開課系所：理外民共英 課程名稱：閱讀美國文化 授課老師：陳奏賢 考試日期︰982期中考 試題： Reading Comprehension: (60%) 1. What article is the following passage quoted from? "From a more than comfortable lifestyle amid a fabulously expansive economy in the 'Roaring Twenties,' the American people tumbled into the abyss of the Great Depression." (A) "The Cult of Ethnicity, Good and Bad" by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (B) "Introduction to America at The Crossroads" by Jerome Prescott (C) "My Two Lives" by Jhumpa Lahiri (D) "'FOBs' vs. 'Twinkies' : The New Discrimination is Intraracial" by Grace Hsiang 2. "Eroupe-the unique source of the liberating ideas of democracy, civil liberties and human rights- is portrayed as the root of all evil, and non-European cultures, their own many crimes deleted, are presented as the means of redemption." Here, what is "the root of all evil" most likely to be referred to? (A) Eurocentrism (B) The Great Depression (C) The American Civil War (D) Racial Separatism 3. Which article is the following passage quoted from? "The new American nationality was inescapably English in language, ideas and institutions. The pot did not melt everybody, not even all the white immigrants; deeply bred racism put black Americans, yellow Americans, red Americans and brown Americans well outside the pale. (A) "The Cult of Ethnicity, Good and Bad" by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (B) "Introduction to America at The Crossroads" by Jerome Prescott (C) "My Two Lives" by Jhumpa Lahiri (D) "'FOBs' vs. 'Twinkies' : The New Discrimination is Intraracial" by Grace Hsiang 4. What is Ku Klux Klan? (A) An American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement (B) The fifth Great Emperor of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294 (C) The movements in the United States aimed at racial dignity and freedom from oppression by White Americans (D) The right wing hate groups in the United States whose purpose is to protect the rights of White Americans by violance 5. What date is the term "Black Tuesday" closest in hitorical event? (A) November 11, 1918 (B) October 29, 1929 (C) June 6, 1944 (D) August 14, 1945 6. What article is the following passage quoted from? "In the Asian Community, the slurs heard most often are not terms such as 'Chink' or 'Jap', but rather 'white-washed'(too assimilated). When Asian Americans hit puberty, they seem to divide into two camps, each highly critical of the each other." (A) "The Cult of Ethnicity, Good and Bad" by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (B) "Introduction to America at The Crossroads" by Jerome Prescott (C) "My Two Lives" by Jhumpa Lahiri (D) "'FOBs' vs. 'Twinkies' : The New Discrimination is Intraracial" by Grace Hsiang 7. "Not all young Asian Americans buy into the dichotomy between "'FOBs' vs. 'Twinkies'" The word "dichotomy" is closest in meaning to (A) binary (B) imitation (C) redemption (D) synthesis 8. Which sentences best state the situation of the following passage quoted? "Torn by the Great Depression, the lead and its people stood with one foot in the rural traditions of an earlier century and the each other on the threshold of the promise of a better, bolder future that, for most people, was near enough to imagine, but just too distant to touch." (A) Farmers, especially those in mid-America, had been particularly hard hit by the Depression (B) No portraits of America at the crossroads can compare to the brilliant photography of the period. (C) The United States was at a crossroads (D) Many historians blame Hoover for the Great Depression, but the causes were complex. 9. In the article "'FOBs' vs. 'Twinkies': The New Discrimination is Intraracial", the word "Twinkies" is referred to (A) The second-generation kids of Asian Americans who refuse to reconize their cultural backgrounds. (B) The second-generation kids of Asian Americans who refuse to assimilate to the American society. (C) The Asian Americans who are yellow on the outside, white on the inside. (D) The Indian Americans who are too shy to assimilate to the American society 10. What article is the following passage quoted from? "According to my parents I was not American, nor would I ever be no matter how hard I tried. I felt doomed by their pronouncement, misunderstood and gradually defiant. In spite of the first lessons of arithmetic, one plus one did not equal two but zero, my conflicting selves always canceling each other out." (A) "The Cult of Ethnicity, Good and Bad" by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (B) "Introduction to America at The Crossroads" by Jerome Prescott (C) "My Two Lives" by Jhumpa Lahiri (D) "'FOBs' vs. 'Twinkies' : The New Discrimination is Intraracial" by Grace Hsiang 11. In the passage of question 10, what is the word "defiant" closest in meaning to? (A) disdainful (B) disobedient (C) disconnected (D) distinctive 12. Which of the following statement about the Great Depression is NOT true? (A) The New Deal aimed at putting the unemployed to work building roads, government buildings and other projects. (B) F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby portrayed the age of the Great Depression. (C) After a decade of enormous growth, the world economy virtually collapsed. (D) It was an economic disaster that engulfed an entire generation, and it lasted for more than a decade. 13. "I think you're an overeducated 27-year-old virgin who likes to hold the hands of superstitious old ladies and promise them everlasting life." Who is the "overeducated 27-year-old virgin" Walt Kowalski describes? (A) Josh Kowalski (B) Father Janovich (C) Thao Vang Lor (D) Smokie 14. "He's a pussy kid from next door. I'm trying to man him up a little bit." says Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino. Walt is (A) talking to Father Janovich about why he helps Thao. (B) talking to Barber Martin about why he brings Thao to his barbershop. (C) talking to Sue about why he orders Thao to work for him. (D) talking to the Hmong gangs why he wants them to keep away from Thao. 15. "They were going to take me away. They're pissed because I blew my first initiation," says Thao. The word "initiation" is closest in meaning to (A) beginning (B) termination (C) consummation (D) narration Essay Questions:(40%) Using information you learned in class and through discussions and your readings, choose TWO of the following questions and answer with 100~150 words for each. 1. How is the America you learned about different from what you believed about America in the beginning of this semester? Explain, giving examples. 2. What has been your favorite reading in this course so far? Explain how it has helped you understand American culture better. 3. Choose ONE of the following quotations, consider their importance to the plot and characterization, and discuss how they help you understand the meanings in Gran Torino. a. "What is this 'bro' shit anyway? These guys don't want to be your bro and I don't blame them." b. "I have more in common with these gooks than I do with my own spoiled rotten family." c. "Now you go out and come back in and talk to him like a man, like a REAL man. Come on!" d. "I knew really nothing about life and death, until I got to know Walt... and boy, did I learn." --

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