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TestforEnglishMajorsGradeEightGeneralKnowledge

Countries:

1.America

1.ThetraditionaldividinglineinAmericabetween“east”and“west”is________.

A.theMississippiriverB.theAppalachiansC.theRockyMountainsD.theHudsonriver

2.WhichisthelargestracialgroupinthewholepopulationofUSA?

A.HispanicsB.AmericanIndiansC.Non-HispanicsWhiteD.AsianAmericans

3.____hastheworld’soldestwrittenconstitutionandpoliticalparty.

A.AmericaB.CanadaC.EnglandD.Australia

4.AllstatesofAmericaaregovernedbythecommonlawexcept_____.

A.LouisianaB.WashingtonC.CaliforniaD.NewYork

5._______isthelargeststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.

A.CaliforniaB.IndianaC.KansasD.Massachusetts

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacteristicofAmericancharacters?

_____

A.AmbitionB.IndividualismC.ConsiderationD.Self-reliance

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTAmerica’sNewspaper?

____

A.WallStreetJournalB.USATodayC.GuardianD.TheMilwaukeeJournal

8.“Hollywood”isoftenusedasasynonymfor____.

A.AmericanfilmsB.AmericanforestindustryC.ChristiansintheUSAD.Americanadvertisingindustry

9.TothewestofmainlandAmericanliesthe____.

A.AtlanticOceanB.PacificOceanC.IndianOceanD.ArcticOcean

10.Detroit,aUScityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforits_____.

A.automobileindustryB.textileindustryC.ironandsteelindustryD.aircraftindustry

11.ThenativesofthecontinentofAmericaarethe______.

A.CanadiansB.IndiansC.MexicansD.Hispanics

12.____isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.

A.WashingtonB.LosAngelesC.SanFranciscoD.NewYorkCity

13.Whichofthefollowingminoritygroupsenjoystheworstsocialandeconomicconditions?

A.BlacksB.HispanicsC.IndiansD.AsianAmerican

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinNewYorkCity?

A.WallStreetB.FifthAvenueC.BroadwayStreetD.NiagaraFalls

15.Washingtonisnamed____.

A.aftertheUSPresidentGeorgeWashingtonB.afterChristopherColumbus

C.afterbothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbusD.afternoneofthem

16.TheUSCongresshasthepowertomaketheselawsexceptof_____.

A.defenseB.citizenshipandnaturalizationC.marriageD.theregulationofforeigntrade

17.AmericanandBritishEnglisharetwo____oftheEnglishlanguage.

A.varietiesB.elementsC.partsD.forms

18.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywas_____.

A.ThomasJeffersonB.JamesMonroeC.JamesMadisonD.AbrahamLincoln

19.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareais____.

A.RhodeIslandB.VirginiaC.TexasD.Montana

20.Theterm“FatherofWaters”isusedtoreferto_____.

A.theAmazonRiverB.theMississippiRiverC.theNileRiverD.theHudsonRiver

21.ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeopleby____asagiftin1884.

A.FranceB.SpainC.ItalyD.Britain

22.____musicisperhapsAmerica’sgreatestcontributiontotheworldofpopularmusic.

A.BluesB.RockC.JazzD.Waltz

23.Americannationalfloweris_____.A.violetB.roseC.lilyD.primrose

24.Whosepresidentialtermisthelongest?

A.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJeffersonC.AbrahamLincolnD.FranklinD.Roosevelt

25.___isthedividinglinebetweentheSouthandNorth.

A.TheHudsonRiverB.ThePotomacRiverC.TheOhioRiverD.TheMissouriRiver

26.WhendidtheAmericanCivilWarbreakout?

____A.1775B.1812C.1861D.1863

27.WhopreparedthedraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence?

A.JohnAdamsB.ThomasJeffersonC.BenjaminFranklinD.JohnHancock

28.TheNewDealwasstartedby____.

A.FranklinRooseveltB..KennedyC.GeorgeWashingtonD.ThomasJefferson

29.TheDistrictofManhattanisinthecityof____.

A.WashingtonB.SanFranciscoC.NewYorkD.Chicago

30.TheseatsintheSenateareallocatedtodifferentstates____.

A.accordingtotheirpopulationB.accordingtotheirsize

D.accordingtotheirtaxpaidtofederalgovernmentD.equally

31.TheUSiscalleda“meltingpot”because____.

A.itssteelindustryishighlydevelopedB.ithasgreatinfluenceontheworld

C.itisanimportanteconomiccenteroftheworldD.peoplefromdifferentraceslivetheretogether

32.ThefirstPuritanscametoAmericaontheship____.

A.CodpeedB.SusanConstantC.MayFlowerD.Discovery

2.Britain

33.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtotheIslandofGreatBritain?

A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.Ireland

34.InIndustrialRevolution,GeorgeStephensoninvented_____.

A.railwayengineB.spinningmachineC.steamengineD.cottontextile

35.____istheleaderoftheBritishgovernment.A.PrimeMinisterB.QueenC.PresidentD.Governor

36.____introducedChristianityintoBritain.

A.TheCeltsB.TheRomansC.TheVikingDanesD.TheFrench

37.TherealpoweroftheBritishgovernmentliesin_____.

A.theHouseofCommonsB.thecabinetheadedbythePrimeMinister

C.thePrimeMinisterD.theQueen

38.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____.

A.theSevernRiverB.theThamesRiverC.theClydeRiverD.thePotmacRiver

39.“GodSavetheQueen”isthenational___ofBritain.A.flagB.emblemC.anthemD.bothAandB

40.BigBenisafamous_____inLondon.A.statueB.bridgeC.hotelD.clock

41.WhichofthefollowingistheBritisholdestdailynewspaper?

A.TheTelegraphB.TheGuardianC.TheNewsoftheWorldD.TheTimes

42.ThecapitalofWalesis_____.A.SwanseaB.CardiffC.RhondaD.Belfast

43.____isEngland’sbiggestnavalbase.A.PortsmouthB.SouthamptonC.PlymouthD.Dover

44.TherearetwomajornationalpartiesinBritain:

theConservativePartyand___.

A.theLiberalPartyB.theDemocraticPartyC.theLabourPartyD.theRepublicanParty

45.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A.TheAnglo-SaxonB.TheNormansC.TheVikingsD.TheRomans

46.WhichisthelargestcityinScotland?

A.CardiffB.EdinburghC.GlasgowD.Manchester

3.Canada

47.Maplesarealwaysusedtosymbolize___.A.AustraliaB.AmericaC.EnglandD.Canada

48.Canadawasoriginallyonecolonyof____.

A.AmericaB.CanadaC.EnglandD.NewZealand

49.TheofficiallanguagesinCanadaareEnglishand____.

A.FrenchB.SpanishC.GermanD.Portuguese

50.ThecapitalofCanadais____.A.VancouverB.OttawaC.TorontoD.Quebec

51.ThelargestcityinCanadais____.A.VancouverB.OttawaC.TorontoD.Montreal

4.Australia

52.Australiawasoriginallyonecolonyof____.A.AmericaB.CanadaC.EnglandD.NewZealand

53.ThecapitalofAustraliais____.A.CanberraB.SydneyC.MelbourneD.Queensland

54.ThelargestcityinAustraliais_____.A.CanberraB.SydneyC.MelbourneD.Perth

5.NewZealand

55.ThecapitalofNewZealandis____.A.AucklandB.ChristchurchD.DunedinD.Wellington

56.ThelargestcityinNewZealandis____.A.AucklandB.ChristchurchD.DunedinD.Wellington

57.The____aretheindigenouspeopleofNewZealand,andhavearichandvariedculture.

A.MaoriB.CherokeeC.PeoplefromIndiaD.PeoplefromSoutheastAsia

58.AustraliaandNewZealandwerefirstdiscoveredbythe____explorerAbleTasmanin1642.

A.FrenchB.DutchC.EnglishD.Spanish

Literature:

1.AmericanLiterature

59_____usuallywasregardedasthefirstAmericanwriter.

A.WilliamBradfordB.AnneBradstreetC.EmilyDicksonD.CaptainJohnSmith

60."Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves"isacitationfromtheworkof____

A.PaineC.FreneauD.Jefferson

aphilosophicalandliterarymovement,____flourishedinNewEnglandfrom1830stotheCivilWar.

A.sentimentalismB.transcendentalismC.modernismD.rationalism

62.ThechiefspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalismis__

A.NathanielHawthorneB.RalphWaldoEmersonC.HenryDavidThoreauD.WashingtonIrving

63.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWarisgenerallyreferredtoas__

A.theModernPeriodB.theRealisticPeriodRomanticPeriodD.theNaturalisticPeriod

64.Whichisregardedasthe"DeclarationofIntellectualIndependence"?

___

A.TheAmericanScholarB.EnglishTraitsC.TheConductofLifeD.RepresentativeMen

65.____wasthefirstmanoflettersfromtheUnitedStatestowinaninternationalreputation.

A.NathanielHawthorneB.WashingtonIrvingC.JamesFenimoreCooperD.Longfellow

66.MarkTwainiswell-knownforhis___.

A.frontierthemeB.symbolism.C.localcolourD.internationaltheme

67.ThemajortrendinAmericanliteratureinthe70sand80sinthe19thcenturyis____.

A.romanticismB.realismC.sentimentalismD.naturalism

68.WhichbookisNOTwrittenbyMarkTwain?

_______

A.TheGildedAgeB.ThePrinceandthePauper

C.LifeontheMississippiD.ThePortraitofaLady

69.Thenovelthat"touchedofftheAmericanCivilWar"refersto____

A.GonewiththeWindTom'sCabinC.FarewelltoArmsD.TheGrapesofWrath

70.Thebookfromwhich"allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes"refersto____.

A.TheGreatGatsbyB.TheSunAlsoRisesC.MobyDickD.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn71.JackLondon'smasterwork______issomewhatautobiographical.

A.TheSeaWolfB.ThePeopleoftheAbyssC.MartinEdenD.TheStarRover

72.WhichofthefollowingauthorsisNOTtheNobelPrizewinner?

A.EarnestHemingwayB.EugeneO'NeilC.WilliamFaulknerD.ScottFitzgerald

73.TheGreatGatsbyiswrittenby_____.

A.ErnestHemingwayB.SindairLewisC.JohnSteinbeckScottFitzgerald

74.TheRabbitserieswerewrittenby_____.

A.JohnUpdikeB.JeromeDavidSalingerC.MarkTwainD.EzraPound

75._______isHemi