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Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 3 and 4

By CC Test Kit | August 1, 2014 - 3:11 am |September 20, 2017 Practice

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Question 1

Who was Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister?

	Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
	Cartier McGee
	Guillaume Laurent
	Sir Wilfred Laurier

Question 2

What year did Quebec women gain the right to vote in provincial elections?

	1933
	1920
	1935
	1940

Question 3

When Riel and the Metis seized Fort Garry, how did Ottawa respond?

	Ottawa sent soldiers to retake Fort Garry
	Ottawa debated for many months about what to do next
	Ottawa struck a Royal Commission
	Ottawa immediately started negotiations with the Metis

Question 4

What year did Yukon Territory join Confederation?

	1905
	1873
	1880
	1898

Question 5

How did Japan try to attack Canada during the Second World War?

	Japan attacked Canadian ships around the world
	Japan tried to get the USA to attack Canada
	Japan launched fire balloons over British Columbia and the Prairies
	Japan launched an invasion of British Columbia

Question 6

When it was first formed, what were the main roles of the North West Mounted Police?

	To conquer the West and forcibly take it away from the Indians
	To pacify the West and assist in negotiations with the Indians
	To stop any Americans from taking over that part of Canada, and to control the fur trade
	To stop Americans from travelling through Canada, and to collect taxes

Question 7

When was Canada's first economic boom after Confederation?

	1880s - 1910s
	1880s - 1890s
	1890s - 1920s
	1890s - 1900s

Question 8

What the most significant battle of the First World War for Canada?

	The Battle of Paadeberg
	The Battle of the Somme
	The Battle of Vimy Ridge
	The Second Battle of Ypres

Question 9

What year did the stock market crash, leading to the "Dirty Thirties"?

	1932
	1931
	1929
	1930

Question 10

How many Canadians were killed in the First World War?

	60,000
	6,000
	600
	20,000

Question 11

What was a nickname for Canadian soldiers during the First World War?

	Canuck fighters
	New world soldiers
	Canadian conquerors
	Shock troops of the British Empire

Question 12

What happened after Ottawa had regained control of Fort Garry?

	Manitoba was allowed to change the name of Fort Garry to Winnipeg
	Manitoba became the capital of the Prairies
	Manitoba became a province
	Manitoba was forced to pay for the cost of sending soldiers

Question 13

What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885?

	He was executed for high treason
	He was banished from Canada forever
	He became a Member of Parliament for many years
	He lived out his life as a hunter and farmer

Question 14

Who was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine?

	Dr. Mary Breckenridge
	Dr. Laura Secord
	Dr. Susan O'Keefe
	Dr. Emily Stowe

Question 15

What was the Royal Canadian Navy's "finest hour"?

	The Northern Battles
	Just after the Second World War
	The Battle of the Pacific
	The Battle of the Atlantic

Quiz 10: Canada’s Regions

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:21 am |September 20, 2017 Practice

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Question 1

Which province has over 600 provincial parks?

	Ontario
	Nova Scotia
	British Columbia
	Quebec

Question 2

When did the Yukon experience a population boom because of the Gold Rush?

	1920s
	1860s
	1980s
	1890s

Question 3

What is the capital city of Nunavut?

	Iqaluit
	Kugluktuk
	Rankin Inlet
	Baker Lake

Question 4

Which Canadian province was the oldest colony of the British Empire?

	Newfoundland and Labrador
	Nova Scotia
	Ontario
	New Brunswick

Question 5

Which province's identity is linked most closely to shipbuilding, fisheries, and shipping?

	British Columbia
	Nova Scotia
	Newfoundland and Labrador
	New Brunswick

Question 6

Which Canadian region is made up of only one province?

	Prairies
	Atlantic
	West Coast
	Central Canada

Question 7

Which region has gold, lead, copper, diamond, and zinc mines?

	Northern Territories
	Prairies
	Central Canada
	West Coast

Question 8

Which Canadian province is situated in the Appalachian Mountain Range?

	Nova Scotia
	New Brunswick
	Alberta
	Ontario

Question 9

Who was the province of Alberta named after?

	Albert Alberts
	Albert, Duke of Prussia
	Mitchel Alberts
	One of Queen Victoria's daughters

Question 10

How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?

	10 provinces and 2 territories
	4 provinces and Rupert's Land
	13 provinces
	10 provinces and 3 territories

Question 11

Which province is home to some of the world's richest deposits of fossils?

	Alberta
	Manitoba
	British Columbia
	Saskatchewan

Question 12

Which province was once known as the "breadbasket of the world"?

	Ontario
	Alberta
	Manitoba
	Saskatchewan

Question 13

Which Atlantic Province was founded by United Empire Loyalists?

	Nova Scotia
	New Brunswick
	New Brunswick
	Newfoundland and Labrador

Question 14

Which city is considered Canada's financial capital?

	Vancouver
	Calgary
	Montreal
	Toronto

Question 15

How much of what British Columbia produces is made up of forestry products?

	50%
	20%
	30%
	40%

Quiz 9: Canada’s Economy

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:20 am |September 20, 2017 Practice

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Question 1

Which of these sets of numbers describes the size of the NAFTA trading block in 2008?

	444 million people, and over $1 trillion in merchandise trade
	1 trillion people, and over $1.5 trillion in merchandise trade
	640 million people, and over $100 trillion in merchandise trade
	250 million people, and over $10 billion in merchandise trade

Question 2

What is the engine of economic growth in Canada?

	Industry
	Fishing
	Commerce
	Agriculture

Question 3

What does the phrase, "brethren dwelling together in unity" refer to?

	The fact that Fathers of Confederation and the American Founding Fathers were in fact related to each other
	The fact that a lot of families have members on both sides of the Canada-USA border
	The fact that Canada and the USA have close ties and common interests
	The fact that Canada and the USA sometimes disagree on important matters

Question 4

Where does Canada's economy rank in the world?

	Canada's economy is about the twenty-fifth largest in the world
	Canada has one of the 5 largest economies in the world
	Canada has the largest economy in the world
	Canada has one of the 10 largest economies in the world

Question 5

What country is Canada's largest trading partner?

	China
	European Union
	USA
	Great Britain

Question 6

What is the G8?

	A group of leading industrialized countries
	The 8 largest countries (by area) in the Americas
	The 8 largest countries (by area) in the world
	A famous group of Canadian artists

Question 7

How many working Canadians now have jobs in service industries?

	Approximately 70%
	More than 90%
	More than 75%
	Approximately 50%

Question 8

How is the Canadian - USA border sometimes described?

	The world's longest undefended border
	The most-traded border in the world
	The border with the longest wait times in the world
	The world's easiest border to cross

Question 9

Which phrase best describes Canada and the USA's trading relationship?

	A difficult relationship that is fraught with disputes
	The third largest trading relationship in the world
	The largest bilateral trading relationship in the world
	A minimally acceptable relationship that pleases neither side

Question 10

Which of these are examples of manufacturing industries?

	Agriculture, paper, and healthcare
	High technology equipment, banking, and food
	Paper, high technology equipment, and machinery
	Construction, automobiles, and government

Question 11

What is NAFTA?

	North American Financial Toll Agreement - the document that sets the taxes and tariffs for trade in North America
	North American Free Tariff Arbitration - the body that tries to free North American companies from Tariffs
	North American Free Trade Agreement - a trade agreement between Canada, the USA and Mexico
	North American Financial Trading Arguments - the court that settles trade disputes in North America

Question 12

Which type of industry played the most important role in Canada's history and development?

	Natural resource industries
	Agricultural industries
	Manufacturing industries
	Services industries

Question 13

What percentage of Canadian exports are sold to the USA?

	Approximately 85%
	More than 75%
	Approximately 50%
	Less than 40%

Question 14

What does the phrase, "children of a common mother" refer to?

	The fact that Canada and the USA were both once British colonies
	The fact that a lot of families have members on both sides of the Canada-USA border
	The fact that Canada has French history, but the USA does not
	The fact that the birth rates in Canada and the USA used to be much higher

Question 15

What are the three main types of industry in Canada?

	Service, music, and visual arts
	Service, entertainment and food exports
	Service, manufacturing, and natural resources
	Service, art, and weapons exports

Quiz 8: Canadian Symbols

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:19 am |September 20, 2017 Practice

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Question 1

What is the only part of the original Centre Block that did not burn down in 1916?

	The Library
	The Office Block
	The House of Commons
	The Senate Chamber

Question 2

How does Canada's motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, translate into English?

	Great White North
	Land of Greatness
	From the North We will Overcome
	From Sea to Sea

Question 3

What is Canada's national winter sport?

	Basketball
	Baseball
	Canadian Football
	Hockey

Question 4

Where does the red-white-red colour pattern on the Canadian flag come from?

	The Canadian Armed Forces
	A combination of old British and French flags
	The Royal Military College
	An old British flag

Question 5

What are official awards called in Canada?

	Medals
	Honours
	Decorations
	Orders

Question 6

What is Canada's official summer sport?

	Lacrosse
	Basketball
	Baseball
	Canadian Football

Question 7

When did Canada adopt its current flag?

	1867
	1982
	1965
	1945

Question 8

What did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate in 2012?

	The 200th anniversary of the War of 1812
	Her 75th birthday
	50 years as Sovereign
	Her Diamond Jubilee

Question 9

What is Canada's most popular spectator sport?

	Basketball
	Baseball
	Canadian Football
	Hockey

Question 10

Which animal has been used as a symbol of Canada for centuries?

	The Polar Bear
	The Moose
	The beaver
	The Muskrat

Question 11

When did people start to use the maple leaf as a symbol of Canada?

	In the 1700s
	1867
	1608
	In the 1800s

Question 12

Where does the Clarkson Cup come from?

	It was bought by the league in 1984
	Adrienne Clarkson, the 26th Governor General, donated the cup in 2005
	It is an old trophy from men's hockey that is no longer awarded
	It was donated by Lloyd Clarkson, the League Commissioner, in 1982

Question 13

What is the significance of July 1?

	Canada Day
	Vimy Day
	Labour Day
	Sir John A Macdonald Day

Question 14

What do Alexander Roberts Dunn, Filip Konowal, Billy Bishop, and Paul Triquet all have in common?

	They are all famous Canadian politicians
	They are all famous Canadian scientists and researchers
	They are all famous sports stars
	They all won the Victoria Cross for bravery in the presence of the enemy

Question 15

What does the Peace Tower commemorate?

	The First World War
	The Second World War
	The European - First Nations wars
	The United Nations

Quiz 7: The Justice System

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:19 am |September 20, 2017 Practice

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Question 1

What is the Canadian judicial system founded on?

	Judges who know how to determine if a suspect is guilty or innocent
	The presumption of innocence
	Excellent lawyers
	An excellent police force

Question 2

In addition to appeal court and trial courts, what other types of provincial courts exist?

	Family courts, traffic courts, and municipal courts
	Family courts, traffic courts, and small claims courts
	Family courts, offence courts, and small claims courts
	Family courts, traffic courts, and neighbour courts

Question 3

Who enforces the laws in Canada?

	The police
	The army
	Special militias
	The courts

Question 4

What are the primary responsibilities of the police in Canada?

	To keep people safe and to protect politicians
	To keep people happy and to make new laws
	To keep people from protesting against the government and to enforce the will of the government
	To keep people safe and to enforce the law

Question 5

Which two provinces have provincial police forces?

	Alberta and British Columbia
	Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
	Ontario and Quebec
	Manitoba and Prince Edward Island

Question 6

In Canada, who may question the police about their actions?

	Other police officers
	Judges
	Everybody
	The government

Question 7

Why is Lady Justice blind?

	To represent that justice is blind to everything but the facts of the case
	It is an ancient symbol of doing the right thing
	To show that handicapped people can also expect justice
	This is the ancient Greek way of representing wise women

Question 8

What does the presumption of innocence mean?

	The judge will always believe what the government lawyer says
	Innocence cannot be assumed
	The judge will always believe what the suspect's lawyer says
	It is the government's job to prove that a person is guilty; it is not the accused's duty to prove that he or she is innocent

Question 9

Which police forces have a process by which people can bring their concerns about the police to the attention of the police?

	Some municipal police forces
	Almost all police forces
	Only the RCMP
	This does not exist in Canada because it is not necessary

Question 10

Who enforces laws in Canada's big cities?

	Provincial police forces and the RCMP
	Provincial police forces
	The RCMP
	Municipal police forces

Question 11

What are Canadian laws intended to do?

	Provide order to governments, a peaceful way to settle disputes, and to express the values and beliefs of Canadians
	Provide order to society, a quick and easy way to settle disputes, and to express the values and beliefs of politicians
	Provide order to society, a peaceful way to settle disputes, and to express the values and beliefs of Canadians
	Provide order to the legal system, a conflictual way to settle disputes, and to express the values and beliefs of Canadians

Question 12

Where do the RCMP enforce federal laws?

	Throughout Canada
	In rural areas across Canada
	In Canada and around the world
	In the jail system

Question 13

What is Canada's highest court?

	The Top Court of Canada
	The Senate
	The Privy Council
	The Supreme Court of Canada

Question 14

Who gets special consideration in Canadian courts?

	Nobody
	Politicians
	The police
	Lawyers

Question 15

Who settles legal disputes in Canada?

	The courts
	Political parties
	The government
	The police

Quiz 6: Federal Elections

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:18 am |September 20, 2017 Practice

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Question 1

Where do the people who are elected in federal elections represent the people who voted for them?

	In the Senate
	In the Governing Body
	In the Houses of Parliament
	In the House of Commons

Question 2

What are the names of the major federal political parties in Canada?

	The Conservatives, the New Democratic Party, and the Liberals
	The Federalists, the Democratic Party, and the Separatists
	The Democrats and the Republicans
	The Social Democrats, the National Socialists, and the National Party

Question 3

What do we call a government that does not hold at least half the seats in the House of Commons?

	A small government
	A temporary government
	A supported government
	A minority government

Question 4

What information is on a voter information card?

	The names and the opinions of the different political parties
	The fact that your name is on the National Register of Electors
	Where and when you vote and the number you call if you require an interpreter or other special services
	Where and when you vote

Question 5

Why do you fold your ballot when you are finished voting?

	To keep your choice secret from the poll clerk
	Once you fold your paper, your vote is official
	So that it fits in the ballot box more easily
	Once you fold your paper, you cannot change your vote

Question 6

Who puts ballots in the ballot box?

	The candidate
	The person who is voting
	The poll clerk
	An official from the government

Question 7

During a federal elections, what is the maximum number of candidates in one riding?

	Ten
	There is no limit
	Four
	Fifteen

Question 8

What is another term for "Ministers of the Crown"?

	Members of Parliament (MPs)
	Elected Officials
	Government Leaders
	Cabinet

Question 9

How many electoral districts are there in Canada at this time?

	288
	318
	338
	803

Question 10

When do we say there is a minority government?

	When the party that won the most seats won less than half of the total number of seats
	When less than half the population voted
	When less than half the population voted for the party that won the most seats
	When the party that won the fewest seats form the government

Question 11

What does it mean to "run" in an election?

	You ask voters to vote for you
	You hope that nobody else wants to do that job
	You ask party members to vote for you
	You ask the leader of the party to choose you

Question 12

Who are the leaders of First Nations groups?

	Council of Leaders
	Indian Agents
	Federal government liaison officers
	Band chiefs and councillors

Question 13

What are the people who are elected in federal elections called?

	Members of the House of Assembly (MHAs)
	Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
	Members of the National Assembly (MNAs)
	Members of Parliament (MPs)

Question 14

Which term describes the political parties that do not form the government?

	Government in Waiting
	Opposition parties
	Other Parties
	Non-government Members of Parliament (NMPs)

Question 15

What happens when the majority of the Members of Parliament vote against a major government decision?

	The party in power must try again and again until they get the result they want
	The party in power is defeated, which usually results in new elections
	The party in power is embarrassed, and they must try to regain the support of the Members of Parliament
	The government cannot move forward until that bill is approved by the House of Commons

Quiz 5: How Canadians Govern Themselves

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:17 am |September 20, 2017 Practice

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Question 1

What is the provincial equivalent of the Prime Minister?

	Premier
	Provincial Prime Minister
	Secondary Minister
	Prime Minister

Question 2

Why do we use the term "Houses of Parliament"?

	This is the tradition we inherited from England
	There are two houses: the House of Commons, and the Senate
	There are two types of representative: the Members of Parliament, and the Cabinet
	There are two main people: the Prime Minister and the Governor General, who represents the Sovereign

Question 3

How often are federal elections typically held?

	Traditionally, every four years
	Traditionally, every ten years
	Traditionally, every five years
	Traditionally, every two years

Question 4

How are Senators chosen?

	They are appointed by the current members of the Senate
	They are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
	They are appointed directly by the Prime Minister
	They are elected by the people of Canada

Question 5

Which of these is an example of a provincial responsibility?

	Criminal Justice
	Firefighting
	Education
	Aboriginal Affairs

Question 6

Who chooses the people who work in the House of Commons?

	The Sovereign
	The people of Canada
	The government
	The Prime Minister

Question 7

In the three territories, who represents the federal government?

	The Commissioner
	The National Overseer
	The Federal Aid Agent
	The Second Lieutenant Governor

Question 8

Who selects the members of the Cabinet?

	The people of Canada
	The Prime Minister
	The Members of Parliament
	The members of the Senate

Question 9

Who really chooses the Governor General?

	The Sovereign
	The Cabinet
	The Supreme Council
	The Prime Minister

Question 10

Who sits in the House of Commons?

	Only members of the government
	Members of Parliament, members of the Senate, and, symbolically, the Sovereign
	Only members of the cabinet
	Elected Members of Parliament, both the government and the opposition

Question 11

What happens during the first reading of a new bill?

	Members can make other amendments
	The bill is considered read for the first time and it is printed
	Members debate the bill's principles
	Committee members study the bill clause by clause

Question 12

In which of these areas do the federal and provincial governments share jurisdiction?

	Agriculture and Immigration
	Education and Currency
	Highways and Firefighting
	Criminal Justice and Citizenship

Question 13

Which of these is an example of a federal responsibility?

	Policing
	Education
	Currency
	Health Care

Question 14

Who appoints the Governor General?

	The Sovereign, on advice from the British Parliament
	The Sovereign, on advice from the Cabinet
	The Sovereign, who decides on his or her own
	The Sovereign, on advice from the Prime Minister

Question 15

What is the sovereign's role in Canada?

	Head of the Cabinet
	Head of State
	Head of Government
	Head of the House of Commons

Quiz 4: Modern Canada

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:15 am |September 20, 2017 Practice

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Question 1

By the 1960s, what portion of Canadians had origins that were neither British nor French?

	One quarter
	One half
	One third
	One fifth

Question 2

Which organization coordinates Canada's efforts in space?

	Canadian Space Agency
	Outer Realm Scientists
	Canadian Outer Space Consortium
	C-NASA

Question 3

Stephen Leacock, Louis Hemon, Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence, and Mordecai Richler are all:

	Famous Canadian painters
	Famous Canadian singers
	Famous Canadian authors
	Famous Canadian athletes

Question 4

What is La Francophonie?

	An international association of French and English speaking countries
	An international association of French-speaking singers and songwriters
	An international association of French-speaking countries
	An international business association of French-speaking countries

Question 5

How has the number of women in the professional workforce changed over the past 50 years?

	The number has remained almost exactly the same
	The number increased a lot, but since that time, has fallen back to where it was
	The number has increased
	The number has decreased

Question 6

What was entrenched in the Constitution in 1982?

	The Canadian Charter of Political Forwardism
	The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
	The Canadian Charter of Liberties and Privileges
	The Canadian Charter of Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness

Question 7

Who can belong to NATO?

	All countries
	Countries with a historical connection to Britain
	Socialist countries
	Democratic countries

Question 8

What does the Official Languages Act guarantee?

	French and English services in the federal government across Canada
	French and English services in the federal and provincial governments across Canada
	French and English services in all places and in all ways across Canada
	French and English services at all businesses across Canada

Question 9

What is Canada's national winter sport?

	Hockey
	Curling
	Ice fishing
	Swimming

Question 10

When was unemployment insurance introduced?

	1930
	1940
	1950
	1960

Question 11

When did Aboriginals gain the right to vote?

	1948
	1960
	1921
	1956

Question 12

What is the era of rapid change in the 1960s in Quebec called?

	The Change Period
	The Quiet Revolution
	The Second French Revolution
	The Quebec Revolution

Question 13

Which invention is Joseph-Armand Bombardier credited with?

	The snowmobile
	The artificial snow machine
	A new way of waxing skis
	The chairlift

Question 14

What do Gerhard Herzberg, John Polanyi, Sidney Altman, Richard E. Taylor, Michael Smith, and Bertram Brockhouse all have in common?

	They have all been to space
	They have all won international acting awards
	They have all won Nobel Prizes in science
	They have all competed for Canada in the Olympics

Question 15

Where is it easiest to see the diversity of Canada's peoples?

	Everywhere in Canada
	Cities
	Small towns
	Countryside

Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 1 and 2

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:15 am |August 1, 2014 Practice

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Question 1

What was the result of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham for the French?

	The loss of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham was bad for the French fur trade
	The loss of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham was a major embarrassment to the French
	The loss of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham was not really that important to the French
	The loss of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham ended France's empire in North America

Question 2

What was the name for the holiday celebrated on July 1 from 1867 to 1982?

	Canada Day
	Dominion Day
	Dominion of Canada Day
	Canadian Dominion Day

Question 3

Approximately how many black Loyalists came to Canada during and after the American Revolution?

	3,000
	500
	50,000
	5,000

Question 4

How many levels of government did the Fathers of Confederation create?

	One: Federal
	Three: Federal, Provincial, and municipal
	This is not a good way to think of this question
	Two: Federal and Provincial

Question 5

Where was Port-Royal established?

	Acadia (present-day New Brunswick)
	Acadia (present-day Quebec)
	Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia)
	Acadia (present-day Prince Edward Island)

Question 6

How many voyages did Jacques Cartier make between 1534 and 1542?

	3
	4
	2
	1

Question 7

When was the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

	1774
	1608
	1634
	1759

Question 8

Who established what is now the City of Quebec?

	Christopher Columbus
	John Cabot
	Amerigo Vespucci
	Samuel de Champlain

Question 9

What was the Hudson's Bay Company given exclusive right to in 1670?

	Exclusive trading rights over all of North America
	The exclusive right to establish trading outposts around Hudson Bay
	The exclusive right to open retail stores in Canada
	Exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining into Hudson Bay

Question 10

What were the ethnic origins of the United Empire Loyalists?

	Dutch, German, British, Scandinavian, and Aboriginal
	British, French, Dutch, and German
	British and French
	Almost all were British

Question 11

For whom did Jacques Cartier claim the land he explored?

	Francis I of France
	King Ludwig I of Bavaria
	King Charles II of England
	Queen Isabella II of Spain

Question 12

What did the Constitutional Act grant to the Canada for the first time?

	A Governor General
	Appointed legislative assemblies
	Elected legislative assemblies
	Responsible government

Question 13

Who first suggested that Canada be given responsible government?

	Lord Macdonald
	Lord Pembroke
	Lord Duncan
	Lord Durham

Question 14

What does it mean to have responsible government?

	The Prime Minister must always look for ways to prove that his decisions are correct
	If the population becomes unhappy with the government, the government must resign
	The ministers of the Crown (the Prime Minister and the cabinet) must have the support of the majority of the elected representatives in order to govern
	The government must always do what is best for the people

Question 15

What are the date of the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada?

	1842 and 1843
	1855 and 1856
	1837 and 1838
	1834 and 1835

Quiz 2: Who We Are

By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:14 am |April 18, 2023 Practice

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Question 1

Which of these organizations is required by law to provide services in both English and French?

	All businesses
	All provincial legislatures
	Only those organizations that choose to do so
	The federal government

Question 2

Who are most French-speaking Quebecers descendants of?

	8,500 French settlers from the 1500s to the 1800s
	8,500 French settlers from the 1600s and 1700s
	8,500 French settlers from the 1500s and 1600s
	8,500 French settlers from the 1600s to the 1900s

Question 3

What year did the British North America Act become law?

	1774
	1864
	1802
	1867

Question 4

About what percentage of First Nations peoples live on reserves?

	About half
	About one third
	About three quarters
	Almost all

Question 5

Which Governor General said that immigrant communities, "should retain their individuality and each make its contribution to the national character"?

	John Buchan
	Jeanne Sauv
	Adrienne Clarkson
	David Johnson

Question 6

Where do most Inuit live?

	On reservations across the country
	It is impossible to generalize about so many people
	In small, scattered communities across the Arctic
	In large urban centres

Question 7

Where are the ancestors of Aboriginals believed to have migrated from?

	Europe
	North Africa
	Asia
	South America

Question 8

What were the years that the Acadian were deported from their homeland?

	1904-1911
	1755-1763
	1705-1713
	1812-1818

Question 9

Which sovereign was responsible for the Royal Proclamation, which guaranteed territorial rights of Aboriginals?

	Ethan I
	Charles II
	Elizabeth II
	George III

Question 10

How has Ottawa acknowledged the wrongs of the residential school era?

	Ottawa cancelled the residential school system in 2008
	Ottawa now funds the residential school system better
	Ottawa has improved the residential school system
	Ottawa formally apologized in 2008

Question 11

Which term best describes Canada's political organization?

	Constitutional Republic
	Democratic Exceptionalism
	Constitutional Monarchy
	Democratic Monarchy

Question 12

When did Acadian culture die?

	In the early 1900s
	In the mid-1800s
	Shortly after the Great Upheaval
	Acadian culture is flourishing today

Question 13

What is the most common religion in Canada?

	Judaism
	Sikhism
	Christianity
	Hinduism

Question 14

What are the most common non-official languages spoken at home by Canadians?

	Chinese languages
	African languages
	Middle-eastern languages
	European languages

Question 15

What were some of the problems associated with residential schools?

	Poor funding, suffering was inflicted on students, parents missed their children
	Poor funding, poor sports teams, some students were physically abused
	Poor funding, hardship was inflicted on students, some students were physically abused
	Poor funding, poor teaching, some students were not allowed to leave