WHO WE ARE
Questions from Discover Canada Chapter – Who We Are. Detailed chapter-by-chapter questions help students retain and review knowledge from each chapter.
The Canadian Citizenship Practice Test questions let you assess your knowledge before taking the actual exam.
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In which year did French colonists begin to settle in the Maritime provinces?
1604
1624
1594
1614
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What percentage of Aboriginal peoples in Canada are Metis?
30%
15%
60%
5%
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In their own language, what does “Inuit” mean?
The people
The fighters
The sailors
The hunters
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The first constitutional document for Canada became law when?
1867
1815
1923
1962
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Gay and lesbian Canadians have equal rights to…?
All of these
Civil marriage
Healthcare
Protection from discrimination
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First Nations make up what percentage of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples?
65%
35%
85%
15%
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The phrase that rules Canadian institutions, “Peace, Order and Good Government” comes from where?
The British North America Act
The US Constitution
The Code Napoleon
Roman law
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Anglophones are usually referred to as…?
English Canadians
Original Canadians
British Canadians
Canadian Englishmen
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How many people in Canada have French as their first language?
7 million
11 million
4 million
2 million
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When were territorial rights for Canada’s Aboriginal people first established?
1763
1663
1863
1963
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In what year was it recognized by the House of Commons that Québecois are a distinct nation within United Canada?
2006
1986
1966
1812
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How many groups make up the Aboriginal people of Canada?
Three
Four
Five
Nobody knows
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Rights for Aboriginal people are…?
Guaranteed in the constitution
Non-existent
A matter of custom
A matter for individual provinces
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Which of these is the Canadian system of government?
Constitutional monarchy
Republican democracy
Autocracy
Benign dictatorship
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The descendants of the original French settlers are known as what?
Acadians
Native French
First Canadians
French founders
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How many Anglo-Quebecers have a heritage going back 250 years or more?
1 million
500,000
1.5 million
250,000
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Which of these is Canada’s only officially bilingual province?
New Brunswick
Québec
Manitoba
Ontario
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Since the 1970s, the majority of immigrants to Canada have come from where?
Asia
Africa
South America
Europe
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Those who immigrate to Canada are expected to…?
Embrace democratic principles
Ignore Canada’s principles
Retain the principles of their original country
Any of these
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The majority of French-speaking Canadians live in which province?
Québec
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Ontario
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The Canadian government stopped trying to force Aboriginal children to integrate into mainstream Canadian culture in what decade?
1980s
1950s
1920s
1890s
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In Vancouver and Toronto, which of these languages is the second most commonly spoken at home, after English?
Chinese
Swahili
Pushtu
Spanish
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All Aboriginal people who are neither Inuit nor Metis are known as what?
First Nations
Red Indians
Aliens
They don’t have a name
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Which of these is not one of the founding peoples of Canada?
The Germans
The Aboriginal Peoples
The French
The British
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Canada is known across the world for being…?
Strong and free
Tough and aggressive
Weak and soft
Devious and wily
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Among Canadian Christians, what is the most common affiliation?
Catholic
Baptist
Methodist
Orthodox
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Metis are a people with a combined heritage of Aboriginal people and…?
European people
South American people
Asian people
African people
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What proportion of aboriginal people are Inuit?
4%
12%
25%
40%
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Roughly how many First Nations communities are there in Canada?
600
1200
150
300
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How many people in Canada have English as their first language?
18 million
23 million
11 million
7 million
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Canada is often called…?
The land of immigrants
The land of isolation
The land of waterfalls
The land of religion
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Which of these does not border onto Canada?
The Gulf of Mexico
The Arctic
The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
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Between 1755 and 1763, more than two thirds of French settlers were deported due to a war between the French and…?
The British
The Americans
The Germans
The Aboriginal peoples
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Which of these is not one of the 12 largest ethnic groups in Canada?
Polish
Scottish
Dutch
Ukrainian
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It is believed that the ancestors of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples came from where?
Asia
South America
Europe
Africa
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The majority of Canadians identify themselves as…?
Christians
Muslims
Hindus
Atheists
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Modern Canadian society is largely derived from which civilisations?
English and French
English and German
French and German
French and Danish
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What Act formed the Confederation of Canada?
The British North America Act of 1867
The British North America Act of 1887
The Quebec Act of 1774
Magna Carta of 1215
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Canada is often called what by poets and songwriters?
The Great Dominion
The Great Democracy
The Great Satan
The Great Force
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Roughly what proportion of First Nations people live on reserve land?
50%
25%
75%
5%
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