Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. What two key factors are mentioned as making it difficult to generalize about Americans?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. From the 1600s to 1776, most immigrants to the colonies that formed the U.S. were from:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. In what year did Israel Zangwill's play introduce the term "melting pot"?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The Immigration Act of 1924 established:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. By the late 1900s, what percentage of all immigrants were coming from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. Between 1990 and 2010, the number of foreign-born living in the United States:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. According to the 2010 data, what percentage of the U.S. population was foreign-born?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. Which state had the highest percentage of foreign-born residents in 2010?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The largest minority group in the United States, at 16% of the population in 2010, is:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. According to a 2011 statistic, what demographic first occurred?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The ability to speak two languages equally well is known as:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. According to the 2010 census, what percentage of the total population identified as being of "Two or More Races"?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The term "P.C." is used in the text to stand for:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. President Barack Obama's ethnic heritage includes a white mother, a black father from Kenya, and a great, great grandfather who immigrated from:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. What is the author's stated reason for using the term "American" to refer to citizens of the U.S.?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. Who wrote the classic study of American life, Democracy in America?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. In what year did Alexis de Tocqueville visit the United States?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. Tocqueville visited the U.S. before it was industrialized, during the era of:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The book states it is about "cultural values" rather than:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. According to the 2010 chart, which region of birth represented the largest percentage of the foreign-born population?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. In 1900, which region of birth overwhelmingly dominated the foreign-born population at 84.9%?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The text states that by the third generation, most immigrants have lost:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. A Pew Hispanic Center poll found that only about 24% of Hispanics self-identify as "Hispanic" or "Latino." Most prefer to identify by their:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The prefix "bi-" in words like "bilingual" and "bicultural" means:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The prefix "inter-" in "interracial" means:

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. According to Jack Garreau, "The Foundry" refers to which region of North America?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. In what year did the percentage of foreign-born living in the U.S. reach its peak at 14.8%?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. What is NOT listed as a factor someone might mention when describing their country's culture in the "Preview Content" section?

Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each of the following 30 questions. The text suggests that to learn about our own culture, the real job is to:

The Declaration of Independence (1776) states that Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness are:

Early diversity in the United States included all of the following groups EXCEPT:

The text states that the culture of which group eventually provided the foundation for the political and economic systems of the U.S.?

The six traditional American values are organized into three pairs of what?

The earliest settlers came to the North American continent primarily to do what?

The U.S. Constitution expressly forbade titles of nobility in order to achieve what?

According to the text, the most basic of all American values is what?

The American value of self-reliance means that individuals are expected to do what?

What did Tocqueville observe about Americans in the 1830s?

The American belief in "equality of opportunity" is best described as what?

Who stated, "We ... wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else"?

The pressure to compete in American life places a constant what?

The phrase "going from rags to riches" became a slogan for what?

Material wealth became a widely accepted measure of social status in the U.S. because of what?

James Madison stated that the difference in material possessions reflected a difference in what?

The text defines "the working poor" as those who do what?

The overwhelming majority of Americans still believe in the ideal of the American Dream, which means what?

In reality, the ideal of equality of opportunity is not always achieved because of what?

According to Aristotle's quote, "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts," what is created when the six values are put together?

What is a "constitution"?

The word "inalienable" means what?

A person who is "reliant" is what?

"To defy" someone means what?

A "hereditary" system is one where status or titles do what?

The term "materialism" is defined as what?

Something that is "tangible" is what?

According to a 2011 survey, the most popular definitions of the American Dream include what?

The shift from an industry-based economy to a service-based one has resulted in what?

The text describes "cultural pluralism" as...

The six core values form the basic _______ of the American culture.

According to Frederick Jackson Turner, what is the key to American development?

The American frontier experience officially ended around what year?

Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush both reinforced what image?

Early romanticized movies about the frontier often neglected the tragic story of what group?

What was the major source of food and clothing for the Plains Indians, which was hunted to near extinction by white settlers?

Which value is most closely associated with the frontier heritage?

The idealized classic American male hero who is physically tough and self-reliant is known as the:

Daniel Boone is the best-known hero of which era of the frontier?

The "Wild West" period (1860s-1890s) was characterized primarily by a struggle of:

Which of the following men is NOT mentioned as a gunfighter or lawman from the Wild West era?

Until the 1960s, what percentage of all American movies made were westerns?

The text suggests the "macho" hero model, created by the western, was later used for what other character types?

What is a criticism of the rugged individualist image mentioned in the text?

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to:

Approximately how many privately held guns are there in the United States?

What percentage of U.S. households are estimated to have at least one gun?

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a political pressure group that works to:

The "can-do" spirit, an American sense of optimism, grew out of the frontier need for:

What popular saying reflected the frontier attitude toward ancestry?

The event in April 1889 where thousands of settlers raced to claim land was the:

On the frontier, hired helpers refused to be called:

The text describes a "macho" hero as one who demonstrates strength primarily through:

A concern raised about violence in entertainment is that young people have become:

Who was the English observer who believed the inventive skills of American pioneers were exceptional?

In the classic old western movies, what color hat did the "good guys" typically wear?

Which organization, named after a man paralyzed in an assassination attempt on President Reagan, advocates for gun control?

According to a Pew Research poll, which gun policy proposal had the most public support?

The model for the Wild West hero had more impact on the American idea of heroism than:

On the frontier, there were fewer differences in what between people compared to the eastern regions?

The text states that the passengers who fought terrorists on the 9/11 flight over Pennsylvania were:

Select the best answer: The statement "The business of America is business" was made by which U.S. President?

Select the best answer: What are the two essential words the chapter identifies for understanding American business?

Select the best answer: The American business system is most often described by the term:

Select the best answer: Alexis de Tocqueville observed in the 1830s that Americans preferred business to farming because it:

Select the best answer: The author of the popular "rags to riches" novels, including Ragged Dick, was:

Select the best answer: According to the text, what final characteristic of entrepreneurs appeals to most Americans?

Select the best answer: Arianna Huffington's book Pigs at the Trough details what issue?

Select the best answer: The corporate scandal involving CEO lies, criminal mismanagement, and destruction of employee retirement savings occurred at what company?

Select the best answer: The practice of hiring employees in another country to reduce costs, such as for telephone customer support, is known as:

Select the best answer: The economic crisis of the early 2000s was exacerbated by the bursting of the:

Select the best answer: According to Warren Buffet, who paid a higher tax rate than he did?

Select the best answer: The protest movement that demanded the rich pay "their fair share" was called:

Select the best answer: A MetLife study shows a shift in the American Dream, which they call the:

Select the best answer: According to Gary Shapiro's book The Comeback, what is the critical driver of American economic success and the American Dream?

Select the best answer: Richard Florida estimates that what fraction of the American workforce now belongs to the "creative class"?

Select the best answer: What group of new billionaires, like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, are changing philanthropy by starting early and tackling audacious goals?

Select the best answer: A new type of business that commits to the "triple bottom line" of people, planet, and profit is called a:

Select the best answer: The Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a small business as one that employs fewer than how many people?

Select the best answer: Over three-quarters of all small businesses in the U.S. have:

Select the best answer: The website quirky.com is an example of a platform that uses what process to develop new inventions?

Select the best answer: In the World Bank's ranking for ease of doing business, the United States is placed:

Select the best answer: Historically, which political party has favored a "laissez-faire" or hands-off policy toward business?

Select the best answer: Chris Anderson's nonprofit community, DIY Drones, is an example of using crowdsience to:

Select the best answer: A key problem with 401K retirement accounts, compared to traditional pensions, is that:

Select the best answer: The text states that business competition is seen as a way to gain success and status as an alternative to systems based on:

Select the best answer: Late 19th-century business leaders known for corrupt practices were sometimes called:

Select the best answer: Jeff Skoll, the first president of eBay, is noted for his work with:

Select the best answer: The new manufacturing returning to the U.S. often uses robotics and requires workers with:

Select the best answer. According to the quote by Thomas Jefferson, a wise government should:

Select the best answer. The U.S. Constitution organizes the national government into how many separate branches?

Select the best answer. Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for interpreting laws and determining their constitutionality?

Select the best answer. The U.S. Congress is composed of which two houses?

Select the best answer. What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

Select the best answer. If Congress adjourns before the president has had ten days to act on a bill, and the president does not sign it, this is called:

Select the best answer. The Bill of Rights is designed to:

Select the best answer. Members of the House of Representatives are elected for terms of:

Select the best answer. The 2000 presidential election was controversial primarily because:

Select the best answer. Before the Civil War, the American ideal of the free individual was best represented by the:

Select the best answer. The Great Depression of the 1930s led to which major change in the role of government?

Select the best answer. President Franklin Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression were known as:

Select the best answer. President Lyndon Johnson's expansion of welfare programs in the 1960s was called:

Select the best answer. According to the text, a primary reason Americans are less accepting of social programs than Western Europeans is:

Select the best answer. The term for government benefits such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment is:

Select the best answer. What is the primary problem facing entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare?

Select the best answer. Special interest groups that try to influence government action are also known as:

Select the best answer. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is an example of a special interest group that:

Select the best answer. The 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United ruled that:

Select the best answer. In media reports on presidential elections, "red states" are states that voted for the:

Select the best answer. According to Alan Abramowitz, which of the following is NOT one of the three major divides in American society?

Select the best answer. The text suggests that the Republican Party needs to appeal to more non-white voters because:

Select the best answer. Which political party has traditionally believed that big government endangers individual rights and freedoms?

Select the best answer. The Tea Party is described as:

Select the best answer. On social issues like gay marriage and abortion, the country as a whole has become:

Select the best answer. According to the text, Democrats are primarily concerned about:

Select the best answer. According to E.J. Dionne, Jr., Americans have always lived with a tension between which two core values?

Select the best answer. The president is the head of which branch of government?

Select the best answer. The number of each state's electoral votes is equal to:

Select the best answer. In recent decades, the relationship between the size of government and the number of interest groups has been that: