TP2 Unit 21 Review 1

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

• (A) One important event caused by the British tea tax

• (B) The British’s policy during colonial times

• (C) The smuggled Dutch tea consumed by Americans

• (D) The unfriendliness of Bostonians

2. The word “outbreak” in line 3 is closest in meaning to _______

• (A) realization

• (B) defense

• (C) resistance

• (D) start

3. According to the first paragraph, what caused the Boston Tea Party?

• (A) The angry Boston people

• (B) The dumping of tea into the harbor

• (C) The tax on tea

• (D) The American Revolution

4. According to the second paragraph, in 1770 the British Parliament _______.

• (A) canceled all provisions of the Towshend Acts

• (B) began taxing imports to the American colonies

• (C) took some measures to prevent tea smuggling

• (D) kept the tax on tea imported to the colonies

5. According to the passage, what was the purpose of the Tea Act?

• (A) To save the East India Company from bankruptcy

• (B) To slow down the tea industry in the colonies

• (C) To prevent other companies from importing tea to the colonies

• (D) To force the merchants to sell smuggled tea

6. The word “they” in line 20 refers to _______.

• (A) merchants

• (B) profits

• (C) smugglers

• (D) politicians

7. Why does the author mention “taxation without representation” in line 21?

• (A) To compare the American and the British policies on tea tax

• (B) To explain the reason why the politicians rejected the tea tax

• (C) To discuss the politicians’ opinions on the British policies

• (D) To suggest a way out of the problem on tea tax

8. What is NOT true about what happened in Boston Harbor in November1773?

• A) Tea cargo could not be unloaded from the British ships.

• (B) The British ships returned to England after collecting the duty. (

• C) The governor of Massachusetts demanded the colonists pay the tea tax.

• (D) The group boarding the ships tricked the officers by dressing as native Americans.

9. The word “indignant” in line 27 is closest in meaning to_______.

• (A) disloyal

• (B) arrogant

• (C) angry

• (D) humble

10. What will the paragraph following the passage most probably discuss?

• (A) The acceptance of the tea tax by American colonies

• (B) The action taken by the British government in reaction to the event

• (C) The reopening of Boston harbor for trade

• (D) The omission of tea tax in all of the colonies