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1. What does crown mean for Canadians?


Select One:
 The Crown contain symbols of England, France, Scotland and Ireland as well as red maple leaves
 The Crown is a symbol of Government, including Parliament, legislatures, courts, police services and the armed forces
 A national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, which in Latin means from sea to sea
 Reflecting the Greco-Roman heritage of Western civilization in which democracy originated

2. What part of the Constitution legally protects basic rights and freedoms of Canadians?


Select One:
 The British Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
 The Canadian Charter of Responsibilities.
 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
 The Canadian Charter of Freedoms.

3. In which year Aboriginal people were given the name 'First Nation'?


Select One:
 1980s
 1970s
 2000
 1820s

4. Paul Henderson scored the winning goal for Canada in the Canada-Soviet Summit Series in hockey. In what year was this goal, often referred to as "the goal heard around the world," scored?


Select One:
 1972
 1967
 1983
 1980

5. What did the Suffrage movement achieve?


Select One:
 Abolished slavery in Canada
 Women achieved the right to vote
 Introduction of employment insurance
 Quebec experienced an era of rapid change

6. What is meant by the equality of women and men?


Select One:
 A woman may now become Prime Minister
 Men and women are equal under the law
 A Women can now vote as a man can
 Men and women must both do housework

7. What does Confederation mean?


Select One:
 The combination of neighborhood to build a larger community.
 The joining of provinces to become a new country.
 The United States Confederate army came to settle in Canada.
 The merger of colonies to form a province.

8. How is the government formed after an election?


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 The Premiers of each province vote for the party to be in power.
 The party with the most elected representatives becomes in power.
 The Queen selects a party to form the government.
 The Governor General proposes a plan to form the government.

9. Who was the first governor general of Canada


Select One:
 Georges Vanier
 Vincent Massey
 Samuel de Champlain
  Viscount Monck

10. When did the name Canada begin first appearing on maps?


Select One:
 1880
 1920
 1550
 1760

11. What are the provinces of the Atlantic region?


Select One:
 Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec.
 New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
 Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
 Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.

12. Which province is Canada's major producer of oil and gas?


Select One:
 Alberta
 British Columbia
 Quebec
 Yukon

13. What unique art form was developed by First Nations people on the West Coast?


Select One:
 Paintings
 Totem poles
 Kayaks
 Sculptures

14. When is Canada Day?


Select One:
 July 1st every year
 The second Monday of July.
 September 6th of each year.
 The third Monday of May.

15. Who are the Acadians?


Select One:
 The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604
 English-speaking refugees who settled in Louisiana
 French-speaking Catholics living in Ontario
 Aboriginal people of the arctic

16. What does voting by secret ballot mean?


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 Only the candidate you vote for can watch your marked ballot.
 No one can watch you vote except the election officer.
 No one can watch you vote or look at your marked ballot.
 The voter should not tell anyone for whom he/she voted.

17. What was the first province in Canada to recognize Women right to vote ?


Select One:
 Ontario
 Manitoba
 Quebec
 British Columbia

18. What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier?


Select One:
 Completed the Trans Canada Railway.
 Completed the Canadian Pacific Railway.
 Offered land at very low cost.
 Completed the St. Lawrence Waterway.

19. What is the most significant difference between Canadian football and American football?


Select One:
 Canadian football uses a bigger ball
 Canadian football allows three downs instead of four
 Canadian football is played on a bigger field
 All of above

20. Which was the last province to join Canada?


Select One:
 New Brunswick
 Prince Edward Island
 Newfoundland
 Quebec

 Citizenship Test Tips

What was the last update to Discover Canada and Citizenship Test Regulations ..... On September 30, 2010, regulatory amendments came which resulted in an update to "Discover Canada" and the way the "Canadian Citizeship Test" is conducted.

With these new regulations,
- The mandatory question requirement is removed, which means you don't automatically fail by giving wrong answer for certain type of question (that was the case previously);
- You are only required to give 15 correct answers out of 20;

For the contents of the tests, applicants are now supposed to have an adequate knowledge about
- National symbols of Canada
- Canadian Cultural and Social History;
- Canadian Goverment Hierarchy and Monarchy;
- Rights, Responsibilities and Privileges of Citizenship;

Check out Format of Canadian Citizenship Test to get more details.

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