Test 08 NEW

Question 1

1. What city is Canada’s largest and busiest port?
   a. Toronto
   b. Vancouver
   c. Halifax
   d. Fredericton

Answer 1

B

Question 2

2. Manufacturing industries include _______________
   a. Transportation, education, health care, communications and automobile
   b. Automobile, machinery, aerospace technology and equipment
   c. Forestry, fishing, energy, agriculture and mining
   d. Education, communication, clothing and energy

Answer 2

B

Question 3

3. What was the first institution established by Sir Alexander Macdonald?
   a. North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
   b. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   c. North-West Mounted Police (NWMP)
   d. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Answer 3

C

Question 4

4. As an independent country, Canada took part in which four wars?
   a. First World War, Second World War, War 1812, and Korean War
   b. South African War, First World War, Second World War and Korean War
   c. Korean War, First World War, Second World War and Pacific War
   d. Pearl Harbour, First World War, Second World War and Afghanistan

Answer 4

B

Question 5

5. Where did Duke of Wellington choose as the endpoint to defend Canada?
   a. Halifax (Nova Scotia)
   b. Bytown (Ottawa)
   c. Toronto (Ontario)
   d. Fredericton (New Brunswick)

Answer 5

B

Question 6

6. Who was a navy pilot sank the Japanese warship in the Second World War?
   a. Captain Billy Bishop
   b. Lieutenant Alexander Robert Dunn
   c. Sergeant Filip Konowal
   d. Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray

Answer 6

D

Question 7

7. What is the “Canadian Pacific Railway” powerfully symbolizing?
   a. Great convenience for transportation
   b. To remember sacrifices of railroad workers
   c. The unity of provinces and territories
   d. The unity of east and west coast from sea to sea

Answer 7

D

Question 8

8. Sir etienne-Paschal Tache, Sir George-etienne Cartier and Sir John A. Macdonald were _____________:
   a. Fathers of Confederation
   b. The group of Sevens
   c. Inventors
   d. Historians

Answer 8

A

Question 9

9. Who was French served Canada’s seventh Prime Minister?
   a. Pierre de Monts
   b. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
   c. Samuel de Champlain
   d. Charles de Salaberry

Answer 9

B

Question 10

10. What was the first world organization that Canada joined since postwar?
    a. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
    b. United Nation (UN)
    c. World Trade Organization (WTO)
    d. North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Answer 10

C

Question 11

11. Why British Columbia is Gateway of Canada?
    a. Handles billions of dollars in goods traded around the world
    b. Because many immigrants arrive British Columbia from the Pacific Ocean
    c. Canada’s fishing industry relies on the Pacific Ocean
    d. Because British Columbia is on the Pacific coast

Answer 11

A

Question 12

12. The Banff National Park is in the province of:
    a. British Columbia
    b. Alberta
    c. Saskatchewan
    d. Manitoba

Answer 12

B

Question 13

13. What is the role of Opposition parties in the parliament?
    a. Oppose or try to improve government proposals
    b. Run the government as long as they have the support
    c. Run the federal government departments
    d. Make important decisions about how the country should be governed

Answer 13

A

Question 14

14. What is a cabinet minister?
    a. Chosen by Governor General and appointed by the Queen
    b. MPs chosen by the Prime Minister to run Federal Departments
    c. By the Premiers of all provinces and appointed by Prime Minister
    d. Chosen by voters and appointed by the Governor General of Canada

Answer 14

B

Question 15

15. In the Federal Elections Canadians can vote:
    a. At advance poll
    b. On the Election Day
    c. By special ballot
    d. All of above

Answer 15

D

Question 16

16. The Prime Minister can choose:
    a. The premier and lieutenant governor
    b. The opposition parties
    c. The cabinet minister
    d. An automobile to drive

Answer 16

C

Question 17

17. What do the Municipal Governments responsible for?
    a. National defense, health care and transportation
    b. Education, foreign policy and transportation
    c. Health care, natural resources and transportation
    d. Firefighting, Recycling program, and garbage disposal

Answer 17

D

Question 18

18. What does Prime Minister responsible for?
    a. Assign duties to each jurisdiction and meeting with premiers of each province
    b. Assign daily duties to the ministers of federal departments
    c. Preside the citizenship oaths
    d. The operations and policy of the government

Answer 18

D

Question 19

19. Who represents the Queen in federal and provincial government?
    a. Prime Minister and premiers of each province
    b. Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliaments
    c. Governor General and Lieutenant Governor
    d. Senators and Prime Minister

Answer 19

C

Question 20

20. When was the Dominion of Canada established?
    a. After the British North America Act
    b. After the war of 1812
    c. After the First World War
    d. After the Second World War

Answer 20

A