Practice Test-9

#1. Who had played an important part in building the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)?

a. Chinese railroad workers

b. Acadians

c. Afro-American slaves

d. American railroad engineers

#2. What does it mean by Canadian “constitutional monarchy”?

a. The Sovereign (Queen or King) is the law maker of Canada.

b. The sovereign (Queen or King) approves bills before becoming law.

c. The Sovereign (Queen or King) represents Canadians in Parliament.

d. Canada's Head of State is a hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King) who reigns in accordance with the Constitution.

#3. What does the “right to a secret ballot” mean?

a. Your right to vote in secret on who to appoint to the Senate.

b. No one can watch your vote and no one should look at how you voted.

c. A secret vote used by politicians when they are voting on sensitive topics.

d. No one should tell you where to vote.

#4. How many Canadians served in the Second World War?

a. About 10,000

b. More than one million

c. About 60,000

d. More than six millions

#5. After a federal election, which party forms the new government?

a. The Queen herself picks any party to run the government.

b. The Governor General proposes a law for elected officials to become the governing body.

c. The party with the most elected representatives is invited by the Governor General to become the party in power.

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

#6. The French and Aboriginal peoples collaborated to trade which product?

a. Furs

b. Garments

c. Gold

d. Cotton

#7. When did the First World War end?

a. 11 November 1945

b. 11 November 1918

c. 01 November 1919

d. 01 December 1945

#8. In the second world war, which beach was captured by the Canadians on D-Day?

a. Juno Beach

b. Utah Beach

c. Sword Beach

d. Omaha Beach

#9. In Canada’s justice system what does “presumption of innocence” mean?

a. Everyone is guilty until proven innocent.

b. Innocence is decided by public opinion.

c. Guilt is decided by public opinion

d. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty.

#10. When did Ottawa formally apologize for the wrongs done to the residential school era?

a. 1999

b. 2000

c. 2008

d. 2014

#11. Give some examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family.

a. Doing laundry and keeping the house clean.

b. Cycling and driving a car.

c. Studying hard so you can earn enough money to take a vacation.

d. Getting a job, taking care of one's family and working hard in keeping with one's abilities.

#12. Which region has gold, lead, copper, diamond, and zinc mines?

a. Central Canada

b. Prairies

c. Northern Territories

d. West Coast

#13. Voting in elections is a responsibility of citizenship.

a. True

b. False

#14. What happened at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

a. The British defeated the French marking the end of France's empire in America.

b. Americans fought the United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution.

c. The Voyagers battled with the British for fur trading rights.

d. The French defeated the British in a battle for Quebec.

#15. What are the most important rights in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

a. Obeying the law, serving on a jury, following the orders of the country, and freedom of the press

b. Mobility rights, Aboriginal People's Rights, Official Language Rights, and Multiculturalism

c. Helping others in the community, learning an official language, treating equally all people, and being part of a faith community

d. Knowing about Magna Carta, enjoying freedom rights, and learning official languages

#16. When was Magna Carta signed?

a. 1867

b. 1945

c. 1215

d. 1604

#17. Who proclaimed the amended Constitution of Canada in 1982?

a. The Governor General

b. Queen Elizabeth II

c. The Senate

d. The Prime Minister

#18. Who were the United Empire Loyalists?

a. First Nations

b. Métis

c. Inuit

d. Settlers who came to Canada from the United States during the American Revolution.

#19. Where are the Great Lakes?

a. British Columbia

b. Northern Territories

c. Atlantic Canada

d. Between Ontario and the United States

#20. Which of the following sentences best describes the War of 1812?

a. The USA became independent from the British Empire after the war.

b. The USA invaded Canada and was defeated, which ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States.

c. Canada joined the United States after the war.

d. Napoleon's fleet was defeated by the Royal Navy in the war.

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