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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

What year did British Columbia join Confederation?

	1870
	1873
	1871
	1880

Question 2

Whom did Ottawa intern in labour camps from 1914 to 1920?

	Former Austro-Hungarian subjects
	Canadians of Japanese origin
	Canadians who disagreed with the war
	Enemy soldiers

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

What year did Nunavut become a territory?

	1880
	1999
	1949
	2001

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

What was the name of the Canadian beach on D-Day?

	Sword
	Omaha
	Juno
	Gold

Question 7

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

	1932
	1930
	1931
	1929

Question 8

When did the Canadian government apologize to Canadians of Japanese origin for wartime wrongs?

	1967
	1970
	1945
	1988

Question 9

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

	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
	To conquer the West and forcibly take it away from the Indians
	To pacify the West and assist in negotiations with the Indians

Question 10

Where did Canadians fight bravely and suffer losses in the unsuccessful defence of a city in the Second World War?

	Tokyo
	Bangkok
	Hong Kong
	Manila

Question 11

What is the common name for the South African War?

	Southy War
	South African Conflict
	Boer War
	The Battle of Paadeberg

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

What were the dates of the South African War?

	1890 - 1905
	1897 - 1903
	1897 - 1901
	1899 - 1902

Question 14

What happened after Ottawa had regained control of Fort Garry?

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

Question 15

What year did Prince Edward Island join Confederation?

	1870
	1873
	1871
	1880

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 the largest French-speaking population outside of Quebec?

	New Brunswick
	Ontario
	Manitoba
	Alberta

Question 2

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

	Ontario
	Manitoba
	Alberta
	Saskatchewan

Question 3

What is the capital city of Ontario?

	Hamilton
	Toronto
	Ottawa
	London

Question 4

What is the largest city in Saskatchewan?

	Regina
	Saskatoon
	Prince Albert
	Swift Current

Question 5

Which province has the highest percentage of Aboriginals?

	Alberta
	Saskatchewan
	British Columbia
	Manitoba

Question 6

What are the provinces of Central Canada?

	Ontario and Manitoba
	Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba
	Ontario and Quebec
	Ontario, Quebec, and Nunavut

Question 7

Which Canadian city is the second-largest mainly French-speaking city in the world?

	Trois-Rivieres
	Quebec City
	Montreal
	Paris

Question 8

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

	1980s
	1920s
	1890s
	1860s

Question 9

Which province has a long history of coal mining, forestry, and agriculture?

	British Columbia
	Nova Scotia
	Newfoundland and Labrador
	New Brunswick

Question 10

What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?

	St. John's
	New Town
	Bona Vista
	Saint John

Question 11

What is the capital city of Alberta?

	Rainbow Lake
	Calgary
	Edmonton
	Red Deer

Question 12

Which province is known for having the world's highest tides (at the Bay of Fundy)?

	Nova Scotia
	British Columbia
	New Brunswick
	Newfoundland and Labrador

Question 13

Which Atlantic Province was founded by United Empire Loyalists?

	New Brunswick
	Newfoundland and Labrador
	New Brunswick
	Nova Scotia

Question 14

What is the capital city of British Columbia?

	Kelowna
	Victoria
	Vancouver
	Surrey

Question 15

Which province is home to the training academy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?

	Manitoba
	Quebec
	Ontario
	Saskatchewan

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

How many working Canadians now have jobs in service industries?

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

Question 2

Which of these are examples of manufacturing industries?

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

Question 3

What is NAFTA?

	North American Financial Toll Agreement - the document that sets the taxes and tariffs for trade in North America
	North American Financial Trading Arguments - the court that settles trade disputes 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

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

What is the G8?

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

When did Mexico join Canada and the USA in NAFTA?

	1990
	2001
	1996
	1994

Question 9

Which of these are examples of natural resource industries?

	Retail services, aerospace technology, and clothing
	High technology equipment, banking, and food
	Mining and energy, automobiles, and communications
	Forestry, fishing, and mining

Question 10

Which of these are examples of service industries?

	Retail services, aerospace technology, and clothing
	High technology equipment, banking, and food
	Transportation, health care, and tourism
	Construction, automobiles, and government

Question 11

What country is Canada's largest trading partner?

	China
	USA
	Great Britain
	European Union

Question 12

What percentage of Canadian exports are sold to the USA?

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

Question 13

How is the Canadian - USA border sometimes described?

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

Question 14

When did Canada enter into a free trade agreement with the USA?

	2001
	1985
	1988
	1990

Question 15

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

	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
	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

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 second most popular sport in Canada?

	Canadian Football
	Hockey
	Baseball
	Lacrosse

Question 2

What is the style of architecture of the Parliament buildings?

	Gothic Revival
	Greek Revival
	Spanish Revival
	Post medieval English

Question 3

When did the Parliament buildings burn?

	1932
	1930
	1924
	1916

Question 4

Where does the Clarkson Cup come from?

	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
	Adrienne Clarkson, the 26th Governor General, donated the cup in 2005
	It was bought by the league in 1984

Question 5

What is the name of Canada's Royal Flag?

	The United Kingdom's flag
	The multi-crossed flag
	The Union Jack
	The crosses of Saints George, Andrew, and Patrick

Question 6

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

	The Muskrat
	The beaver
	The Moose
	The Polar Bear

Question 7

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

Question 8

What is the significance of April 9?

	Canada Day
	Vimy Day
	Victoria Day
	Sir Wilfred Laurier Day

Question 9

When did "O Canada" officially become Canada's national anthem?

	1867
	1980
	1967
	1982

Question 10

When did Canada adopt an official motto?

	In 1867
	After the First World War
	After the Second World War
	In 1982

Question 11

When was the Centre Block rebuilt (after the fire of 1916)?

	1930
	1934
	1922
	1932

Question 12

Why is the beaver a symbol of Canada?

	Because it is industrious and hardworking, and because of the history of the fur trade
	Because it is on the Canadian nickel
	Because Canada is the only country where this hardworking animal lives
	Because Aboriginals used to keep beavers as pets

Question 13

What is the significance of November 20?

	Sir John A Macdonald Day
	Remembrance Day
	Sir Wilfred Laurier Day
	Victoria Day

Question 14

What are the language requirements to become a Canadian citizen?

	Adequate knowledge of French
	Adequate knowledge of English and French
	Adequate knowledge of English
	Adequate knowledge of English or French

Question 15

The towers, arches, sculptures and stained glass of the Parliament buildings embody the traditions of which three cultures?

	English, Scottish, and Inuit
	English, German and Greek
	English, Dutch, and Ukrainian
	English, French, and Aboriginal

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

Who serves as provincial police forces in all provinces and territories except Ontario and Quebec?

	The militia
	Provincial police forces
	The RCMP
	Provincial police forces and the RCMP

Question 2

Which of these phrases describes how Canada is governed?

	Legalism
	An organized system of laws
	Principles that judges must interpret
	Laws must be followed by most people

Question 3

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

Question 4

In Canada, who is not required to always follow the law?

	Judges
	Politicians
	Everyone is required to follow the law
	Police officers

Question 5

How are laws useful to society?

	They explain every detail of how Canadians must live
	They let police decide which laws to enforce
	They provide a peaceful way to settle disputes
	They give people rules to follow

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

What is another name for a provincial trial court?

	Court of Trial
	Court of Queen's Bench
	Court of the Province
	Court of Criminal Activities

Question 8

What is Canada's highest court?

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

Question 9

What are the primary responsibilities of the police in Canada?

	To keep people happy and to make new laws
	To keep people safe and to protect politicians
	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 10

Who gets special consideration in Canadian courts?

	The police
	Lawyers
	Nobody
	Politicians

Question 11

What does the phrase "due process" mean?

	All cases must be duly processed
	The principle that the government must respect all the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law
	There is a due-date for criminal trials
	All those suspected of a crime must be processed quickly

Question 12

What does the presumption of innocence mean?

	Innocence cannot be assumed
	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
	The judge will always believe what the government lawyer says
	The judge will always believe what the suspect's lawyer says

Question 13

Which two provinces have provincial police forces?

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

Question 14

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

	Other police officers
	Everybody
	Judges
	The government

Question 15

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

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

Quiz 6: Federal Elections

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

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Question 1

What is an electoral district?

	A geographical area represented by the Prime Minister
	A geographical area based on language that is represented by a Member of Parliament (MP)
	A geographical area represented by a leader who is chosen by a political party
	A geographical area represented by a Member of Parliament (MP)

Question 2

Who can question the decisions of the Cabinet?

	All Members of Parliament
	The Prime Minister and the Cabinet
	Only the Official Opposition
	The Senate

Question 3

What three conditions must be met for a person to be eligible to vote in a federal election or a referendum?

	Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, on the voters' list
	Canadian citizen, 21 years or older, voted in the last election
	Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, voted in the last election
	Canadian citizen, 21 years or older, on the voters' list

Question 4

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

	Elected Officials
	Members of Parliament (MPs)
	Cabinet
	Government Leaders

Question 5

Are federal elections always held at the same time?

	No; the government can call an early election if the Governor General approves
	Yes; the schedule can not be changed
	No; the government can call an early election if it wishes
	Yes; the schedule can not be changed except in time of war

Question 6

Who do Members of Parliament represent?

	The people in their ridings, as well as all Canadians
	The party that they belong to
	Only the people in their ridings
	The represent themselves

Question 7

When are federal elections normally held?

	The third Monday in October in years in which the Winter Olympics are held
	The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent general election
	The third Monday in October every two years following the most recent general election
	The third Monday in October every year

Question 8

What do we call a government that holds at least half the seats in the House of Commons?

	A half-plus government
	A big government
	A majority government
	A ruling government

Question 9

What is a referendum?

	A vote within a single electoral where all citizens vote directly on an important matter
	An important matter where all citizens vote through their MP
	An important matter that all citizens have the right to vote on
	A vote within a single electoral district to choose a Member of Parliament

Question 10

If the Prime Minister wants to call an early election, he must get the symbolic approval of:

	The Sovereign
	The Cabinet
	The Governor General
	The Provincial Premiers

Question 11

Which of these areas are local governments responsible for?

	Environment, snow removal, and national defence
	Policing, the military, and firefighting
	Urban planning, streets and roads, and garbage removal
	Education, Health Care, and property rights

Question 12

When an election is called, who does Elections Canada mail a voter information card to?

	Everybody whose name is on the National Register of Electors
	Everybody over the age of 18 in Canada
	Every citizen in Canada
	Every person living in Canada

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

Who decides if there is to be an early election?

	The Sovereign
	The Supreme Court
	The Prime Minister
	The Governor General

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

How can we describe the role that the Sovereign plays in Canada's Parliament?

	The sovereign plays a non-partisan role
	The sovereign plays an optional role
	The sovereign plays a partisan role
	The sovereign plays a political role

Question 2

Who really chooses the Governor General?

	The Supreme Council
	The Sovereign
	The Prime Minister
	The Cabinet

Question 3

The Governor General officially names new Senators, but who has the real decision-making power?

	The Sovereign
	The Governor General
	The Cabinet
	The Prime Minister

Question 4

How often are federal elections typically held?

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

Question 5

How are Senators chosen?

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

Question 6

What is the role of a Lieutenant Governor?

	To represent the Canadian people
	To represent the Sovereign at the provincial level
	To represent the Sovereign at the federal level
	To represent the Sovereign's point of view in politics

Question 7

What is the House of Commons?

	The whole government in Ottawa
	The part of the federal government that is named by the Prime Minister
	The house where the government meets
	The part of the federal government where elected Members of Parliament govern the country

Question 8

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
	Committee members study the bill clause by clause
	Members debate the bill's principles

Question 9

What does it mean when a bill "receives royal assent"?

	It means the law must be debated some more
	It means the law must now go to the provinces for approval
	The bill is now officially a law
	It means the Sovereign likes the bill

Question 10

What happens during the third reading of a new bill?

	Members debate the bill's principles
	Members debate and vote on the bill
	The bill receives royal assent after being passed by both Houses
	Committee members study the bill clause by clause

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

What happens during the report stage of a new bill?

	The bill receives royal assent after being passed by both Houses
	Members can make other amendments
	Members debate the bill's principles
	Committee members study the bill clause by clause

Question 13

What is an advantage of federalism?

	It allows different provinces to adopt policies tailored to their own populations
	It allows different provinces to work together
	It allows different provinces to interact with the federal government
	It allows different provinces to show that they are different from each other

Question 14

What are elected members responsible for?

	Passing laws, approving and monitoring expenditures, and keeping the government accountable
	Making decisions, choosing the government, and voting for the Prime Minister
	Passing laws, making decisions, and voting for the Prime Minister
	Approving and monitoring expenditures, making decisions, and choosing the Sovereign

Question 15

Which of these is an example of a federal responsibility?

	Policing
	Education
	Health Care
	Currency

Quiz 4: Modern Canada

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

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Question 1

When did Aboriginals gain the right to vote?

	1960
	1921
	1948
	1956

Question 2

When did Terry Fox finish his Marathon of Hope?

	He did not finish; he decided to stop his run because it was too hard
	Exactly one year after he started
	He did not finish; he died of cancer before he could finish
	Almost three years after he started

Question 3

Which city is Canada's financial capital?

	Calgary
	Montreal
	Vancouver
	Toronto

Question 4

Which province does not have any national historic sites?

	Newfoundland and Labrador
	Alberta
	Prince Edward Island
	All provinces have national historic sites

Question 5

What major economic milestone took place in Canada in 1951?

	For the first time, a majority of Canadians could afford their own car
	For the first time, a majority of Canadians could afford a telephone
	For the first time, a majority of Canadians could afford adequate food, shelter, and clothing
	For the first time, a majority of Canadians could afford their own house

Question 6

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

	Small towns
	Cities
	Everywhere in Canada
	Countryside

Question 7

Why did Terry Fox start his Marathon of Hope?

	To raise money for injury research
	To raise money for cancer research
	To raise money for space research
	To raise money for disease research

Question 8

Who circled the globe in a wheelchair in 1985 to raise money for spinal cord research?

	Terry Fox
	Catrina Le May Doan
	Donovan Bailey
	Rick Hansen

Question 9

Who designed and built the Canadarm?

	SPAR Aerospace / National Research Council
	C-NASA
	Canadian Space Agency
	Canadian Outer Space Consortium

Question 10

How many Canadian soldiers were killed and wounded in the Korean War?

	500 and 1,000
	1,000 and 1,500
	250 and 500
	1,500 and 2,000

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

What is La Francophonie?

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

Question 13

Canada accepted a large number of refugees (37,000) from one country in 1956. Where were these refugees from?

	Austria
	Poland
	Hungary
	Czechoslovakia

Question 14

When were the Canada Pension Plan and the Quebec Pension plan introduced?

	1975
	1965
	1970
	1980

Question 15

Which invention is Joseph-Armand Bombardier credited with?

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

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

During and after the American Revolution, where did most United Empire Loyalists settle?

	Ontario and the Maritime Provinces
	Quebec and Ontario
	Nova Scotia and Ontario
	All over Canada

Question 2

What is "l'Anse aux Meadows"?

	The name of the first French settlement in what is now Quebec
	The name of the first English settlement in what is now Ontario
	The name of the first Viking settlement in what is now Newfoundland
	The name of the first Viking settlement in what is now New Brunswick

Question 3

Which of these groups of Aboriginals were both farmers and hunters?

	Huron-Wendat and Iroquois
	Sioux and Huron-Wendat
	Huron-Wendat, Iroquois, and Dene
	Cree and Dene

Question 4

In which year did the French and Iroquois make peace?

	1774
	1705
	1605
	1701

Question 5

During and after the American Revolution, what name was given to the people who wanted to maintain loyalty to Britain?

	United Empire Loyalists
	Nor' Westers
	United Kingdom Loyalists
	The British

Question 6

When was the fortress at Quebec first established?

	1632
	1608
	1664
	1616

Question 7

A large number of black Loyalists left Nova Scotia for Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 1792. Why did they leave?

	They were forced to leave by the government
	They did not like the colder Canadian weather
	They had been given poor land to farm
	They wanted to return to Africa

Question 8

In 1814, Major-General Robert Ross led an expedition from Nova Scotia that burned the White House in Washington, DC. Why?

	In retaliation for the burning of York (now Toronto)
	To settle a personal grievance he had with the American President
	To make the Americans want to end the war quickly
	To get back at the Americans for invading Canada

Question 9

What was the first British North American colony to achieve full responsible government?

	New Brunswick 1847-48
	Nova Scotia 1847-48
	The Maritime Union 1848-49
	The Province of Canada 1848-49

Question 10

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

	Responsible government
	Appointed legislative assemblies
	Elected legislative assemblies
	A Governor General

Question 11

Where was the first representative assembly elected in British North America?

	Quebec City, Quebec
	St. John, New Brunswick
	Halifax, Nova Scotia
	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Question 12

In 1793, Upper Canada became the first province in the British Empire to do what?

	Ensure than all slaves could have one day off per week
	Set large numbers of slaves free
	Move towards the abolition of slavery
	End slavery in all forms

Question 13

For whom did Jacques Cartier claim the land he explored?

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

Question 14

What did the West Coast natives live off of at the time that Europeans arrived?

	Crops that they grew
	Animals that they hunted
	Bison that they hunted
	Fish that they dried and smoked

Question 15

What were the ethnic origins of the United Empire Loyalists?

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

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

Who are the Acadians?

	The descendants of English and French colonists who settled in Quebec in 1763
	The descendants of French colonists who began settling in 1604
	People who speak English at work, but another language at home
	People who speak a special combination of French and First Nations languages

Question 2

What term has mostly replaced the term "Indians" since the 1970s?

	First Nations
	West Indians
	Autochtones
	Natives

Question 3

What is Canada's only officially bilingual province?

	Ontario
	Manitoba
	Nova Scotia
	New Brunswick

Question 4

With regards to the Quebecois, what did the House of Commons recognize in 2006?

	That the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada
	That the Quebecois also speak English
	That the Quebecois are a separate part of a united Canada
	That the Quebecois speaks only French

Question 5

Which term best describes Canada's political organization?

	Democratic Exceptionalism
	Constitutional Monarchy
	Democratic Monarchy
	Constitutional Republic

Question 6

What are the largest ethnic groups in Canada?

	French, Scottish, English, Irish, Italian, Chinese, African
	English, German, Irish, French, Chinese, Italian, Scottish
	English, French, Chinese, Arab, German, Italian, Irish
	English, French, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese

Question 7

Where did the Acadians first settle?

	In what is now Central Canada
	In what are now the Maritime provinces
	In what is now the USA
	In what are now the Prairie provinces

Question 8

Which of these is a historic name for Canada?

	The Federation of Canada
	The Dominional Federation
	The Greatest Federation
	The Great Dominion

Question 9

Why is Canada often referred to as "a land of immigrants"?

	Over the past 100 years, the number of immigrants has gone up significantly
	Over the past 200 years, millions of newcomers have helped to build and defend our country
	Over the past 20 years, the number of immigrants has grown every year
	Over the past 50 years, Canada's immigration policies have become much more open

Question 10

What is the name we give to formal agreements between the federal government and Aboriginal peoples?

	Deals
	Negotiations
	Contracts
	Treaties

Question 11

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

	South America
	Asia
	Europe
	North Africa

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Why are Anglophones generally referred to as "English Canadians"?

	Because English is the language that people in these areas speak
	"English Canadians" is just a different way to say "Anglophones"
	This is just a way to distinguish them from Francophones
	The basic way of life in English-speaking areas was established by hundreds of thousands of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish settlers

Question 14

What were the goals of residential schools?

	To educate and assimilate Aboriginals into mainstream Canadian culture
	To encourage Aboriginals to retain their heritage and customs
	To allow Europeans to learn from Aboriginals
	To keep Aboriginals away from mainstream Canadian culture

Question 15

Today, who does the term "Aboriginal Peoples" refer to?

	Indians and Metis
	Aboriginals, Inuit, and Metis
	Indians, Inuit, and Metis
	Indians and Inuit