Quiz 4: Modern Canada By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:15 am |September 20, 2017 Practice Question 1What is NATO? A military alliance A trading partnership A business commission A cultural exchange organization Question 2What has happened to the number of Canadians who complete secondary and postsecondary education over the past 50 years? More people have completed postsecondary education, but fewer have completed secondary education More people have completed secondary education, but fewer have completed postsecondary education Both of these numbers have gone up Both of these numbers have gone down Question 3Who did Wayne Gretzky, one of the greatest hockey players of all time, play for from 1979 to 1988? Edmonton Grads Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oil Kings Question 4What 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 basketball He was the first to write down the rules of hockey He invented the game of hockey Question 5Who are Marshall McLuhan and Harold Innis? The first Post Masters General in Canada Pioneer thinkers A famous musical duo Championship swimmers Question 6Which invention is Alexander Graham Bell credited with? Developing insulin The television The eclectic light bulb The telephone Question 7Which invention is Reginald Fessenden associated with? He made the first TV broadcast He invented the electric razor He deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics He sent the first wireless radio voice message Question 8What was the result of the 1995 Quebec referendum on separation? A majority of Quebecers wanted to remain part of Canada A majority of Quebecers voted that Canada was the best country in the world A majority of Quebecers did not vote, so the referendum was cancelled A majority of Quebecers voted to change the language of the province to English Question 9What was entrenched in the Constitution in 1982? The Canadian Charter of Political Forwardism The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Canadian Charter of Liberties and Privileges The Canadian Charter of Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness Question 10Which war did Canada participate in as a member of the United Nations? The Vietnam War The Korean War The First World War The Second World War Question 11Who designed and built the Canadarm? Canadian Space Agency C-NASA SPAR Aerospace / National Research Council Canadian Outer Space Consortium Question 12What has happened to Canadian social values over the past 50 years? Canada has become a more open and flexible society Canada has stayed more or less the same Canada had changed more than any other country in the world Canada has changed a little in certain areas Question 13What does the Official Languages Act guarantee? French and English services in the federal and provincial governments across Canada French and English services at all businesses across Canada French and English services in all places and in all ways across Canada French and English services in the federal government across Canada Question 14How has the number of women in the professional workforce changed over the past 50 years? The number has remained almost exactly the same The number has decreased The number increased a lot, but since that time, has fallen back to where it was The number has increased Question 15What was the result of the 1980 Quebec referendum on separation? A majority of Quebecers wanted to remain part of Canada A majority of Quebecers voted to change the language of the province to English A majority of Quebecers voted that Canada was the best country in the world A majority of Quebecers did not vote, so the referendum was cancelled Quiz 4: Modern Canada was last modified: September 20th, 2017 by CC Test Kit Bookmark the permalink.
