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Question 1How has Ottawa acknowledged the wrongs of the residential school era? Ottawa has improved the residential school system Ottawa formally apologized in 2008 Ottawa cancelled the residential school system in 2008 Ottawa now funds the residential school system better Question 2Where do the majority of Metis live? In the Prairie provinces In the Northern provinces In the Maritime provinces In Central Canada Question 3What are the largest ethnic groups in Canada? French, Scottish, English, Irish, Italian, Chinese, African English, French, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese English, French, Chinese, Arab, German, Italian, Irish English, German, Irish, French, Chinese, Italian, Scottish Question 4What were the goals of residential schools? To allow Europeans to learn from Aboriginals To keep Aboriginals away from mainstream Canadian culture To educate and assimilate Aboriginals into mainstream Canadian culture To encourage Aboriginals to retain their heritage and customs Question 5Who are the Acadians? 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 The descendants of French colonists who began settling in 1604 Question 6Where do most Inuit live? On reservations across the country In small, scattered communities across the Arctic It is impossible to generalize about so many people In large urban centres Question 7What are the approximate proportions of Aboriginal peoples? 45% First Nations, 14% Inuit, and 40%Metis 30% First Nations, 4% Inuit, and 65%Metis 56% First Nations, 12% Inuit, and 32%Metis 65% First Nations, 4% Inuit, and 30%Metis Question 8When did Acadian culture die? In the early 1900s Shortly after the Great Upheaval In the mid-1800s Acadian culture is flourishing today Question 9Why are Anglophones generally referred to as "English Canadians"? This is just a way to distinguish them from Francophones "English Canadians" is just a different way to say "Anglophones" Because English is the language that people in these areas speak The basic way of life in English-speaking areas was established by hundreds of thousands of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish settlers Question 10Where does Canadian society today largely stem from? English-speaking and French-speaking atheistic civilizations English-speaking and French-speaking Christian civilizations English-speaking and Dutch-speaking Christian civilizations Pan-European Christian civilizations Question 11What is Canada's only officially bilingual province? Manitoba Ontario Nova Scotia New Brunswick Question 12Approximately how many Anglo-Quebecers are there? One million Seven hundred thousand Two hundred thousand Five hundred thousand Question 13What year did the British North America Act become law? 1774 1864 1867 1802 Question 14Since the 1970s, where have most of Canada's immigrants come from? Asian countries African countries European countries Arab countries Question 15What are the most common non-official languages spoken at home by Canadians? Middle-eastern languages Chinese languages African languages European languages
How has Ottawa acknowledged the wrongs of the residential school era?
Where do the majority of Metis live?
What are the largest ethnic groups in Canada?
What were the goals of residential schools?
Who are the Acadians?
Where do most Inuit live?
What are the approximate proportions of Aboriginal peoples?
When did Acadian culture die?
Why are Anglophones generally referred to as "English Canadians"?
Where does Canadian society today largely stem from?
What is Canada's only officially bilingual province?
Approximately how many Anglo-Quebecers are there?
What year did the British North America Act become law?
Since the 1970s, where have most of Canada's immigrants come from?
What are the most common non-official languages spoken at home by Canadians?
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