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Question 1About what percentage of First Nations peoples live on reserves? About three quarters About one third About half Almost all Question 2Who are the Acadians? The descendants of French colonists who began settling in 1604 People who speak a special combination of French and First Nations languages The descendants of English and French colonists who settled in Quebec in 1763 People who speak English at work, but another language at home Question 3Where did the Acadians first settle? In what are now the Maritime provinces In what is now Central Canada In what is now the USA In what are now the Prairie provinces Question 4How are the rights of gays and lesbians limited in Canada? Gays and lesbians must apply for special permission to work in certain types of jobs in Canada Gays and lesbians are asked to keep to themselves in Canada There are no limits on the rights of gays and lesbians in Canada Gays and lesbians are allowed to live together, but not to marry in Canada Question 5What is the name given to the time when two thirds of Acadians were deported from their homeland? The Great Relocation The Great Move The Great Upheaval The Great Deplacement Question 6What is the name we give to formal agreements between the federal government and Aboriginal peoples? Deals Treaties Negotiations Contracts Question 7What does the phrase "ordered liberty" mean? There is freedom with no limits People must follow the government There is freedom, but with certain limits Freedom is liberty Question 8Today, who does the term "Indian" refer to? All Aboriginals All Aboriginals who live in the west of the country All Aboriginals who are not Inuit or Metis All Aboriginals who live on reserves Question 9How long were residential schools for Aboriginals in operation? From the 1800s to the 1960s From the 1800s to the 1970s From the 1800s to the 1980s From the 1800s to the 1990s Question 10Why 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 50 years, Canada's immigration policies have become much more open Over the past 20 years, the number of immigrants has grown every year Question 11Which of these has Canada inherited from Britain? The first democracy in the world The freest political institutions in the world The oldest continuous constitutional tradition in the world The oldest monarchy in the world Question 12Why are Anglophones generally referred to as "English Canadians"? "English Canadians" is just a different way to say "Anglophones" The basic way of life in English-speaking areas was established by hundreds of thousands of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish settlers Because English is the language that people in these areas speak This is just a way to distinguish them from Francophones Question 13What is the name of Canada's original constitutional document? Constitutional Document Patriot Law Province of Canada Law British North America Act Question 14Who are most French-speaking Quebecers descendants of? 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 8,500 French settlers from the 1500s to the 1800s Question 15What were the goals of residential schools? To allow Europeans to learn from Aboriginals To encourage Aboriginals to retain their heritage and customs To keep Aboriginals away from mainstream Canadian culture To educate and assimilate Aboriginals into mainstream Canadian culture
About what percentage of First Nations peoples live on reserves?
Who are the Acadians?
Where did the Acadians first settle?
How are the rights of gays and lesbians limited in Canada?
What is the name given to the time when two thirds of Acadians were deported from their homeland?
What is the name we give to formal agreements between the federal government and Aboriginal peoples?
What does the phrase "ordered liberty" mean?
Today, who does the term "Indian" refer to?
How long were residential schools for Aboriginals in operation?
Why is Canada often referred to as "a land of immigrants"?
Which of these has Canada inherited from Britain?
Why are Anglophones generally referred to as "English Canadians"?
What is the name of Canada's original constitutional document?
Who are most French-speaking Quebecers descendants of?
What were the goals of residential schools?
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