Quiz 4: Modern Canada - Canadian Citizenship Test Kit

Question 1

Today, who may vote in Canadian elections?

	Permanent residents and citizens who are over the age of 18
	Canadian citizens who are over the age of 18
	Everybody who was born in Canada, and who is over the age of 18
	Everybody who lives in Canada, and who is over the age of 18

Question 2

When did Canadians of Japanese origin gain the right to vote?

Question 3

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

Question 4

Which piece of communication technology are Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie associated with?

Question 5

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

Question 6

Which war did Canada participate in as a member of the United Nations?

Question 7

What does the Canada Health Act guarantee?

	Coverage of experimental drugs and treatments
	A basic standard of medical coverage
	Healthcare premiums are illegal
	Coverage of all medical expenses

Question 8

When did Terry Fox finish his Marathon of Hope?

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

Question 9

What was entrenched in the Constitution in 1982?

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

Question 10

Why did Terry Fox start his Marathon of Hope?

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

Question 11

Which innovation is Sir Sanford Fleming credited with?

	Daylight savings time
	The 24-hour clock
	Newfoundland's half time zone
	Standard time zones

Question 12

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

Question 13

What did James Naismith do that was significant in the world of sports?

	He was the first professional swimming coach in the world
	He invented the game of hockey
	He invented the game of basketball
	He was the first to write down the rules of hockey

Question 14

What has happened to the number of Canadians who complete secondary and postsecondary education over the past 50 years?

	More people have completed secondary education, but fewer have completed postsecondary education
	More people have completed postsecondary education, but fewer have completed secondary education
	Both of these numbers have gone up
	Both of these numbers have gone down

Question 15

What do the letters N-A-T-O stand for?

	North American Trade Organization
	North American Trade Organization
	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
	North African Treaty Optimization