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) Canadian Rangers
  • b) Canadian Forces
  • c) Canadian Army
  • d) None of these
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Answer: B) 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) Police officer
  • b) Cadet
  • c) Nurse
  • d) Driver

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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) Good government
  • b) Armed Forces power
  • c) Good agriculture
  • d) Wide population
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Answer: A) 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) Canada
  • b) Australia
  • c) South Korea
  • d) Germany
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Answer: A) 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) Dependent
  • b) Strong and free
  • c) Aggressive
  • d) Captive
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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) Canada
  • b) USA
  • c) Germany
  • d) Russia
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Answer: A) 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) Population rule
  • b) Constitutional monarchy
  • c) Benign dictatorship
  • d) Republican democracy

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Answer: B) 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 I
  • b) King George II
  • c) King George III
  • d) King George IV

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Answer: C) 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) Prairie Provinces
  • b) Atlantic Provinces
  • c) Northern Territories
  • d) Ontario

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Answer: A) 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) Aboriginals
  • b) First Nation
  • c) French Canadians
  • d) British Canadians

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Answer: B) 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 land
  • b) The people
  • c) The water
  • d) The sky

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Answer: B) 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) 1980
  • b) 1990
  • c) 2000
  • d) 2010

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Answer: A) 1980

Info: From the 1800s until the 1980s, many Aboriginal children were placed in residential schools.

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44. Thousands of years ago, where did the ancestors of Aboriginal peoples migrate from?

  • a) Europe
  • b) Africa
  • c) Asia
  • d) Australia

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Answer: C) Asia

Info: The ancestors of Aboriginal peoples are believed to have migrated from Asia many thousands of years ago.

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45. Inuit people live across the?

  • a) Plains
  • b) Arctic
  • c) Forests
  • d) Deserts

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Answer: B) Arctic

Info: The Inuit live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic.

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46. Who said that immigrant groups should retain their individuality and each make its contribution to the national character?

  • a) John A. Macdonald
  • b) Lester B. Pearson
  • c) John Buchan
  • d) Wilfrid Laurier

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Answer: C) John Buchan

Info: John Buchan, the first Baron Tweedsmuir, was a popular Governor General of Canada from 1935 to 1940.

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47. In which year did Ottawa formally apologize for its treatment of Aboriginal students?

  • a) 2008
  • b) 2010
  • c) 2012
  • d) 2014

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Answer: A) 2008

Info: Ottawa formally apologized to former Aboriginal students in 2008.

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48. How many groups of people make up the Aboriginals?

  • a) Two
  • b) Three
  • c) Four
  • d) Five

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Answer: B) Three

Info: Today, the term Aboriginal peoples refers to three distinct groups: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.

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49. The Métis are distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry. They come from?

  • a) French-speaking background
  • b) English-speaking background
  • c) Both French and English-speaking background
  • d) Neither French nor English-speaking background

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Answer: C) Both French and English-speaking background

Info: The Métis have both French and English-speaking backgrounds.

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50. Which is considered as Canada’s greatest strength?

  • a) Military power
  • b) Economic power
  • c) Diversity
  • d) Political system

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Answer: C) Diversity

Info: Canada’s greatest strength is its diversity.

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51. According to John Buchan, from where should we learn while cherishing our own special loyalties and traditions?

  • a) From our own history
  • b) From others’ traditions
  • c) From the government
  • d) From religious teachings

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Answer: B) From others’ traditions

Info: Each group should learn from the other while cherishing their own special loyalties and traditions.

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52. Today, how many Anglophones are present in Canada?

  • a) 10 million
  • b) 15 million
  • c) 18 million
  • d) 20 million

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Answer: C) 18 million

Info: Today, there are 18 million Anglophones, people who speak English as a first language.

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53. What percentage of Aboriginal peoples are Inuit?

a) 2%
b) 4%
c) 6%
d) 8%

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Answer: B) 4%

Info: 4% of Aboriginal peoples are Inuit.

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54. Today, Acadian culture is a lively part of?

  • a) English-speaking Canada
  • b) French-speaking Canada
  • c) Spanish-speaking Canada
  • d) Italian-speaking Canada

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Answer: B) French-speaking Canada

Info: Acadian culture is flourishing and is a lively part of French-speaking Canada.

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55. The majority of French-speaking Canadians belong to?

  • a) Ontario
  • b) Quebec
  • c) Manitoba
  • d) British Columbia

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Answer: B) Quebec

Info: The majority of Francophones live in the province of Quebec.

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56. Who are the descendants of the French colonists who began settling in Maritime Provinces in 1604?

  • a) Acadians
  • b) Loyalists
  • c) Vikings
  • d) Spaniards

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Answer: A) Acadians

Info: The Acadians are the descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces in 1604.

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57. The only bilingual province present in Canada is?

  • a) Ontario
  • b) Quebec
  • c) New Brunswick
  • d) Nova Scotia

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Answer: C) New Brunswick

Info: New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province.

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58. Anglophones are the people who speak?

  • a) English as their first language
  • b) French as their first language
  • c) Spanish as their first language
  • d) Italian as their first language

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Answer: A) English as their first language

Info: Anglophones are the people who speak English as a first language.

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59. During the war between Britain and France in 1755 and 1763, more than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported from their homeland. This period is known as the?

  • a) The Great War
  • b) The Great Migration
  • c) The Great Upheaval
  • d) The Great Escape

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Answer: C) Great Upheaval

Info: Between 1755 and 1763, more than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported from their homeland during the Great Upheaval.

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60. In 1604, who began settling in the region which is now called the Maritime Provinces?

  • a) Acadians
  • b) Loyalists
  • c) Vikings
  • d) Spaniards

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Answer: A) Acadians

Info: The Acadians are the descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces in 1604.