Luis Landa American School and Institute

Literature Exam
10th Grade
Mr. Aguilar Valor: 10%
Name: _________________________________________ Date: ______________________

I. Multiple Choice: Please read each question carefully and choose the correct answer. There is only
one correct answer per question. (0.5% for each correct answer. 2.5% total)

1. Name of the national anthem of the United States:

a) The Star-Spangled Banner b)The Moon-Spangled Banner c)The U.S. national anthem

2. Born free is about:

a) Children and the Struggle for Human Rights b) Adults and the Struggle for Human Rights
c) Children and the Struggle for Slavery Rights

3. Name of the children that sold newspapers on the sidewalks of major cities:

a) Newsies b)Newsboys c)Newsguys

4. Children raising their voices to advance their rights occurred in:

a) New York City b)Washington D.C. c)California

5. The shouts of these children while selling was:

a) “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” b) “News! News! Buy some of it”
c) “News! News! Read all about it”

II. True or False: Please state if the following state is True (T) or False (F). Read each statement
carefully. (0.5% for each correct answer. 2.5% total)

1. Roosevelt says that the future of the United States is intertwined with France, Norway, Great
Britain, and Netherlands. __________
2. John F. Kennedy said, “Ask what your country can do for you, and not
what you can do for your country”. __________
3. John F. Kennedy took office in 1945. __________
4. The name of the war was “Hot war”. __________
 5. President Kennedy said “We observe today not a victory of party but a
celebration of freedom” __________

III. Short answer: Please read each question carefully and answer it correctly. Your answer must be
concise and legible. (0.5% each correct answer. 2.5% total)

1. According to Kennedy, the inauguration is not a celebration of victory, is it a celebration of?

2. What does Kennedy urge his fellow Americans to do?

3. What is the group of countries that Kennedy singles out that the United States will defend against
any attacker?

4. What is happening at that present moment to the democratic way of life around the world?
According to Roosevelt

5. What are the four freedoms to which everyone in the world is entitled? According to Roosevelt

IV. Vocabulary. Please write a sentence with the following words. Your sentence must make use of the
definition of the word and must be written correctly. (0.25% each correct answer 1.25% total)

1. Pacification: ___________________________________________________________
2. Tyranny: ______________________________________________________________
3. Propaganda: ____________________________________________________________
4. Disarmament: ______________________________________________________________
5. Appeasement: ____________________________________________________________
6. Treachery: _____________________________________________________________
7. Invoke: ____________________________________________________________
8. Revolution: _________________________________________________________
9. Asunder: ____________________________________________________________
10. Belaboring: ______________________________________________________________

V. Essay. In Essay form (1.25%)