Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 3 and 4 By CC Test Kit | August 1, 2014 - 3:11 am |September 20, 2017 Practice Question 1What was the "Head Tax"? A tax that everybody had to pay to the federal government to pay for the Canadian Pacific Railway A tax that all American travellers had to pay to travel through Canada to get to Alaska A tax that was put on every head of lettuce that was imported from the USA A tax that Chinese people had to pay if they wanted to immigrate to Canada Question 2When Riel and the Metis seized Fort Garry, how did Ottawa respond? Ottawa debated for many months about what to do next Ottawa immediately started negotiations with the Metis Ottawa struck a Royal Commission Ottawa sent soldiers to retake Fort Garry Question 3How did Japan try to attack Canada during the Second World War? Japan launched an invasion of British Columbia Japan tried to get the USA to attack Canada Japan launched fire balloons over British Columbia and the Prairies Japan attacked Canadian ships around the world Question 4What year did Manitoba and the Northwest Territories join Confederation? 1870 1873 1867 1871 Question 5Where was John A Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, born? Upper Canada Nova Scotia Scotland Prince Edward Island Question 6Why were the Metis not happy when Canada took over the northwest region from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869? Because the Metis were not consulted Because the Metis wanted to join the USA Because the Metis wanted to form their country Because the Metis wanted to continue their traditional way of life Question 7Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament? Emily Murphy (1927) Agnes Macphail (1921) Emily Stowe (1916) Nellie McClung (1921) Question 8What was the Royal Canadian Navy's "finest hour"? Just after the Second World War The Battle of the Pacific The Battle of the Atlantic The Northern Battles Question 9What year did Nunavut become a territory? 2001 1999 1949 1880 Question 10What was the main job of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War? Building troop-carrying ships Protecting convoys of merchant ships Stopping whales from interfering with heavy shipping Protecting all of North America from attack Question 11When did Riel's second rebellion take place? 1890 1880 1885 1869 Question 12What was the date that most Canadian women over the age of 21 were granted the vote in federal elections? 1938 1922 1918 1916 Question 13What was a nickname for Canadian soldiers during the First World War? Shock troops of the British Empire New world soldiers Canuck fighters Canadian conquerors Question 14Where did Canadians fight bravely and suffer losses in the unsuccessful defence of a city in the Second World War? Tokyo Hong Kong Bangkok Manila Question 15How many Canadians were killed in the Second World War? 35,000 44,000 20,000 24,000 Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 3 and 4 was last modified: September 20th, 2017 by CC Test Kit Bookmark the permalink.
