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A.AmericaB.CanadaC.EnglandD.Australia
6.AstorolesofAmericanpresident,whichisNOTpreciselydefinedintheU.!
Constitution?
A.Heistheheadofthestate.
B.HeisthechiefexecutiveoftheU.S..
C.Heisthecommanderinchiefoftheaimedforces.
D.Heistheheadofhispoliticalparty.
7.Theeconomicproblemcausedbythedepressionin1929waseventuallysolvedI
A.TheNewDealB.WorldWarn
C.NewenergysourcesD.Technologicalchanges
8.IntheUnitedStates,howmanyyearsdoesprimaryeducationrequire?
A.Fouryears.B.Fiveyears.
C.Sixyears.D.Sevenyears.
9.MostcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesarein_______.
A.privateinstitutionsB.city-fundeduniversities
C.high-tuitionuniversitiesD.publicinstitutions
10.ThethreemainlevelsofcourtsofthefederaljudicialsysteminAmericaareasfol-
lowsEXCEPT_______.
A.theUnitedStatesStateCourts
B.theUnitedStatesDistrictCourts
C.theUnitedStatesCourtsofAppeal
D.theUnitedStatesSupremeCourt
11.AllstatesofAmericaaregovernedbythecommonlawEXCEPT_______.
A.LouisianaB.WashingtonC.CaliforniaD.NewYork
12.OfthefiftystatesofAmerica,howmanystatesnowhavethedeathpenaltyas
punishment?
A.37.B.38.C.39.D.40.
13.ThefourmajorregionsoftheUnitedStatesare_______.
A.NortheastB.SouthC.MidwestD.WestE.North
A.ABCD.B.ACDE.C.BCDE.D.ABCE.
14.Whichregion'
sculturalcharacterwasshapedlargelybyPuritanspirit?
A.TheMiddle-AtlanticRegion.B.TheNewEnglandRegion.
C.ThePennsylvanianRegion.D.TheMormonRegion.
15._____isthelateststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.
A.CaliforniaB.Indiana
C.KansasD.Massachusetts
16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinMiddle-AtlanticRegion?
A.Broadway.B.TheStatueofliberty.
C.TimeSquare.D.BibleBelt.
17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacteristicofAmericancharacters?
A.Ambition.B.Individualism.
C.Consideration.D.Self-reliance.
18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTAmerica'
snewspaper?
A.WallStreetJournal.B.USAToday.
C.Guardian.D.TheMilwaukeeJournal.
19.WhichofthefollowingareU.S.NewsandCablenetwork?
a.ABCb.NBCc.BBCd.ABA
A.abB.bcC.cdD.ad
20."
Hollywood"
isoftenusedasasynonymfor_______.
A.AmericanfilmsB.Americanforestindustry
C.ChristiansintheU.S.AD.Americanadvertisingindustry
21.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais
A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiver
C.theMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver
22.Thenorth-easternpartoftheUnitedStates-NewEnglandenjoysa___climate.
A.northernandoceanictypeofB.typicalcontinental
C.verycoldD.fairlywarns
23.TothewestofmainlandAmericaliesthe
A.AtlanticOceanB.PacificOcean
C.IndianOceanD.ArcticOcean
24.Detroit,aU.S.cityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforits
A.automobileindustryB.textileindustry
C.ironandsteelindustryD.aircraftindustry
25.ThenativesofthecontinentofAmericaarethe
A.CanadiansB.IndiansC.MexicansD.Hispanics
26.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedin
A.Britain
B.BritainandU.S.A
C.theUnitedStates
D.alltheEnglish-speakingcountries
27.isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.
A.WashingtonD.C.B.LosAngeles
C.SanFranciscoD.NewYorkCity
28.Whichofthefollowingminoritygroupsenjoystheworstsocialandeconomicconditions?
A.Blacks.B.Hispanics.
C.Indians.D.AsianAmericans.
29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinNewYorkCity?
A.WallStreet.B.FifthAvenue.
C.BroadwayStreet.D.NiagaraFalls.
30.WashingtonD.C.isnamed
A.aftertheU.S.PresidentGeorgeWashington
B.afterChristopherColumbus
C.afterbothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbus
D.afternoneofthem
31.TheU.S.Congresshasthepowertomaketheselawsexceptof_-
A.defenseB.citizenshipandnaturalization
C.marriageD.theregulationofforeigntrade
32.AmericanandBritishEnglisharetwooftheEnglishlanguage.
A.varietiesB.elementsC.partsD.forms
33.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywas
A.ThomasJeffersonB.JamesMonroe
C.JamesMadisonD.AbrahamLincoln
34.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareais
A.RhodeIslandB.Virginia
C.TexasD.Montana
35.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedStatesisknownas
A.theStar-SpangledBannerB.UncleSam
C.HotDogD.UnionJack
36.7hecolonythatdidNOTsendrepresentativestotheFirstContinentalCongress
was
A.GeorgiaB.Vugirria
C.MassachusettsD.RhodeIsland
37.ThenumberoftheRepresentativesfromeachAmericanstatedependsonthe
A.contributionastatehasmadetotheration
B.population
C.size
D.noneoftheabove
38.Thetenn"
FattierofWaters"
isusedtoreferto
A.theAmazonRiverB.theMississippiRiver
C.theNileRiverD.theHudsonRiver
39.ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeoplebyasagiftin1884.
A.FranceB.SpainC.ItalyD.Britain
40.musicisperhapsAmerica'
sgreatestcontributiontotheworldofpopularmusic.
A.BluesB.RockC.JazzD.Waltz
41.isaspecialdayoflove
A.Valentine'
sDayB.Aprilfool'
sday
C.HalloweenD.Easter
42.Americannationalfloweris
A.violetB.roseC.lilyD.primrose
43.Whosepresidentialternisthelongest?
A.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJefferson
C.AbrahamLincolnD.FranklinD.Roosevelt
44.ErnestHemingwayis
A.EnglishmanB.AmericanC.DutchD.Denmark
45.JohnFitzgeraldKennedyisthepresident.
A.35thB.34thC.33rdD.32nd
46.In1837,thefirstcollege-levelinstitutionforwomen,MountHolyokeFemaleSeminary,openedintoservethe"
Muslimsex"
.
A.NewEnglandB.Virginia
C.MassachusettsD.NewYork
47.ThecapitalofMassachusettsis
A.ProvidenceB.Boston
C.MontpelierD.Augusta
48.isthedividinglinebetweentheSouthandNorth.
A.TheHudsonRiverB.ThePotomacRiver
C.TheOhioRiverD.TheMissouriRiver
49.isWashington'
slargestcity.
A.BoiseB.DenverC.TacomaD.Seattle
50.WashingtonD.C.,thecapitalofU.S.issituatedontheRiverbank
A.St.LawrenceB.Hudson
C.PotomacD.Missouri
51.WhendidtheAmericanCivilWarbreakout?
A.1775.B.1812.C.1861.D.18W.
52.WhopreparedthedraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence?
A.JohnAdams.B.ThomasJefferson.
C.BenjaminFranklin.D.JohnHancock.
53.InwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?
A.5November.B.31October.
.C.17March.D.25December.
54.thefollowingwerethefoundingfathersoftheAmericanRepublicexcept
C.WilliamPennD.BenjamiinFranklin
55.TheNewDealwasstartedby
A.FranklinRooseveltB.J.F.Kennedy
C.GeorgeWashingtonD.ThomasJefferson
56.TheUnitedStateswasratedintheworldintermsoflandarea.
A.secondB.thirdC.fourthD.fifth
57.TheexpenditureinAmericanpublicschoolsisguidedordecidedby
A.teachersB.students
C.headmasterD.boardsofeducation}"
58.TheBillofRightsconsistsof
A.10veryshortparagraphsinanamendment
B.10amendmentsadoptedin1787
C.10amendmentsaddedtotheConstitutionin1791
D.theamendmentsconcerningthefreedomofspeech,thefreedomofthepress
andthefreedomofreligion
59.TheUnitedStatesproducesassmuchashalfoftheworld'
s_
A.wheatandriceB.cotton
C.tobaccoandvegetableoilD.soybeansandcorn
60.Whichinventionmarkedthebeginningof"
TheAgeofVisualInformation"
?
A.Newspaper.B.Telegraph.
C.Laundrymachine.D.Television.
61.ThetheoryofAmericanpoliticsandtheAmericanRevolutionoriginatedmainly
from
C.JohnAdamsD.JohnLocke
62.TheDistrictofManhattanisinthecityof
A.WashingtonD.C.B.SanFrancisco
C.NewYorkD.Chicago
63.ThesearsintheSenateareallocatedtodifferentstates
A.accordingtotheirpopulation
B.accordingtotheirsize
C.accordingtotheirtaxpaidtofederalgovernment
D.equally
64.TheRockyMountainsislocatedin
A.GreatBritainB.Australia
C.SouthAfricaD.NorthAmerica
65.Hollywood,thecentreofAmericanmovieindustry,isclosesttowhichcity?
A.LosAngeles.B.Chicago.
C.NewYork.D.Washington.
66.WhichofthefollowingisanAmericannewspaper?
A.TheGuardian.
B.Newsweek.
C.TheInternationalHeraldTribune.D.TheDailyTelegraph.
67.TheU.S.iscalleda"
meltingpot"
because
A.itssteelindustryishighlydeveloped
B.ithasgreatinfluenceontheworld
C-itisanimportanteconomiccenteroftheworld
D.peoplefromdifferentraceslivetheretogether
68.ThefirstPuritanscametoAmericaontheship
A.CodpeedB.SusanConstant
C.MayFlowerD.Discovery
69.AmericanscelebrateMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMaytohonorthose,
have
A.giventheirlivesfortheircountry
B.madegreat;
scientificdiscoveries
C.wonAmericangreatreputationinsports
D.donatedlargeamountsofmoneytothec