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Cultural LItteracy Test

Post by Metacrock » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:58 am

I am sure Miles and others on my boards will kick ass no this. I'm really doing it for the CARM guys.

What was Superman's real name as an infant on Krypton? what was his name on earth in secret identity?

who wrote house of the seven Gables?

if a plan crashed in Lake Texoma where they burry the survivors?


How many animals did Moses take on the ark?

what was the little read haired girls name?

who the hell was the little red haired girl?


who wrote Christianity and Classical Culture?

which fork does one use for salad?

multiple choice:
1. Which three states were among those that seceded from the Union to form the Confederacy?
Kentucky, Mississippi, and West Virginia
South Carolina, Florida, and Ohio
Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia
Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware

2. What happened at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
Japaness forces bombed a U.S. naval base.
The Atlantic Charter was signed by Winston S. Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The first atomic bomb was completed.
The U.S. fleet set sail to recapture the Philippines from the Japanese

3. The precursor of the U.S. Constitution was
the Declaration of Independence
the Emancipation Proclamation
the Mayflower Compact
the Articles of Confederation

4. The Missouri Compromise determined that Missouri could become a state if
slavery was prohibited throughout the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of Missouri
slavery was outlawed within the state
the Indians of Missouri signed a peace treaty with the government
the inhabitants renounced their alliance with France

5. The Open Door policy required that
all nations must welcome immigrants from China
no nation could claim exclusive trading rights in China
reporters must be allowed to observe the effects of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
the United States and the Soviet Union must conduct cultural exchanges

6. The Bay of Pigs episode took place when
Cuban exiles from Florida landed in Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
U.S. troops invaded Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa
UN forces undertook an amphibious landing behind enemy lines in Korea
U.S. marines were sent by President Lyndon Johnson to the Dominican Republic

7. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks for
the rescue of Captain John Smith by Pocahontas
the establishment of the colony at Jamestown
the survival of the Plymouth Pilgrims through their first year
the unification of the thirteen American colonies

8. U.S. forces fought in Europe in World War I during the years
1914-1918
1914-1921
1917-1918
1917-1921

1. Ernest Hemingway
All The King's Men
Catch 22
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Grapes of Wrath

2. H.G. Wells
Ironweed
War Of The Worlds
The Ice Man Cometh
Around The World in Eighty Days

3. Eugene O'Neill
The Ice Man Cometh
Caine Mutiny
The Reivers
Catch 22

4. Mario Puzo
Red Badge of Courage
The Godfather
A Bell For Adano
Ironweed

5. Joseph Heller
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Red Badge of Courage
Catch 22
The Color Purple

6. Stephan Crane
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Color Purple
The Executioner's Song
Red Badge of Courage
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Re: Cultural LItteracy Test

Post by Metacrock » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:01 am

Answers in another thread. No fair peeking.
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