Revised by Ms. J. Dewar Leo Hayes High School Canadian Citizenship Test 3

Revised by Ms. J. DewarRevised by Ms. J. DewarLeo Hayes High SchoolLeo Hayes High School

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What do you mark on a federal election

ballot?

a. The candidate's name.

b. The number for the candidate.

c. An "X"

d. The voter's name.

Question 1Question 1

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Question 1 AnswerQuestion 1 Answer

c. An "X"

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Question 2Question 2

How are Members of Parliament chosen?

a. Appointed by the Prime Minister.

b. Elected by Canadian citizens.

c. Appointed by the Queen.

d. Elected by the Provincial Ministers.

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Question 2 AnswerQuestion 2 Answer

b. Elected by Canadian citizens.

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Question 3Question 3

Which province is the only officially

bilingual province?

a. New Brunswick.

b. Quebec.

c. Ontario.

d. Prince Edward Island.

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Question 3 AnswerQuestion 3 Answer

a. New Brunswick.

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Question 4Question 4What did the government do to make

immigration to western Canada much easier?

a. Built the Trans Canada Highway.

b. Built the St. Lawrence Seaway.

c. Offered cheap land.

d. Built a railway across the Prairies to the Pacific

Coast.

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Question 4 AnswerQuestion 4 Answer

d. Built a railway across the Prairies to the

Pacific Coast.

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Question 5Question 5What three industries helped early

settlers build communities in the

Atlantic region?

a. Fishing, forestry and mining.

b. Mining, farming and forestry.

c. Farming, fishing and shipbuilding.

d. Shipbuilding, mining and forestry.

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Question 5 AnswerQuestion 5 Answer

c. Farming, fishing and shipbuilding.

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Question 6Question 6When does an election have to be held

according to the Constitution?

a. About every 4 years.

b. Within 5 years of the last election.

c. Whenever the Prime Minister calls the election.

d. When the MP's want a new Prime Minister.

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Question 6 AnswerQuestion 6 Answer

b. Within 5 years of the last election.

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Question 7Question 7

What do you call the Queen’s

representative in the provinces?

a. Premier.

b. Member of the Legislative Assembly.

c. Lieutenant-Governor.

d. Senator.

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Question 7 AnswerQuestion 7 Answer

c. Lieutenant-Governor.

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Question 8Question 8

What does the Canadian flag look like?

a. Red and white with provincial emblems.

b. Red and white with a beaver.

c. White with a red border on each end and a

red maple leaf in the centre.

d. Red with a white maple leaf.

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Question 8 AnswerQuestion 8 Answer

c. White with a red border on each end and a

red maple leaf in the centre.

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Question 9Question 9

Which party becomes the Official

Opposition?

a. The party with the second most MP's.

b. The party receiving the least votes.

c. Any independent candidate.

d. The party the Prime Minister selects.

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Question 9 AnswerQuestion 9 Answer

a. The party with the second most MP's.

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Question 10Question 10

What does Confederation mean?

a. The United States Confederate soldiers came to

Canada.

b. Joining of communities to become a province.

c. Joining of suburbs to form a large city.

d. Joining of provinces to make a new country.

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Question 10 AnswerQuestion 10 Answer

d. Joining of provinces to make a new

country.

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Question 11Question 11

Which region covers more than one-third

of Canada?

a. Central Canada.

b. Prairies.

c. Atlantic Canada.

d. Northern Canada.

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Question 11 AnswerQuestion 11 Answer

d. Northern Canada.

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Question 12Question 12

What will you promise when you take the

Oath of Citizenship?

a. Pledge allegiance to the Queen, observe the

laws of Canada and fulfill the duties of a Canadian.

b. Pledge to be faithful to the Queen.

c. Promise to observe the laws of Canada.

d. Fulfill duties as a Canadian citizen.

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Question 12 AnswerQuestion 12 Answer

a. Pledge allegiance to the Queen, observe

the laws of Canada and fulfill the duties of a

Canadian.

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Question 13Question 13

Give an example of where English and

French have equal status in Canada.

a. In schools.

b. In the workplace.

c. In the Parliament of Canada.

d. At City Hall.

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Question 13 AnswerQuestion 13 Answer

c. In the Parliament of Canada.

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Question 14Question 14

Who was the first Prime Minister of

Canada?

a. Louis Riel.

b. Sir John A. Macdonald.

c. Lester B. Pearson.

d. Abraham Lincoln.

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Question 14 AnswerQuestion 14 Answer

b. Sir John A. Macdonald.

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Question 15Question 15

What are the three main groups of

Aboriginal peoples?

a. First Nations, Métis and Inuit.

b. Acadians, Métis and Inuit.

c. United Empire Loyalists, Métis and Inuit.

d. Inuit, First Nations and Acadians.

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Question 15 AnswerQuestion 15 Answer

a. First Nations, Métis and Inuit.

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Question 16Question 16

Who do Members of Parliament

represent?

a. All of the Canadians living in the north.

b. Only Canadians living in Central Canada.

c. Everyone who lives in his or her electoral

district.

d. Canadians living in the province in which

he/she was elected.

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Question 16 AnswerQuestion 16 Answer

c. Everyone who lives in his or her electoral

district.

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Question 17Question 17

What is the population of Canada?

a. About 20 million.

b. 38 million.

c. 17 million.

d. About 31 million.

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Question 17 AnswerQuestion 17 Answer

d. About 31 million.

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Question 18Question 18

Where are the Great Lakes?

a. Between Canada and the United States.

b. Manitoba.

c. Northern Quebec.

d. Atlantic Canada.

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Question 18 AnswerQuestion 18 Answer

a. Between Canada and the United States.

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Question 19Question 19

From where does the name "Canada"

come?

a. From the Inuit word meaning country.

b. From the French word meaning joining.

c. From the Métis word meaning rivers.

d. From "kanata", the Huron-Iroquois word for

village.

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Question 19 AnswerQuestion 19 Answer

d. From "kanata", the Huron-Iroquois word for

village.

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Question 20Question 20

What is the name of the Prime Minister of

Canada and his/her party?

a. Stephane Dion (Liberal Party).

b. Stephen Harper (Conservative Party).

c. Jack Layton (New Democratic Party).

d. Gordon Campbell (Liberal Party).

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Question 20 AnswerQuestion 20 Answer

b. Stephen Harper (Conservative Party).

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Question 21Question 21

Which region is known as the industrial

and manufacturing heartland of Canada?

a. Atlantic provinces.

b. Prairie provinces.

c. Central Canada.

d. West Coast.

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Question 21 AnswerQuestion 21 Answer

c. Central Canada.

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Question 22Question 22From whom are the Métis descended?

a. The descendants of marriages between early

English settlers and First Nations women.

b. The descendents of marriages between Inuit and

other Aboriginal peoples.

c. The descendents of marriages between early

French and English traders and First Nations women.

d. The descendents of early French settlers and First

Nations women.

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Question 22 AnswerQuestion 22 Answer

c. The descendents of marriages between

early French and English traders and First

Nations women.

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Question 23Question 23

How are Senators chosen?

a. By the Governor General of Canada.

b. By the Premiers of all provinces.

c. Appointed by the Queen.

d. They are chosen by the Prime Minister and

appointed by the Governor General.

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Question 23 AnswerQuestion 23 Answer

d. They are chosen by the Prime Minister and

appointed by the Governor General.

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Question 24Question 24After a federal election, which party forms the

new government?

a. The party with the most elected representatives

becomes the party in power.

b. The Queen picks a party to run the government.

c. The Governor General proposes a law for elected

officials to become the governing body.

d. The Premiers of each province pick a party to run

the government.

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Question 24 AnswerQuestion 24 Answer

a. The party with the most elected

representatives becomes the party in power.

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Question 25Question 25

Whom do Canadians vote for in a federal

election?

a. The best speaker running in the election.

b. A candidate they want to represent them in

Parliament.

c. Someone to become the Premier.

d. All of the candidates in their electoral

district.

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Question 25 AnswerQuestion 25 Answer

b. A candidate they want to represent them in

Parliament.

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Congratulations to Congratulations to everyone!everyone!

Now…forNow…forOne final One final question!question!

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Final QuestionFinal Question

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Canada’s Canada’s Parliament…Parliament…

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What is the tower in the centre of the

Parliament buildings called?

a. The Tower.

b. Peace Tower.

c. Peace Centre.

d. Flag Tower

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b. Peace Tower.