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UNIT3

1.Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution? The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.

2. Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?

The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.

3. The following were the main Reformation leaders except

Martin Luther King

4. The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except

salvation through the church.

5. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?

separation of state and church.

6. Lord Baltimore's feudal plan failed because

the English king did not like the plan.

7. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except

William Penn.

8. The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from

John Locke.

9. Which of the following was NOT a denomination of Protestantism?

Catholics.

10. "No taxation without representation" was the rallying cry of “

the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.

UNIT4

1. Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined.

2. According to the author, the Articles of Confederation failed because of the following reasons. Which is not true?

Some new states wanted to be free from the Union.

3. Which of the following states refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention?

Rhode Island.

4. Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the Constitution was written,

t here was a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.

5. Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes? The legislative.

6.Which of the following is NOT a power of the president?

The president can make laws.

7. The Bill of Rights consists of

10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791.

8. Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

The freedom of searching a person's home by police.

9. The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except

the powers of the president.

10. The New Deal was started by

Franklin Roosevelt.

UNIT 5

1. The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, in the state of Rhode Island.

2. The “American system” of mass production was first used in United States.

firearms industry

3. The United States had the first standard paper currency in 1863.

4. In which year was the United States rated NO.1 in terms of production capacity in the world? 1945

5. Which of the following is NOT considered as part of the service industry?

Steelmaking

6. The United States was rated forth in the world in terms of land area and the size of population.

7. The United States produces as much as half of the world’s

soybeans and corn.

8. Which of the following is generally considered as an important institutional factor that contributed to the success of American business and industry?

Laissez-faire

9. Who has extolled the virtues of farmers?

Thomas Jefferson

10. The latest technology that farmers have adopted is

computers

UNIT6

1. Which of the following was NOT a Protestant denomination?

The Catholics

2. Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United States?

Public money is provided to support religious schools.

3. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs?

Islamic

4. Which of the following is true?

Liberal Protestants and Jews join non-believers in maintaining that abortion is a basic right for women,

5. Which of the following continues to have an all-male clergy?

The Catholic Church

6. Which of the following features is NOT distinctively American?

There has been very much concentration on doctrine or religious argument in the US. 7. In the United States, people go to church mainly for the following reasons except for finding a job in society.

8. Which of the following statement is NOT correct according to the author?

Protestant Church is an established church by law in the US.

UNIT 7

1. Which of the following was a writer of the post-Revolutionary period?

Washington Irving

2. Which of the following is considered an American masterpiece?

Moby Dick