Practice Test-3

#1. What is the capital city of Ontario?

a. Ottawa

b. Hamilton

c. Toronto

d. Kingston

Tips: Atlantic Provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador…………….St. John’s, Prince Edward Island………..Charlottetown, Nova Scotia………...Halifax, New Brunswick……..Fredericton

Central Canada: Quebec ……Québec City, Ontario……….Toronto

Prairie Provinces: Manitoba……Winnipeg, Saskatchewan………Regina, Alberta………Edmonton

West Coast:British Columbia……..Victoria

North: Nunavut……..Iqaluit, Northwest Territories…….Yellowknife, Yukon Territory……….Whitehorse

#2. Who led Quebec into Confederation?

a. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

b. Sir George-Étienne Cartier

c. Sir John A. Macdonald

d. Sir Wilfrid Laurier

#3. What is the following example of how you can show responsibility by participating in your community?

a. Keep your property tidy.

b. Mind your own business.

c. Have a party.

d. Volunteer.

#4. How is the Prime Minister chosen?

a. The leader of the party with the most elected representatives becomes the Prime Minister.

b. The Governor General with the Senate appoint the Prime Minister.

c. The Queen appoints the Prime Minister.

d. The MPs vote on the Prime Minister.

#5. What are the territories of Northern Canada and their capital cities?

a. Northwest Territories (Yellowknife).

b. Yukon Territory (Whitehorse), Northwest Territories (Yellowknife), and Nunavut (Iqaluit).

c. Alaska (Juneau) and Yukon Territory ( Whitehorse).

d. Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) and Alaska (Juneau).

#6. What are the three parts of Parliament?

a. The Queen, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.

b. The House of Commons, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.

c. The Sovereign, Governor General and Prime Minister.

d. The Queen, the House of Commons and the Senate.

#7. What did the Fathers of Confederation do?

a. They were explorers who formed an expedition to survey Northern Canada.

b. They formed a republic state in Canada

c. They worked together to establish a new country, the Dominion of Canada.

d. They were a group of politicians that tried to unite Canada to the United States.

#8. What is the Sovereign’s representative called in the provinces?

a. Lieutenant-Governor

b. Premier

c. MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly)

d. Senator

#9. What does the Canadian flag look like?

a. Red with a white maple leaf.

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 and white with provincial emblems.

#10. What is a majority government?

a. When the part in power holds at least half of the seats in the Senate.

b. When the party in power holds about one third of the seats in the House of Commons.

c. When the party in power holds about one quarter of the seats in the House of Commons.

d. When the party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons.

#11. When asked, who must you tell how you voted in a federal election?

a. An Elections Canada official

b. Your Boss

c. No one

d. A police officer

#12. Which was the last province to join Canada?

a. Newfoundland

b. Prince Edward Island

c. Saskatchewan

d. British Columbia

#13. Which part of the Constitution legally protects the basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians?

a. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

b. The Canadian Charter of Rights

c. The British Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

d. The Canadian Charter of Freedoms and association.

#14. What are the two official languages of Canada?

a. French and Inuktitut

b. English and Chinese

c. English and French

d. English and Métis

#15. What are the first two lines of Canada’s national anthem?

a. O Canada! Our province and homeland! True patriot love in all thy sons command.

b. O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.

c. O Canada! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.

d. O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.

#16. What are the five regions of Canada?

a. Atlantic, Central, Prairie, West Coast, and North

b. Midwest, North, South, East, Central

c. West, Central, East, Prairies, and North

d. Maritime, Ontario, Quebec, Prairies, and West Coast

#17. What are the three levels of government in Canada?

a. Federal, Provincial, and City

b. Federal, Provincial, and Territorial, Municipal (local)

c. Federal, Territorial, and Provincial

d. Federal, State, and Municipal

#18. What do you mark on a federal election ballot?

a. The number of the candidate

b. An "X"

c. The voter's name

d. The candidate's name

#19. Who has the right to run as a candidate in federal elections?

a. Anybody

b. Any one who is at least 18 years old.

c. Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old.

d. Any Canadian citizen who is 16 years old.

#20. Which federal political party is in power?

a. Conservative Party

b. New Democratic Party

c. Liberal Party

d. Green Party

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