AMERICAN STUDIES EXAM – NKJO, 2nd YEAR
TYPE: ORAL
DATE: Thursday, June 14th
TIME: 12.00 - …
PLACE: Room 14
The exam will consist of THREE questions: two general knowledge questions, picked at random by students, on the topics discussed in class during the year (check list A below) as well as one ‘famous Polish American of your choice’ question (check list B below).
The answers may be based on one or all of the following:
1. Information obtained during classes from the teacher.
2. Information obtained during classes fromn other students (via presentations).
3. Information obtained from American Civilization textbook.
4. Information obtained from other sources approved by the teacher.
The length of the answer depends on the student’s ability to address the topic.
Students may approach the exam in GROUPS OF THREE or in PAIRS.
LIST A – TOPICS OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
Discoverers of America
Definition of ‘America’
Symbolism the American flag
Native American cultural regions
Contemporary cultural regions: the North-East
Contemporary cultural regions: the South & the Mid-West
Contemporary cultural regions: the West
Current attitudes to immigration
The situation of women in the US
The situation of minorities in the US
The political parties in the US
Branches of American government
The court system
Crime and punishment
American economic liberalism
The current crisis: sources and solutions
Health care and its reform
The educational system: elementary & secondary
The educational system: higher education
Contemporary US religion: main denominations
Contemporary US religion: church, state and politics
The place of the arts in American society
The place of sports in the American socjety
LIST B – POLISH AMERICANS (ONE PER PERSON)
Charles Bronson
Pola Negri
Tamara de Lempicka
Korczak Ziolkowski
Barbara Piasecka Johnson
Christine Baranski
Bobby Vinton
Dick Dale
Jerzy Kosinski
Roger Zelazny
Andrzej Bartkowiak
The Wachowski Brothers
Mika Brzezinski
Urszula Dudziak
Gene Krupa
Jack White
Martha Stewart
Jan Karski
Zbigniew Brzezinski
David Miscavige
Stan Musial
Mike Krzyzewski
Pawel Wolak
Janusz Kaminski
Rob Gronkowski
Ivan Putski
Leon Czolgosz
Henry Earl J. Wojciechowski
Richard Kulkinski
Ted Kaczynski
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