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Question 1: Which of the following statements about residential schools is NOT true?

  • The schools were welcomed by the Aboriginal people.
  • The federal government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools to educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture.
  • The schools were poorly funded and inflicted hardship on the students.
  • Aboriginal language and cultural practices were mostly prohibited.

Question 2: What is a Francophone?

  • A person who speaks French as their first language
  • A person who speaks English as their first language
  • A smartphone designed by the Canadian company RIM
  • The first phone in Canada, invented by Alexander Graham Bell

Question 3: What are the two official languages of Canada?

  • English and French.
  • English and Métis.
  • Inuktitut and French.
  • English and Inuktitut.

Question 4: What is Canada’s system of government called?

  • Parliamentary government.
  • Dictatorship.
  • Military Rule.
  • Communism.

Question 5: What is the highest court in Canada?

  • The Supreme Court of Canada
  • The King's Bench
  • The Senate Court of Canada
  • The Crown Court of Canada

Question 6: Name two responsibilities of the federal government.

  • National defence and foreign policy.
  • National defence and firefighting.
  • Citizenship and highways.
  • Recycling and education.

Question 7: When must federal elections be held?

  • On the third Monday in October every four years following the most recent general election.
  • About every 4 years.
  • Whenever the Prime Minister calls the election.
  • When the MPs want a new Prime Minister.

Question 8: When you vote on election day, what do you do?

  • Go to the voting station with your voter's card and ID, mark an X next to your chosen candidate, fold the ballot and present it to the poll officials who will tear off the ballot number and give you the ballot to deposit in the box
  • Go to the voting station, tell them who you are and mark your X. Give the ballot back to the attendant.
  • Go to the voting station, remove 1 ballot and after marking your X deposit it in the ballot box.
  • Go to the voting station, take your voter's card with proof if identity, highlight your choice on the ballot and deposit it in the box.

Question 9: In which region do more than half the people in Canada live?

  • Central Canada.
  • Prairies.
  • Atlantic Canada.
  • Northern Canada.

Question 10: What do you call a law before it is passed?

  • A Bill.
  • A New law.
  • A Proposed law.
  • A New proposal.

Question 11: What is the name of the Prime Minister of Canada and his/her party?

  • Mark Carney (Liberal Party).
  • Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party).
  • Jagmeet Singh (New Democratic Party).
  • Pierre Trudeau (Liberal Party).

Question 12: Name six responsibilities of citizenship.

  • Obeying the law, taking responsibility for oneself and one's family, helping others in the community, voting in elections, serving on a jury, protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment.
  • Getting a job, making money, raising a family, paying taxes, mowing your lawn, voting in provincial elections.
  • Voting in municipal elections only, joining a political party, getting a job, obeying the law, driving safely, picking up litter.
  • Caring for the environment, not littering, paying taxes, obeying the law, helping others, respecting others.

Question 13: What does the “right to a secret ballot” mean?

  • No one can watch your vote and no one should look at how you voted
  • No one should tell you where to vote
  • A secret vote used by politicians when they are voting on sensitive topics
  • Your right to vote in secret on who to appoint to the Senate

Question 14: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Ontario?

  • Marit Stiles
  • Andrea Horwath
  • Peter Tabuns
  • Dalton McGuinty

Question 15: What is a major river in Quebec?

  • St. Lawrence River
  • Fraser River
  • Niagara
  • Hudson's Bay.

Question 16: What is the government of all of Canada called?

  • Federal.
  • National assembly.
  • Legislature.
  • Council.

Question 17: What is the capital city of Quebec?

  • Quebec City
  • Beauport
  • Montreal
  • Chicoutimi

Question 18: Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

  • New Brunswick.
  • Quebec.
  • Ontario.
  • Prince Edward Island.

Question 19: Why is British Columbia known as Canada’s Pacific Gateway?

  • Billions of dollars in trade goods are handled through the Port of Vancouver
  • Most new immigrants arrive at Vancouver International Airport
  • British Columbia is the closest province to the Far East
  • British Columbia borders the Pacific Ocean

Question 20: Which of the following sentences best describes the War of 1812?

  • The USA invaded Canada and was defeated, which ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States.
  • Napoleon's fleet was defeated by the Royal Navy in the war.
  • The USA became independent from the British Empire after the war.
  • Canada joined the United States after the war.