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1. Which biennial sports event that began in 1970 features such sports as snowshoeing and dog sledding, as well as athletes from northern communities like the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alaska, Greenland and several northern Russian provinces?


Select One:
 Arctic Cup
 Northern Winter Olympics
 Arctic Winter Games
 Northern Games

2. 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.

3. In 1970, there was a major change to the Canadian federal election voting system. What was that change?


Select One:
 Women gained the right to vote
 Personal identification became a necessity to vote
 The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18
 Voting rights were extended to all inmates

4. What does voting by secret ballot mean?


Select One:
 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.

5. What is the government of all of Canada called?


Select One:
 National assembly
 Legislature
 Council
 Federal

6. What should you do if you don't receive a voter's card?


Select One:
 Call the police
 Call your Member of Parliament
 Contact Elections Canada or visit their website to ensure your name is on the voter's list
 Assume you cannot vote

7. How is a Cabinet Minister chosen ?


Select One:
 By the Queen
 By the Governor General
 By the voters
 By the Prime Minister

8. Les Automatistes of Québec were:


Select One:
 A political organisation
 Pioneering modern abstract artists
 A musical group who raised Quebecers? morale during the Depression
 One of largest mechanical engineering companies

9. What are three minerals still being mined in the territories today?


Select One:
 Zinc, gold and tin
 Silver, lead and zinc
 Gold, lead and zinc
 Tin, lead and aluminum

10. What is the Canadian Constitution?


Select One:
 The laws which formed the country.
  A system of laws and conventions which our country governs itself by.
 Municipal and local bylaws.
 The laws which govern the Territories in Canada.

11. "For here [in Canada], I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." Which Prime Minister of Canada said this?


Select One:
 Sir John A. Macdonald
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier
 Richard B. Bennett
 Pierre E. Trudeau

12. In what province did the "Marathon of Hope" creator and Canadian hero Terry Fox spend most of his life?


Select One:
 Ontario
 British Columbia
 Albera
 Quebec

13. Which of the following answers is NOT true about the Canada/USA relationship?


Select One:
 Canada exports very little goods to USA
 They are largest trading partners
 The Canada/USA relationship is the closest and the most extensive in the world
 They share longest undefended border

14. What does due Process mean in Canada?


Select One:
 You must prove your innocence in court
 The law applies to everyone in Canada, except judges and politicians
 The government must respect all the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law
 Government must respect most of the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law

15. How can a party in power be defeated in Parliament?


Select One:
 If Canadians do not approve of the laws to be passed.
 If a majority of the MPs vote against a major government decision.
 If the Premiers vote against major federal government decisions.
 If Canadians vote against the party in power.

16. What is the capital city of Manitoba?


Select One:
 Winnipeg
 Halifax
 Winkler
 Ottawa

17. Which three oceans line Canada's frontiers?


Select One:
 Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
 Atlantic, Pacific, Bering
 Atlantic, Hudson's Bay, Pacific
 Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic

18. 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

19. List three ways you can protect the environment.


Select One:
 Recycle, conserve energy and buy bottled water
 Recycle, conserve energy and drive your car to work
 Recycle, conserve energy and mow your lawn
 Recycle, conserve energy and water and join a car pool

20. Which province is the only officially bilingual province?


Select One:
 New Brunswick
 Quebec
 Nova Scotia
 Ontario

 Citizenship Test Tips

Content of Canadian Citizenship Test ..... Remember the exam paper is generally designed for the country-wide purpose and the actual test contains very less questions specific to a province or a local city.

You are required to show adequate knowledge in following fields.
- 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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