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CAN 500Q-2 CA 31-60 Flashcards

31-60 CA

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31. Which of the following is the name of the military forces in Canada?

  • A) Royal Canadian Army
  • B) Canadian Defense Force
  • C) Canadian Forces
  • D) Royal Canadian Forces
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Answer: C) Canadian Forces

Info: The Canadian Forces include the Navy, Army, and Air Force.

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32. The teenagers who can’t join the Canadian Army can become?

  • A) Scouts
  • B) A Cadet
  • C) Rangers
  • D) Junior Guards
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Answer: B) A Cadet

Info: Young people can learn discipline and responsibility by becoming cadets.

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33. The founding peoples of Canada are?

  • A) Aboriginal
  • B) French
  • C) British
  • D) All of these
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Answer: D) All of these (Aboriginal, French, British)

Info: Canada’s founding peoples include Aboriginal, French, and British.

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34. Canada’s institutions uphold a commitment in the British North America Act 1867 about?

  • A) Peace and freedom
  • B) Order and prosperity
  • C) Peace, order, and good government
  • D) Freedom, order, and equality
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Answer: C) Peace, order, and good government

Info: This phrase reflects the values upheld by Canadian institutions.

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35. Which of the following is often referred to as the great Dominion?

  • A) United Kingdom
  • B) Australia
  • C) Canada
  • D) New Zealand
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Answer: C) Canada

Info: Canada is often hailed as the great Dominion by poets and songwriters.

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36. Canada is being regarded around the world as?

  • A) Weak and dependent
  • B) Strong and free
  • C) Isolated and neutral
  • D) Aggressive and powerful
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Answer: B) Strong and free

Info: Canada is known globally as a strong and free country.

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37. It is the only constitutional monarchy in North America?

  • A) United States
  • B) Mexico
  • C) Canada
  • D) Cuba
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Answer: C) Canada

Info: Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America, with a continuous constitutional tradition.

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38. The Canadian system of government is based on?

  • A) Republicanism
  • B) Anarchy
  • C) Constitutional monarchy
  • D) Dictatorship
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Answer: C) Constitutional monarchy

Info: Canada’s government is based on a constitutional monarchy.

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39. Territorial rights were first guaranteed through the Royal Proclamation of 1763 by?

  • A) King George II
  • B) King George III
  • C) Queen Victoria
  • D) Queen Elizabeth I
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Answer: B) King George III

Info: The Royal Proclamation of 1763 by King George III guaranteed territorial rights.

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40. Most of the Métis people live in?

  • A) Atlantic Provinces
  • B) Prairie Provinces
  • C) Northern Territories
  • D) British Columbia
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Answer: B) Prairie Provinces

Info: The Métis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry, mainly residing in the Prairie Provinces.

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41. Canadian citizens who are neither Inuit nor Métis are known as?

  • A) First Nation
  • B) Aboriginal
  • C) Native Canadian
  • D) Indigenous
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Answer: A) First Nation

Info: Canadian citizens who are neither Inuit nor Métis are often referred to as First Nation.

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42. What is the meaning of the word Inuit in the Inuktitut language?

  • A) The strong
  • B) The brave
  • C) The people
  • D) The hunters
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Answer: C) The people

Info: Inuktitut language refers to Inuit as “the people.”

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43. Until which date did the federal government force Aboriginal students to assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture?

  • A) The 1970s
  • B) The 1980s
  • C) The 1990s
  • D) The 2000s
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Answer: C) The 1990s

Info: The residential school system, designed to assimilate Aboriginal children, operated until the late 20th century.

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44. The first European settlers in Canada were?

  • A) Spanish from Spain
  • B) French from France
  • C) Vikings from Iceland
  • D) British from England
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Answer: C) Vikings from Iceland

Info: Vikings from Iceland settled in Newfoundland and Labrador around the year 1000.

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45. Jacques Cartier made three voyages across the Atlantic, claiming the land for?

  • A) King Louis XIV of France
  • B) King Henry II of France
  • C) King Francis I of France
  • D) King Charles IX of France
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Answer: C) King Francis I of France

Info: Jacques Cartier claimed what is now Canada for France in the 16th century.

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46. Who was the founder of Quebec City in 1608?

  • A) René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
  • B) Pierre Gaultier de Varennes
  • C) Samuel de Champlain
  • D) Étienne Brûlé
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Answer: C) Samuel de Champlain

Info: Samuel de Champlain established the first permanent European settlement in Canada at Quebec City.

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47. The Hudson’s Bay Company was established to trade in?

  • A) Spices
  • B) Tea
  • C) Fur
  • D) Silk
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Answer: C) Fur

Info: The Hudson’s Bay Company, founded in 1670, became one of the world’s oldest and largest fur trading companies.

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48. Canada’s official languages are?

  • A) English and Spanish
  • B) English and French
  • C) French and Spanish
  • D) English and German
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Answer: B) English and French

Info: English and French are the official languages of Canada, reflecting its colonial history.

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49. The British North America Act, 1867, established?

  • A) The Dominion of Newfoundland
  • B) The Dominion of Canada
  • C) The Republic of Canada
  • D) The Kingdom of Canada
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Answer: B) The Dominion of Canada

Info: This act created the Dominion of Canada, marking the beginning of its confederation.

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50. The last province to join Canada was?

  • A) Alberta
  • B) British Columbia
  • C) Newfoundland and Labrador
  • D) Prince Edward Island
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Answer: C) Newfoundland and Labrador

Info: Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949.

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51. The Constitution Act, 1982, included?

  • A) The Canadian Charter of Independence
  • B) The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  • C) The Canadian Charter of Justice
  • D) The Canadian Charter of Equality
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Answer: B) The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Info: This act entrenched the Charter, which protects the rights and freedoms of Canadians.

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52. The name “Canada” comes from the word “Kanata,” meaning?

  • A) City
  • B) Country
  • C) Village or settlement
  • D) River
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Answer: C) Village or settlement

Info: “Kanata” is a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word.

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53. The head of state of Canada is?

  • A) The Prime Minister
  • B) The Governor General
  • C) The Sovereign
  • D) The President
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Answer: C) The Sovereign

Info: The Sovereign is represented in Canada by the governor general.

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54. The Prime Minister is the head of?

  • A) State
  • B) Government
  • C) Judiciary
  • D) Parliament
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Answer: B) Government

Info: The Prime Minister is the leader of the federal government in Canada.

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55. The national flag of Canada is often called?

  • A) The Maple Leaf
  • B) The Red Ensign
  • C) The Blue Flag
  • D) The Red and White
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Answer: A) The Maple Leaf

Info: The flag features a red maple leaf, which is a symbol of Canada.

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56. The national anthem of Canada is?

  • A) “God Save the Queen”
  • B) “O Canada”
  • C) “The Star-Spangled Banner”
  • D) “Advance Australia Fair”
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Answer: B) “O Canada”

Info: “O Canada” became the official national anthem in 1980.

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57. Canada’s national motto is?

  • A) “Unity, Peace, Prosperity”
  • B) “Freedom, Order, Equality”
  • C) “A Mari Usque Ad Mare”
  • D) “Justice, Freedom, Democracy”
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Answer: C) “A Mari Usque Ad Mare”

Info: This Latin phrase means “From Sea to Sea.”

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58. The Canadian Parliament consists of?

  • A) The House of Commons and the Senate
  • B) The House of Representatives and the Senate
  • C) The House of Commons and the House of Lords
  • D) The House of Representatives and the House of Lords
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Answer: A) The House of Commons and the Senate

Info: Parliament is the federal legislative body of Canada.

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59. The House of Commons has?

  • A) 105 members
  • B) 200 members
  • C) 338 members
  • D) 400 members
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Answer: C) 338 members

Info: Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected to the House of Commons.

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60. The Senate has?

  • A) 50 senators
  • B) 80 senators
  • C) 105 senators
  • D) 150 senators
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Answer: C) 105 senators

Info: Senators are appointed to the Senate on the advice of the Prime Minister.

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