5. What is a Voter Information Card?
Select One:
A form that tells you where and when to vote.
A letter that lets you know the voting schedule.
A list tells you who the candidates are in your electoral district.
A card to let you register for voting.
6. Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?
Select One:
Inuit
First Nations
Métis
Acadians and Inuit
7. 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
8. On September 10 of which year did the government of Mackenzie King declare war on Hitler's Germany ten days after the rest of the British Empire declared war?
Select One:
1939
1914
1907
1922
9. What is the Underground Railroad?
Select One:
The CPR's secret railway line
The first railway to cross Canada
The TTC subway system
A network used by slaves who escaped the United States into Canada
10. Which province is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world?
Select One:
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
11. During the War of 1812 the Americans burned down the Parliament Buildings in York (now Toronto). What did the British and Canadians do in return?
Select One:
They attacked American merchant ships and burned them down
They burned down the White House in Washington D.C.
They expanded their defence system, including Fort York
They captured Niagara Falls and burned down all american posts
12. From where does the name Canada come?
Select One:
From Kanata, the First Nations word for village.
From the Inuit word meaning home.
From the First Nations word meaning land.
From the Inuit word Kanata meaning nations.
13. Who has the right to run as a candidate in federal elections?
Select One:
Any man who is at least 18 years or older.
Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old.
A Canadian citizen who is 16 years or older
Canadian citizens and landed immigrants
14. Which is the capital city of Alberta?
Select One:
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
Red Deer
15. What was the head Tax?
Select One:
A tax based on the number of children per family
A discriminatory race-based entry fee to Canada
A discriminatory kind of property tax
A fee charged for riding the railroad
16. What does - official language rights and minority language educational rights - mean?
Select One:
French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the government.
French is more important in Quebec and English is more important in other provinces.
All languages have equal status in Canada's government.
English is more important than French in Canada.
17. When was Great Charter of Freedoms signed ?
Select One:
1215
1245
1615
1225
18. Name the three levels of government in Canada.
Select One:
Federal, provincial or territorial and state
Federal, provincial or territorial and municipal
Federal, state and municipal
Federal, provincial or territorial and local
19. In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?
Select One:
No, police service and conduct is not open to discussion with Canadians
Yes, you can question their service but not their conduct.
Yes, if you feel the need to
Yes, you can question their conduct but not their service.
20. In 1957, the Queen officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament, becoming the first reigning Canadian monarch to read the ______ from the Throne.
Select One:
Letter
Memorandum
Speech
Document