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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
