A. Choose the one correct answer!
1. The ‘separate but
equal’ principle ...
A.
meant that Native Americans have equal rights in their reservations.
B.
declared racial segregation unconstitutional.
C.
was one of the demands of the civil rights movement.
D.
was ended by a Supreme Court decision in 1954.
2. The famous legal case
Brown vs. Board of Education...
A.
expanded the rights of criminal suspects.
B.
established the „separate but equal” principle.
C.
overturned the „separate but equal” principle.
D.
declared Ku Klux Klan an illegal organization.
3. The group which grows
fastest as a result of immigration nowadays is…
A.
African-American
B.
White
C.
Hispanic
D.
Asian
4. Malcolm X can be associated with which racial group?
A.
African-American
B.
White
C.
Hispanic
D.
Asian
5. This Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery:
A. 12th
B. 13th
C. 14th
D. 15th
B. Choose the one answer which is incorrect!
1. The Spanish-speaking
population of Southern California may be called...
A.
Hispanic
B.
Latino
C.
Spanish
D.
Mexican
2. The purposes of the
civil rights movement included...
A.
desegregation.
B.
equal opportunities for blacks.
C.
tuition-free higher education.
D.
fair voting laws.
3. Areas from which a large number of Hispanic immigrants come to the
A. Spain
B. Mexico
C. Cuba
D.
4. Countries from which Asians come to the
A.
B. China
C. Vietnam
D.
5. States in which the proportion of Native Americans is far above the
national average:
A. Arizona
B. Alaska
C.
D.
C. Complete the following
sentences with the appropriate words or phrases.
1. The landmark case
......................................................................... in
1954 was the first successful challenge to legalized segregation of blacks and
whites.
2. The traditional name for the people of New England - which was later extended to all Americans outside the South - was ..............................................
3. The trend of an increasing number of Americans moving from the rural areas to the cities is called ........................
4. The official head-count
of the population is called ................................, and it is
conducted every ...................... years.
5. The most rural region where the relatively the most people live in the countryside is ....................................