Семестровый тест по страноведению (США) 11 класс

Семестровый тест по спецкурсу «Страноведение»

11класс

1. What is the status of the USA?

a)      Federal republic

b)      Monarchy

c)      Presidential republic

2. Legislative branch is

a)      Congress

b)      System of courts

c)      President

3. Who proposes lows?

a)      Congress

b)      Parliament

c)      President

4. The USA is situated in the central and southern part of the

a)      continent of North America

b)      continent of South America

c)      continent of Europe

5. Columbus’s trip was provided by the king of

a)      Portugal

b)      Spain

c)      Italia

6. The first town was

a)      Boston

b)      Jamestown

c)      Dover

7. A Pilgrim is a person, who travels for

a)      religious reasons

b)      adventures

c)      political reasons

8. The head of the USA is

a)      monarch

b)      government

c)      president

9.Executive body is

a)      President

b)      Congress

c)      Supreme court

10. What is the largest river in the USA?

a)      Ohio

b)      Mississippi

c)      Missouri

11.The first settlers were

a)      Italian

b)      British

c)      French

12.Columbus set sail on

a)      3 ships

b)      2 ships

c)      4 ships

13.Pilgrims came to America

a)      to find gold

b)      for religious reasons

c)      to fight with Indians

14. Their ship was called

a)      Santa-Maria

b)      Mayflower

c)      Isabella

15. How many Great Lakes are in the USA?

a)      5

b)      6

c)      4

16. Africans came to America as

a)      colonists

b)      travelers

        с)    slaves

17.Columbus’s ships were

a)      the Nina, the Pinta, the Santa-Maria

b)      the Isabella, the Santa-Luisa

c)       the Maria, Virginia, Santa- Monica

18. The pilgrim colony was called

a)      Plymouth colony

b)      Massachusetts

c)      Connecticut

19. The Puritans came to America because they wanted

a)      to find gold

b)      to conquer new lands

c)      to worship in their own way

20. Christopher Columbus was born in

a)      France

b)      Italia

c)      Spain

21.The first colony was

a)      Virginia

b)      Plymouth

c)      Massachusetts

22.It was founded by

a)      London company

b)      Boston company

c)      Jamestown company

23. How many branches of political system of the USA do you know?

a)      4

b)      5

c)      3

24. Judicial branch is

a)      Congress

b)      President

c)      Supreme court

25. The Senate and the House of Representatives consist of

a)      100 and 450 members

b)      200 and 100 members

c)      300 and 250 members