一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）V 1. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except ___________.
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. William Penn
D. Benjamin Franklin
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2. The author of the novel The Scarlet Letter is_________.
A. Hawthorne
B. Emerson
C. Hemingway
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3. The first inhabitants of the American continent were_________.
A. the Italians
B. the Spanish
C. the Indians
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4. The historical document, adopted on July 4 by the Congress, 1776, which officially proclaimed the independence of 13 North American colonies was called________.
A. the Emancipation Proclamation
B. the Declaration of Independence
C. the Paris Treaty
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5. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?
A. Separation of state and church
B. Respect of education
C. Intolerant moralism
D. A sense of mission
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6. Which of the following was NOT a denomination of Protestantism?
A. Catholics
B. Puritans
C. Quakers
D. Church of England
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7. Alexander Hamilton was 。
A. The first Secretary of Treasury of the USA
B. The first president of the USA
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8. Which of the following political parties is American in origin?
A. The Republican Party
B. The Green Party
C. The Labor Party
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9. The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from ___________.
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
D. John Locke
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10. Lord Baltimore's feudal plan failed because ___________.
A. there were more Protestant than Catholics in Maryland
B. the wilderness of the continent made the plan impossible
C. there was plenty of land while labor was scarce
D. the English king did not like the plan
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