41. Which of the following is NOT included in the Prairie Provinces?
A. Alberta.
B. Manitoba.
C. Saskatchewan.
D.New Brunswick.
42. In 1931 by ______ Canada was formally declared to be a sovereign nation and become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
A. the Quebec Act
B. the Act of Union
C. the Statute of Westminster
D.the British North American Act
43. Why were the French troops in Canada defeated by the British during the Seven Years’ War?
A. Because British troops are too strong to be defeated.
B. Because they were not used to the weather in Canada.
C. Because they did not get support from the local people.
D.Because they did not receive the supplies they needed so badly.
44. Australia is politically divided into ______ states and ______ territories.
A. six, two
B. six, three
C. eight, two
D.ten, two
45. Which of the following is NOT the factor of the hot and dry climate in Australia?
A. Australia has few mountains.
B. Most of Australia is far from the oceans.
C. Most of Australia lies between 20°and 35°north.
D.The air masses are dry, sunny, and high pressure cells.
46. Queensland is also called ______.
A. the garden state
B. the sunshine state
C. the premier state
D.the state of excitement
47. The first Englishman to visit New Zealand was ______.
A. James Cook
B. Abel Tasman
C. Jacques Cartier
D.John Cabot
48. New Zealand is the first country in the world to get the new day because _____.
A. it is located in the Southern Pacific Ocean
B. it is just east of the International Date Line
C. it is just west of the International Date Line
D.it is located halfway between the equator and the South Pole
49. Ireland is divided into two political units. They are ______.
A. Great Britain and Ireland
B. the United Kingdom and Northern Island
C. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
D.the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
50. The population of Ireland is predominantly of ______ origin.
A. Celtic
B. Norman
C. Danish
D.Anglo-Saxon
II. Answer the Questions. (30 points, 3 points for each)
Directions: Give a one-sentence answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
51. Why did William I have the Domesday Book compiled?
52. What is the British constitution made up of?
53. In what way is Church of England uniquely related to the Crown?
54. Why did Hawthorne attack transcendentalism?
55. What is the guiding principle of community college?
56. What’s the most central function of the Congress in the United States?
57. What are the two principal river systems in Canada?
58. What are the three topographical regions in Australia?
59. What do you know about Kiwi?
60. Why did Ireland refuse to join in World War II?
III. Term Explanation. (20 points, 5 points for each)
Directions: Explain each of the following terms in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet in around 40 words.
61. Independent School
62. Wars of the Roses
63. Federalist Papers
64. Harlem Renaissance
