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1. The largest racial and ethnic minority in the U.S. is the ______, which accounts over 12.1% of the population. A. blacks B. Asians C. Indians D. Hispanics A 2. It is generally agreed that U.S. higher education began with the______. A. Civil War B. Independence War C. founding of Harvard College D. founding of Princeton University C 3. In his Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway ___A___. A. expresses the idea of facing defeat courageously B. shows the basic goodness and wisdom of ordinary people C. praises the ideas of equality and democracy and the joy of common people D. describes the sharp contrast of wealth and poverty in Chicago and New York 4. Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? DA. Because President Lincoln himself was an abolitionist B. Because he wanted to punish the slave-owners in those states which broke away from the union. C. Because he has no other alternative D. Because he realized that in order to win the war, he should make it a just war against slavery so as to rally as many people as possible under the banner of the Federal Government  5. The symbols that are associated with Valentines Day are the following except___d______. A. cards decorated with hearts B. Cupid armed with bow and arrow C. flowers tied with red ribbons D. toast turkey 6.The story of Washington and the cherry tree brings out his quality of___d_____. A. hard work B. independent thinking C. Wisdom D. honesty 7. The symbols of egg and bunny are considered to represent____a____. A. new life and fertility B. new life and energy C. fertility and happiness D. new life and plenty 8. _____d_ _are associated with Halloween. A. Ghost costumes and witches hats B. Pumpkin-Lanterns C. Trick or treat D. All of the above 9. The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in ____b______1621. A. December B. October C. April