C. Tales of the Jazz Age , the loss of oneself D. The Beautiful and Damned , the evil of human nature 7. Of the following writer, ----- is NOT a Nobel Prize winner
A. Alice Walker B. Ernest Hemingway C. William Faulkner D. Eugene O‘Neill
8. -----is the first African – American winner of the Noble Prize for
Literature
A. Ralph Ellison B. Ernest Hemingway C. William Faulkner D. James Baldwin Ⅲ.Give brief answers to the following questions. 1.What is the essence of American Puritanism ? 2. What is the Lost Generation ? 3. What is the Beat Movement ?
Ⅳ.State your understanding of the following questions.
1. What are the characteristic of the American writing during the Romantic Period ?
2. Why is Eugene O‘Neill regarded as the greatest American playwright ?
Chapter 14
Ⅰ.Read the following statement and decide whether they are ture(T) or false (F). ——1. Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of territory . ——2. The lakes in Canada cover about 7.6% of the Canadian landmass
——3. Canada has a typical oceanic climate influenced by both the Atlantic
Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
——4. The Seven Year‘ War led to the British control of most of the territories in
Canada
——5. Canada was split into Upper Canada and Lower Canada in 1791
——6. During World War 2 ,neutral policy protected Canada from the wartime
destruction
——7. Chretien‘s Liberal government succeeded in lowering the persistently
high unemployment rate
——8. Canada was the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriage Ⅱ.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.
1. Canada‘s fur trade , later fur monopoly , gradually began to take shape in the -----century
A. 15th B. 16th C. 17th D.18th
2. The Liberal government led by Mackenzie King did the following to lay the foundations of the Canadian welfare state EXCEPT----
A. increasing the old age pensions B. promoting federal-provincial welfare programs C. expending unemployment benefits D. introducing health insurance
3. -----won the Nobel Prize for Peace in1957 for organizing a peacekeeping force to defuse the Suez Crisis
A. Pierre Trudeau B. Lester Pearson C. Jean Chretien D. Brian Mulroney
4. In the ----, Canada was obsessed with economic recession A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s
5. Pierre Trudeau retired from his post as head of the government and
party leader partly because ----
A. he opposed the American war in Vietnam
B. he agreed Quebec to be an independent French-speaking nation
C. he had not been able to reverse the declining economic trend D. he weakened government intervention in the national economy 6. ----- recognized Quebec as a ―distinct society‖
A. The Meech Lake Accord B. The Quebec Act
C. The Constitutional Act D. The British North America Act 7. -----was Canada‘s first woman Prime Minister
A. Pierre Trudeau B. Brian Mulroney
C. Jean Chretien D. Kim Campbell
8. Martin‘s Liberal government tried to do the following EXCEPT---
A. legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada B. giving the Quebec city sovereignty
C. improving Canadian- US relations D. forging a closer relationship with China Ⅲ.Give brief answers to the following questions.
1. What was the original purpose of John Cabot and Jacques Cartier when they came to Canada ?
2. Why did the Meech Lake Accord fail in 1990 ?
3. How did Jean Chretien government gain popularity among the Canadian people in its early years ?
Ⅳ.State your understanding of the following questions. 1. What is the Quebec Issue in Canada ?
2.What are the similarities between the major cities of Canada ?
Chapter15
Ⅰ.Read the following statement and decide whether they are ture(T) or false (F). ——1. Canada‘s political structure has nothing to do with that of Britain and US ——2. The Canadian government is responsible to the King or Queen of Britain ——3. The Canadian court system is divided into four levels ——4. All Canadian citizens aged over 18 have the right to vote
——5. Multilingualism and multiculturalism are characteristic of the Canadian
culture
——6. In Canada , different provinces and territories share the same educational
system
——7. In Canada , children have to pass a university entrance exam in order to
enter the university
——8. Laval University is the largest higher education institution in Canada,
while the University of Toronto is the oldest one
Ⅱ.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.
1. On average, members of the House of Commons are elected for a maximum of -----years
A. 3 B. 4 C.5 D.6
2. ----holds the highest position in the Canadian parliamentary system
A. The Britain Crown B. The Governor General C. The President D. The Prime Minister 3. In each province, ----represents the British Crown
A. a Lieutenant Governor B. a Governor General C. a Prime D. a Governor
4. -----of Canada serve(s) as the final court of appeals in Canada A. The provincial courts B. The Federal Court
C. The Supreme Court D. The Federal Court of Appeal 5. In Canada , the largest religious denominations is ----
A. the Protestant church B. the Roman Catholic church C. the Puritan church D. the Anglican church
6. If applicants meet the basic requirement for immigration to Canada ,
they need to do the following EXCEPT----
A. applying for citizenship B. taking a medical exam
C. paying an application fee D. paying a landing fee 7. In the 19th century , ---was the principal export item of Canada
A. fish B. fur C. timber D. wheat
8. Canada‘s major trading partners include the following EXCEPT---
A. Britain B. America C. Mexico D. China
Ⅲ.Give brief answers to the following questions.
1. What are the Governor General‘s responsibilities ?
2. What are the characteristics of population distribution in Canada ? 3. What does ―cultural mosaic ‖ mean in Canada ? Ⅳ.State your understanding of the following questions.
1. What are multilingualism and multiculturalism in Canada ? 2. What is the immigration policy in Canada ?