A. Henry James B. Mark Twain C. William Dean Howells D. Stephen Crane 63. _____ is NOT included in the group of naturalists.
A. Sherwood Anderson B. Stephen Crane C. Jack London D. Theodore Dreiser 64. Three of the following authors are Nobel Prize winners. Which one is not.
A. Ernest Hemingway B. Eugene O'Neill C. William Faulkner D. F. Scott Fitzgerald 65. In order to go to university, secondary school students must meet the following requirements except that ___.
A. they have high school records and recommendations from their teachers B. they make good impressions during the interviews C. they get good scores in the Scholastic Aptitude Tests D. they pass the college entrance examinations
66. Three of the following universities have large endowments from wealthy benefactors. Which is the exception?
A. Harvard University B. the State University of New York C. Yale University D. Princeton University
67. Both public and private universities depend on the following sources of income except ____. A. investment B. student tuition C. endowments D. government funding 68. In January 1965, President Johnson declared \to eliminate poverty \opening to everyone the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.\
A. war against Vietnam B. war against poverty C. war against Japan D. New Frontier program
69. Unlike Martin Luther King, ______ the chief spokesperson of Black Muslims advocated violence in self-defense and black pride.
A. Malcolm X B. Stokeley Carmichael C. Ella Baker D. James Farmer
70. During the early stages of the civil rights movement, the major integration strategy initiated by the Congress of Racial Equality was known as ______ to integrate interstate buses and bus stations in the South.
A. free speech B. sit-ins at lunch counters C. teach-ins at interstate train stations D. freedom rides
71. Drug abuse in the United States is a social problem because it has a wide range of social costs. Which of the following is NOT a dysfunction caused by drug abuse? A. There is a strong association between drug use and crime.
B. Drug dependence takes a significant toll in terms of personal health and safety. C. Drug abuse is a major cause of unemployment.
D. There are great economic losses because of drug abuse.
72. If white-collar crimes were included in the Crime Index and if authorities were more vigorous in their enforcement of law, the profile of a typical criminal in the United States would be _______.
A. older B. wealthier C. whiter D. living near city centers 73. Which of the following used human beings as guinea pigs to test drugs including LSD? A. The FBI. B. The CIA. C. Congress D. Richard Nixon. 74. When did the first commercial radio station began broadcasting?
A. 1910 B. 1920 C. 1930 D. 1916
75. Which of the following invention facilitated the out-migration movement into suburban
locations?
A. automobile B. electric lawn mower C. mechanical reaper D. telephone 76. Which invention marked the beginning of \
A. newspaper B. telegraph C. laundry machine D. television 77. Primarily employed in taverns and houses of pleasure, the piano was used ___ A. for establishing rhythm section. B. for sounding out melodies.
C. for accompanying blues singing in the Southern part of the United States. D. for announcing the melodies in addition to establishing a rhythm.
78. In the 1920's, a new, distinctive style of piano playing called ‘stride' piano emerged in __ A. Harlem in New York. B. San Francisco in California. C. Chicago in Illinois. D. Nashville, Tennessee. 79. The first popular ragtime tune was ___ A. \ B. \ C. \
D. \80. Who first came and settled in Canada?
A. British colonists B. French colonists C. American colonists D. Spanish colonists 81. Which of the following was NOT one of the provinces that joined a confederation in 1867? A. Ontario B. Quebec C. New Brunswick D. British Columbia 82. Which of the following Canadian political parties does Brian Mulroney belong to? A. the Progressive Conservatives B. the Bloc Quebecois C. the Liberal Party D. the Reform Party
83. Pierre Trudeau was regarded as an important Prime Minister in Canada because of the following reasons except
A. He took the steps necessary to make Canada completely independent of Britain. B. He signed a free trade agreement with the United States.
C. He introduced some important programs to promote the use of French throughout Canada. D. He worked very hard to bring French and English Canada closer together.
84. Which of the following provinces is the home of most French-speaking people in Canada? A. Manitoba B. Ontario C. Saskatchewan D. Quebec 85. During the Second World War, the Japanese settlers in Canada were forced to move A. to east of Rocky Mountains B. back to Japan C. to Pearl Harbor D. to the east coast 86. What was the \ A. using a floating exchange rate
B. imposing export tax on shipments to the US C. developing freer trade with the US
D. developing stronger trading relations with Japan and Europe
87. Canada began negotiating with the US on dismantling tariff barriers under the government of A. Brian Mulroney. B. John Macdonald
C. Pierre Elliott Trudeau D. the incumbent government 88. Which of the following was not discussed in the FTA?
A. agricultural products B. energy supplies C. cars D. beer 89. Which of the following provinces is the manufacturing heartland of Canada?
A. Alberta B. Ontario C. British Columbia D. Quebec 90. At present, which of the following areas has the largest farms in Canada? A. the western provinces B. the eastern provinces C. British Columbia D. the prairie provinces 91. Which of the following belongs to tertiary industry?
A. paper making B. telecommunications C. banking D. clothes-making 92. Who suggests that the idea of survival can be seen as the central symbol of Canadian literature?
A. Margaret Laurence B. Margaret Atwood C. Michael Ondaatje D. Ted Allan 93. Cultural survival is shown in the following ways except: A. the attempt to maintain a Canadian identity
B. persistence of native Canadian people to maintain their distinctive cultures C. dealing with the harsh natural environment
D. the survival of a French-Canadian identity in Quebec after the English had conquered the French in Quebec
94. Which of the following authors did NOT belong to the period of nation-building?
A. Susanna Moodie B. William Kirby C. Robert Service D. Duncan Campbell Scott 95. Who wrote the book The Scalpel, The Sword?
A. F. R. Scott B. Norman Bethune C. Ted Allan D. Mordecai Richler
96. In more recent years, partly through Canadian diplomatic efforts, things like ___and ___have been put on the international agenda.
A. arms control, human rights B. land mines, poverty
C. organized crime, drug smuggling D. women's issues, the environment
97. When Britain lost its status as a world power after World War II, Canada became a junior partner helping _______ global interests.
A. Indian B. Australian C. American D. Soviet Russian
98. Since the north is mainly unpopulated, the Canadian government, at one point, asked the ____to patrol the area.
A. the Americans B. the local Inuit hunters with skidoos C. the NATO allies D. the ANZUS
99. To promote peace and cooperation among nations, Canada played an active role in the following international organizations. Which is the exception?
A. the United Nations B. the Commonwealth C. the National Organization of Women D. La Francophonie
100. In 1988, Canada established with _____ the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to help facilitate economic integration, and later _____ joined the group. A. the United States, Mexico B. Australia, New Zealand C. Great Britain, France D. Norway, Mexico