英美国家文化概况课后选择题答案

UNIT3

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.

lying 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.

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

3. Which of the following was written by Henry David Thoreau

Walden

4.

Whitman’

s poetry has the following characteristics except

fragmented haunting images

5. Mark Twain

’

s work are characterized by the following except

egotism

6. Three of the following are characteristics of Emily

Dickinson’s

poems. Which

one is NOT

Her poems are very long and powerful.

7.

Henry James

was mainly interested in writing about American living in

Europe.

8.

Sherwood Anderson

is NOT included in the group of naturalists.