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WorksheetsAmerican Dream Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who first used the term American Dream?
James Truslow Adams
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martin Luther King
What were the main reasons for the early settlers in America to leave Europe?
Educational opportunities
Economic prosperity
Religious persecution, political oppression, and poverty
Social equality
Which of the following is a basic belief and value reflected in the American Dream?
Totalitarianism
Socialism
Individualism
Communism
What is the American understanding of freedom shaped by?
The government's control
The Founding Fathers' belief in equality and protection of unalienable rights
The influence of other nations
The pursuit of material wealth
What was the success of most early Americans dependent on?
Religious beliefs
Government regulation
Community support
Self-reliance and self-sufficiency
What is related to the American tradition of mobility?
Stagnation
Pessimism
Conservatism
Pragmatism
According to the Puritan work ethic, what was seen as a sign of God's favor?
Social status
Physical strength
Material success through hard work
Intellectual achievements
What did the Declaration of Independence state as the legal foundation of the American Dream?
The pursuit of material wealth
The importance of equal opportunities, freedom, and self-realization
The superiority of America over other nations
The necessity of government control
When was slavery legally abolished in America?
1776
1789
1865
1791
What did Martin Luther King's Civil Rights Movement result in?
Legal discrimination
Job discrimination
Banning of racial segregation and job discrimination
Racial segregation in public places
What is 'Affirmative action' a widely practiced policy of supporting?
The underclass
The middle class
Blacks and single parents
The rich
What concept has never really become a reality in American society?
A classless society
A society marked by diversity in income and lifestyles
A society with a huge gap between the rich and the poor
A competitive, success-oriented society
What did the growing self-confidence of the minorities in the 1960s lead to?
The fight against discrimination
The acceptance of the 'salad bowl' concept
A new image for the concept of the 'melting pot of nations'
The refusal to be culturally absorbed by American society
What is the African-American minority split into?
A rapidly growing Hispanic community
A small but growing Asian-American community
A prosperous black middle class and an impoverished underclass
A Native American population that has never fully adapted to the white lifestyle
What does the Latin motto 'e pluribus unum' on all American coins signify?
The refusal of immigrants to give up their national identity
The acceptance of the 'melting pot of nations' concept
The diversity, multi-culturalism, and pluralism of America
The necessity of cultural assimilation in American society
