1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.

A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson

C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin

2 The New Deal was started by _____.

A Franklin Roosevelt B J.K. Kennedy

C George Washington D Thomas Jefferson

3 The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas.

A second B third C fourth D fifth

4 Ernest Hemingway is _____.

A Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmarkncv

5 John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.

A 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd

6 _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.

A The Hudson River B The Potomac River

C The Ohio River D The Missouri Riverncv

7 When did the American Civil War break out?

A 1775 B 1812 C 1861 D 1863

8 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?

A John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancock

9 In which day is Halloween celebrated?

A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 December

10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_____.

A according to their population

B according to their size

C according to their tax paid to federal government

D equally

答案解析：

1 C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。

2 A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。

3 C, 就面积而言， 美国是世界第四大国。

4 B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。

5 A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。

6 D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。

7 C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。

8 B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯?杰弗逊。

9 B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。

10 D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同)。