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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Answer: B) Government
Info: The Prime Minister is the leader of the federal government in Canada.
