and provide individuals with ___________ and skills necessary to promote the welfare for _______________ and general public.
7. Those who worked in the civil rights movement included ___________, black and white young people , and some ___________ and some housewives.
8. Former President ____________ said that crime is America’s “number one enemy”.
9. The inventor of the telegraph codes was __________.
10. The United States had its first test of the __________ bomb in 1952, and _______________ followed in 1953.
Section Three
There are 10 questions in this part. Decide whether each statement is true or false. Put a T for true and a F for false onto the answer sheet. (20 points)
1. Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in 1492.
2. When the War of Independence was over, the United States was one unified nation as it is today.
3. When people buy stocks, they become part owner of the company.
4. There are more Catholics than Protestants in the US.
5. American literature is mainly about the seeking of the American people for success and happiness.
6. It takes at least four years to get a bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher learning in the US.
7. “We Shall Overcome!”is a very famous anti-war song during the 1960s.
8. Hollywood films give the wrong impression that all Americans are rich.
9. Samuel F. B. Morse was the inventor of the telephone.
10. When Ronald Reagan became president in 1982, he wanted to beat the Soviet Union in the space technology race and so he initiated the Star Wars project.
Section Four:
Explain the following 5 proper names in no more than five sentences. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (30 points)
1. George Washington
2. Stock
3. The Scarlet Letter
4. Greensboro Sit in:
5. “The Wizard of Menlo Park”
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