CUL 378 – REVIEW FOR THE FINAL TEST

PART 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The United States Constitution was written at which convention?
A. Second Continental Congress in 1774
B. Constitutional Convention in 1787
C. Articles of Confederation Congress in 1777
D. Treaty of Paris in 1783
2. Which of the following is a factor contributing to homelessness in the United States?
A. Lack of affordable housing
B. High levels of education
C. Access to healthcare
D. Stable employment opportunities
3. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, aimed to:
A. Establish the Bill of Rights
B. Abolish slavery in Confederate states
C. Declare war on Spain
D. Ratify the Constitution
4. What is the term length for a U.S. Senator?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years
D. 8 years
5. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of religion?
A. Fourth Amendment B. Tenth Amendment
C. Second Amendment D. First Amendment
6. What is a proxy war?
A. A conflict between two or more nations fought directly with military forces.
B. A type of warfare involving cyberattacks and digital espionage.
C. A war where two opposing countries use third-party actors to fight on their behalf.
D. A peace negotiation process mediated by a neutral third party.
7. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was significant in U.S. history for:
A. Encouraging Chinese immigration
B. Restricting Chinese immigration
C. Promoting diversity in immigration
D. Establishing equal rights for Chinese immigrants
8. What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?
A. To establish the three branches of government
B. To define the process for amending the Constitution
C. To outline the responsibilities of citizens
D. To limit the power of the federal government and protect individual liberties
9. The current American Flag __________.
A. is the symbol of the country
B. has 13 strips that stand for the original 13 states
C. has 50 stars that stand for the current 50 states
D. All are correct
10. Which document serves as the supreme law of the United States?
A. Declaration of Independence
B. Articles of Confederation
C. Constitution
D. Bill of Rights
11. Easter is a public holiday in the United States of America
A. True
B. False
12. A US associate degree is a 2-year degree given by two types of colleges upon completion of
an associate degree program.
A. True
B. False
13. Alaska is situated in the North Pole and considered the northernmost state in the Union.
A. True
B. False
14. Judicial branch is responsible for making the laws.
A. True
B. False
15. Every state of America has the same laws regulating education.
A. True
B. False
16. The first Europeans to reach North America were Icelandic ………., led by Leif Erickson,
about the year 1000.
A. Vikings
B. Anglo-Saxon
C. Scandinavians
D. Anglo-Norman
17. What did the bombing of Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii by the Japanese in December
1941 result in?
A. ending the World War II
B. defeating Germany forces
C. bringing the United States into the World War II
D. eliminating Japanese forces
18. What does the Bill of Rights guarantee Americans?
A. freedom of applying for jobs
B. freedom of speech, of religion, and of the press.
C. independence
D. freedom of going to school
19. Who was honored in Veterans’ Day?
A. Veterans of all wars in which the United States has taken part.
B. Americans who had served in World War I.
C. Americans who had served in World War II.
D. Veterans of all wars in the world.
20. Every kind of food is available in most of the USA because ………………………………
A. the immigrants have bought their food from America.
B. the emigrants have bought their taste in food from America.
C. the emigrants have brought their taste in food to America.
D. the immigrants have brought their taste in food to America.
21. The chief executive of the United States is the president, who together with the vice
president is elected to a ……………… term.
A. four-year
B. three-year
C. five-year
D. two-year
22. From 1945 until 1970 the United States enjoyed a long period of ……………, interrupted
only by mild and brief recessions.
A. political growth
B. educational development
C. social development
D. economic growth
23. American High School students receive a ……… when they graduate from High School.
A. High School Diploma
B. Bachelor’s Degree
C. Nothing
D. kiss from their girlfriend or boyfriend
24. The Constitution divided the national government into three branches: the…………., the
executive, and the judicial.
A. representative
B. president
C. laws
D. legislative
25. Also starting in the 1950’s, music from Scotland, England and Ireland was adapted to the
American life style, and the music tells of ……. and ……….. .
A. modern life - love
B. country life - work
C. country life - love
D. daily life – work
26. When World War I erupted in Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson urged a policy
of strict American ……….
A. popularity
B. polarity
C. neutrality
D. similarity

27. Fill in the gap to complete the statement: “The entrepreneurial spirit can be found behind
America's ……………….”
A. ability
B. prosperity
C. capacity
D. probability
28. The war against Japan came to a swift end in August of 1945, when President Harry
Truman ordered the use of atomic bombs against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was
…….. .
A. the Cold War
B. the Civil War
C. World War I
D. World War II
29. Which of the following is NOT true about the Bill of Rights (explicitly guaranteeing the
rights of individuals)?
A. the right to peaceably assemble
B. freedom of speech, religion and the press
C. the right to bear and keep arms
D. protection from reasonable search and seizure
30. Which of the following is correct?
A. All the 50 states have to observe the federal laws regulating the educational system.
B. Each of the 50 states has its general laws managing the schools.
C. All the 50 states have to observe the common laws managing the public schools.
D. Each of the 50 states has its own laws regulating the educational system.
31. Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
A. In Philadelphia
B. In Washington, D.C.
C. In New York
D. In Massachusetts
32. Which of the following is the official language at the federal level in the USA?
A. English
B. Spanish
C. French
D. None of them
33. Which movie was the first to be filmed in Hollywood?
A. In Old California
B. Little House on the Prairies
C. Avatar
D. Gone with the wind
34. Which of the following authors was of American Literature?
A. Nathaniel Hawthorne
B. Flannery O’ Connor
C. Washington Irving
D. All of them
35. Which of the following can NOT be used to describe the way in which the generations of
Americans have celebrated and exchanged distinctive cultural characteristics?
A. a pluralistic salad bowl
B. kaleidoscope
C. being homogeneous
D. a melting pot
36. Acting on behalf of the Spanish crown, in ……. the Italian navigator Christopher Columbus
sailed west from Europe and landed on one of Bahamas Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
A. 1942
B. 1294
C. 1429
D. 1492
37. The ………………. resolved two matters that had vexed Americans: it put an end to
slavery, and it decided that the country was not a collection of semi-independent states but an
indivisible whole.
A. Civil War
B. Revolutionary War
C. World War I
D. World War II
38. Which immigrants do the U.S laws attempt to attract more?
A. Everyone
B. Workers
C. Skilled Workers & Professionals
D. None of them
39. What kind of music was originated from songs of the American cowboys?
A. Jazz
B. Country music
C. Pop
D. Rock n Roll
40. Fill in the gap to complete the statement: “American stock markets are in
operation……….”
A. all year round
B. on weekdays
C. in the mornings
D. everyday except weekend and holidays
41. Which of the following became many immigrants’ first sight of their homeland-to-be?
A. the Empire State Building
B. the Statue of Liberty
C. Golden Gate Bridge
D. the White House
42. When did President Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. 1963
B. 1863
C. 1763
D. 1663
43. Which region of the USA is the very first land of the country and made up of 6 most
prosperous states?
A. The Middle Atlantic
B. The Midwest
C. The Southwest
D. New England
44. Which of the following is considered “American pastime”?
A. Basketball
B. Baseball
C. Soccer
D. Hockey
45. Fill in the gap to complete the statement: “The United States of America shares land
borders with 2 countries, namely……………………….”
A. Canada & Russia
B. Russia & Mexico
C. Canada & Mexico
D. Canada & Brazil
46. Which of the following was the final state to join the federal of the US?
A. Hawaii
B. Alaska
C. Washington
D. California
47. Members of the next artistic generation in America favored a different form of………….:
works of mixed media.
A. renovation
B. abstraction
C. relaxation
D. imagination
48. Memorial Day, on the fourth Monday of May, is for honoring………….
A. the dead
B. unknown soldiers
C. veterans
D. all of them
49. Sports are particularly associated with ……………. in the United States, with most high
schools and universities having organize sports.
A. religion
B. business
C. science
D. education
50. The first Pilgrim settlers who came on the Mayflower in the year 1620 were …………….
A. Jews
B. Catholics
C. Puritans
D. Muslims
51. Native American ceremonial ways can vary widely, and are based on the differing histories
and beliefs of …………….
A. individual tribes
B. clans
C. bands
D. all of them
52. On Easter Monday, the president of the United States ………….
A. holds an annual Easter egg hunt on the White House lawn
B. gives children baskets of candies
C. boils colored eggs
D. participates in an annual Easter egg hunt on the White House lawn
53. In 1989 President George Bush and the governors of all 50 states ……………. when they set
six goals to be achieved by the year 2000:
A. established a new educational system
B. launched a campaign of promoting education
C. gave the movement to reform American education a new impetus
D. faced opposing opinions in education
54. One of the most successful businesses of the United States is ………….
A. food processing
B. the stock market
C. labor export
D. the sport-wear market
55. There has been a good climate for science in the USA because of the Constitution’s desire to
encourage scientific creativity. This results from ………….. .
A. promoting the progress of science and useful arts,
B. securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings
and discoveries
C. becoming free to all citizens, thereby enriching the public domain after a limited period
D. A, B, & C
56. American …. ….. ….. was one of the first scientists to experiment with rocket propulsion
systems in the Space Age.
A. Robert H. Goddard
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Robert Fulton
D. Alexander Graham Bell
57. The American economic system is based on private, free enterprise, and the "………….." is
a virtue much valued by Americans.
A. self-reliance
B. self-dependence
C. self-confidence
D. self-importance
58. The legislative branch - the Congress - made up of elected representatives from each of the
50 states can ..........
A. make federal laws, levy federal taxes
B. declare war
C. put foreign treaties into effect
D. A, B, & C
59. By whom is the executive branch in the USA headed?
A. the Prime Minister
B. the Senate
C. the President
D. all of the above
60. The Midwest gave birth to the ……………, in the 1850s to oppose slavery.
A. Democratic Party
B. Department of Agriculture
C. Republican Party
D. Confederacy
61. New York, North Carolina, Florida are three states that border the …………………….
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Gulf of Mexico
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
62. Which period did the United States receive its first great wave of immigrants from
Germany?
A. Between 1840 and 1860
B. Between 1870 and 1880
C. Between 1900 and 1920
D. Between 1640 and 1650
63. Which was the first piece of federal legislation aimed at restricting immigration to the US?
A. Chinese Exclusion Act
B. Emancipation Proclamation
C. African Exclusion Act
D. Johnson-Reed Immigration Act
64. Which of the following was the 49th state to join the US?
A. Washington
B. California
C. Alaska
D. Hawaii
65. Which of the following is the duty of the Cabinet Secretaries?
A. To advise the President
B. To make laws
C. To represent their states
D. To declare war
66. Separation of church and state was ordained by the ………… Amendment to the US
Constitution.
A. First
B. Second
C. Fifth
D. Seventh
67. Which US founding father also helped lay the foundations of American science?
A. Robert H. Goddard
B. Thomas Edison
C. Bill Clinton
D. Benjamin Franklin
68. What is the largest stock market in the United States?
A. Chicago Stock Exchange
B. New York Stock Exchange
C. Philadelphia Stock Exchange
D. Federal Reserve Bank
69. How long does it take to earn an Associate Degree in the US education system?
A. 4 years
B. 8 years
C. 2 years
D. None of the above
70. In the US today, there is a …………… chance of a marriage ending in divorce.
A. 60%
B. 53%
C. 43%
D. 10%
71. Americans who are 65 and older or who are disabled receive a form of federal health
insurance called …………….
A. Medicaid
B. Welfare Aid
C. Medicare
D. None of the above
72. Which religion has the biggest number of followers in America?
A. Protestants
B. Puritans
C. Baptists
D. Buddhism
73. What professional sport is the most popular US sport?
A. Football
B. Volleyball
C. Chess
D. Jogging
74. Which of the following holidays is unique to America?
A. Easter
B. Christmas
C. Valentine’s Day
D. Fourth of July

78. The development of the arts in America has been marked by a tension between two strong
sources of inspiration: ……….…. and ……………… .
A. domestic sophistication - European originality
B. American sophistication - foreign originality
C. foreign sophistication - American originality
D. European sophistication - domestic originality

85. How many stripes are there on American flag nowadays?

A.13
B. 6
C. 50
D. 7

88. How many branches of government does the United States have under its federal system?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
89. During which period did the largest wave of immigration to the United States occur,
primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe?
A. Late17th century and early 18th century
B. Late 18th century and early 19th century
C. Late 19th century and early 20th century
D. Early 21st century
90. In which constitutional amendment is the separation of church and state explicitly
addressed?
A. First amendment
B. Second amendment
C. Fifth amendment
D. Tenth amendment
91. The term "melting pot" is often used to describe the United States as a society that:
A. Maintains distinct cultural identities
B. Blends diverse cultures into a unified whole
C. Promotes cultural isolation
D. Rejects immigration entirely
92. The Fourth of July, Independence Day, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of
Independence in which year?
A. 1776
B. 1789
C. 1812
D. 1865
94. Americans consider ___________ as the father of their country.
A. George W Bush
B. Bill Clinton
C. George Washington
D. Abraham Lincoln
95. New England is the smallest region of America.
A. True
B. False

PART 2. SHORT ANSWERS

1. Who was the first president of the USA?
2. Which one is the smallest among 6 regions in America?
3. What is the place that is considered the home of the U.S film industry?
4. Name 3 public holidays in America.
5. In which war was slavery abolished in America?
6. What is the national language of the USA at federal level?
7. How many senators can each state have?
8. What is the direct cause for America to join World War II?
9. After high school, name 3 types of education students can pursue.
10. What are two main parties in the USA?
11. What is the largest state in the USA by area?
12. Which U.S. holiday commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
13. What is the highest court in the United States?
14. Which government branch does the House of Representatives belong to?
15. Which U.S. holiday is dedicated to giving thanks for the harvest and blessings of the past year?
16. Which American inventor is credited with inventing the light bulb?
17. Name 3 most popular sports in America.
18. What are the predominant religions in the United States?
19. How many years does it typically take to complete a US Master’s degree?
20. What year did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution?
21. What important event happened on May 25, 1787 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania State
House, now known as Independence Hall?
22. Nowadays, at what age can American people buy guns?
23. When is Boxing Day held?
24. What is the national language of The USA?
25. During Cold War, which country did The USA have an intense relationship with?
26. How many States were there in the Union when America became independent?
27. In what year did Christopher Columbus discover America?

PART 3. SHORT ESSAY

1. Why is the United States considered a melting pot or salad bowl of culture?
2. How many branches are there in the USA federal government? Explain briefly (80-100
words) why there is such a separation?
3. Which holiday in the U.S.A. that you like the most? What are its notable features and explain
briefly (80-100 words) why you like it?
4. Describe some of the challenges and opportunities of being a multicultural society in the
United States. (about 80 words)
5. Explain the concept of checks and balances in the U.S. government and how it prevents abuse
of power (about 80 words).