Countrystudy. USA. Final test

Match the definition to the holiday:

It is not a national holiday. It is the evening before the All Saints Day. Children dress up in costumes and go out in streets to beg. People give them candies, cookies and apples.

Match the definition to the holiday:

It is a religious holiday. Students have a week of vacations. There's a tradition of decorating and hiding eggs.

Match the definition to the holiday:

Most churches have servises. Many customs of this holiday are relics of pagan celebrations. It is a family holiday. People send greetings to their relatives and friends. People sing carrols and trim trees.

The "four major sports" in the USA are...

"An open air chess game" is reffered to...

The first .... game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891

..... was first played in 1895.

Most Broadway theater-goers seem to prefer...

....produces experimental plays, used no stars and appeared during the crisis in 1952

.... theaters perform in coffee-houses, offices, stores and even churches.

American theater is ...

..... is the name of Los Angeles district, which appeared in 1910, and stands for American cinematography.

.... helps to create the "American Dream" and to convince people that the American way of life is the ideal one.

Is this statement T (true) or F (false)?

America never produced its own music. It was all brought by immigrants from Europe.

Is this statement T (true) or F (false)?

American music assimilated the peculiar rythm of African music.

Is this statement T (true) or F (false)?

Negro music was greatly influenced by Scottish ballads, resulting in Negro hymns "spirituals", which are considered the highest achievement of American folk art.

Is this statement T (true) or F (false)?

Jazz was perhaps the Negro's greatest contribution to American music.