История США и Канады
тест (11 класс) по теме

History of the  USA  and   Canada

1. The name of the ship that brought the first English people to the New World was

1. Early Flower
2. Mayflower
3. Snowdrop.

2. People who helped the first pilgrims were

a) Eskimos

b) Inuits

c) Native Americans.

3. The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in America in

a) 1620

b) 1621

c) 1622

4. The first American President was

a) Abraham Lincoln

b) George Washington

c) Theodore  Roosevelt.

5. The civil war in America was between

a) the East and the West

b) the North and the South

c) the South and the West.

6. The first American flag had

a) thirteen stars

b) thirteen stripes

c) thirteen stars and stripes .

7.The  modern American flag has

 a) fifty stars and thirteen stripes

 b) fifty stars and stripes

 c) forty five stars and stripes.

8.The emblem of the USA is

 a) a star

 b) a bald eagle

 c) the Statue of Liberty.

9. The capital of the USA is

 a) New York

 b) Washington

 c) Boston.

10. The largest city in the USA is

 a) San Francisco

 b) Chicago

 c) New York.

11. The largest river in the USA is

a) Colorado

b) the Mississippi

c) the Missouri.

12. There are  a) 50, b) 45, c) 40  states in the USA.

13. The official residence of the American president is

 a) Yellow House

 b) White House

 c) Green House.

14. Now the president of the USA is

 a) Abraham Lincoln

b) John Kennedy

c) Barack Obama.

15. The most favorite holiday in the USA is

a) Christmas

b) Halloween

c) New Year.

16. Americans celebrate the Independence Day on

a) 4 July

b) 2 July

c) 6 July.

17. Hollywood is situated in

a) San Francisco

b) Los Angeles

c) Santa Barbara.

18. The book about Tom Sawyer  was written by

a) Mark Twain

b) Lewis Carroll

c) Edgar Allan Po.

19. Children and some grown-ups celebrate  this holiday on the 31st of October

a) Thanksgiving Day

b)Halloween

c) Mother’s Day.

20. The author of the novel “American Tragedy” is

a) Washington Irving

b)Ernest Hemingway

c) Theodore Dreiser.

 21.The country situated to the north of the USA is

a) Canada

b) Mexico

c) Peru.

22. The first Europeans who began to settle on the territory of Canada were

1. the French
2. the English
3. the Spanish.

23.The word “Canada” means

1. a  village
2. a town
3.  a city.

24.  According to Paris agreement France refused from its territories in the North America in favour of Britain in

1. 1763
2. 1800
3. 1890

25. The first  transcontinental railway  began to work in Canada in

1. 1900
2. 1800
3. 1881

26.The capital of Canada is

a) Toronto

b)Ottawa

c)Montreal.

27.The national emblem of  Canada is

  a) a rose

b) a maple leaf

c) a pine.

28.Sport which was born in Canada and is very popular all over  the world now

a) hockey

b) skiing

c) skating.

29. The river that connects the Great lakes with the Atlantic ocean

a) the Niagara river

b) St. Lawrence  river

c) the Hudson river.

30. The number of provinces and territories in Canada

a) ten and three

b)twelve and two

c) ten and two.

31. The largest province in Canada is

a) Alberta

b) British Columbia

c) Quebec.

32. The official languages in Canada are

a) English  and French

b) French and German

c) English and Spanish.

33. Canada is  a) the first

                         b) the second

                         c) the third

largest territory in the world.

34. You can see  a) a bird

                               b) stars

                                c) a maple leaf

on the Canadian flag.

Answers:

1b, 2c, 3b, 4b, 5b, 6c, 7a, 8b, 9b, 10c, 11b, 12a, 13b,14c, 15a, 16a, 17b, 18a, 19b, 20c, 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a, 25c, 26b , 27b, 28a, 29b, 30a, 31c, 32a, 33b, 34c.