"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] When did the American War of Independence end?<fb>Date in text. The other dates mark the conclusion of different conflicts.</fb>
{
	1759
	1783
	1815
	=1865
	1918
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] In which European state do we find the highest levels of support for US foreign policy?<fb>A surprising finding perhaps in view of the US/GB special relationship</fb>
{
	France 
	Germany
	=Italy 
	Spain
	Great Britain
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which nation heads the list of those considered by Americans as a major threat to global stability?<fb>Presumably because its nuclear ambitions have figured prominently in the news</fb>
{
	China
	=Iran
	Iraq
	North Korea
	Russian Federation
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] During the 19th century, where did most immigrants to the US come from?<fb>Information in the text</fb>
{
	North West Europe
	India & Pakistan
	=Central America
	South America
	China
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which group now constitutes the largest group of new immigrants?<fb>Information in the text</fb>
{
	=Asians
	South Americans
	Europeans
	Russians
	Canadians & Mexicans
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What is the approximate size of the US population?<fb>According to the 2012 figures</fb>
{
	240 million
	300 million
	309 million
	=314 million
	530 million
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What meaning do you attach to the term “nativist”?<fb>As referred to in the text</fb>
{
	Racist    
	Zenophobic
	Positive discrimination
	=Dislike of southerners
	Hatred of Indians
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which term best defines religious affiliations in the US?<fb>Much of this section in the text describes the nature of this diversity.</fb>
{
	Conformity
	Diversity
	Uniformity
	=Largely Christian
	Increasingly Muslim
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] How do most Americans approach  the role of government?<fb>There is no evidence in the text for the other alternatives.</fb>
{
	Wish to increase federal powers
	Wish to reduce state powers
	Favour abolition of local government
	=Want to increase presidential powers
	Want as little as possible
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which term best describes majority American political attitudes?<fb>According to 40% in a 2012 Gallup poll</fb>
{
	Liberal 
	Laissez faire 
	=Conservative
	Moderate
	Socialist
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What % of Americans usually vote in elections?<fb>70% register but the percentage of those who turn out to vote is much lower.</fb>
{
	0.43
	0.54
	0.62
	=0.7
	0.88
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which terms best describe American attitudes to economic issues?<fb>Yes, the question did ask for more than one answer!</fb>
{
	Individualist 
	Pluralist
	=Free enterprise
	Interventionist
	=Collectivist
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What were sub-prime transactions concerned with?<fb>D is the closest answer but B might be acceptable.</fb>
{
	Excessive imports
	Excessive borrowing
	Currency devaluation
	=Irresponsible lending
	Federal spending
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] With which 2 areas were “affirmative action” programs associated?<fb>Defined in the text as discrimination in favor of minority groups in these particular fields</fb>
{
	Welfare payments
	Education
	Employment
	=Healthcare
	=Disabled people
}"