Citizenship Test Practice Test 10

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1. Which beach did Canadian troops capture on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

   1. Omaha Beach
   2. Dieppe
   3. Hong Kong
   4. Juno Beach

2. Canada inherited an unwritten constitution from which country?

   1. The United States
   2. Great Britain
   3. The Netherlands
   4. France

3. What did the fleur-de-lys, or lily flower, symbolize for more than a thousand years?

   1. The English Parliament
   2. The Catholic Church in Ireland
   3. Aboriginal nations
   4. French royalty

4. Who has major responsibilities on First Nations reserves, such as housing and schools?

   1. Senators
   2. Band chiefs and councillors
   3. Lieutenant Governors
   4. Territorial Commissioners

5. In which provinces does the RCMP NOT serve as the provincial police?

   1. Ontario and Quebec
   2. Nova Scotia and PEI
   3. British Columbia and Alberta
   4. Manitoba and Saskatchewan

6. What are the three parts of Parliament?

   1. The House of Commons, the premiers and the mayors
   2. The Senate, the Supreme Court and the Governor General
   3. The Sovereign, the Senate and the House of Commons
   4. The Prime Minister, the Cabinet and the courts

7. More than half of Canadians live in which region?

   1. The Atlantic provinces
   2. The Prairie provinces
   3. Central Canada
   4. The West Coast

8. Which elections does the responsibility to vote cover?

   1. Provincial elections only
   2. Federal elections only
   3. Federal, provincial or territorial, and local
   4. Only referendums on the constitution

9. In what year did the British Parliament pass the Slavery Abolition Act?

   1. 1807
   2. 1793
   3. 1867
   4. 1833

10. Which flying ace from Owen Sound, Ontario, earned the Victoria Cross in the First World War?

    1. Robert Hampton Gray
    2. Arthur Currie
    3. Paul Triquet
    4. Billy Bishop

11. Which province is the largest producer of oil and gas?

    1. Alberta
    2. Newfoundland and Labrador
    3. Saskatchewan
    4. British Columbia

12. Which artist painted the forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast?

    1. Emily Carr
    2. Jean-Paul Riopelle
    3. Kenojuak Ashevak
    4. Tom Thomson

13. What service-sector employment share is quoted in Discover Canada?

    1. About 25%
    2. Less than 10%
    3. About 50%
    4. More than 75%

14. Canada works with the United States in which air defence command?

    1. NATO
    2. The United Nations
    3. The G8
    4. NORAD

15. Which is Canada's smallest province?

    1. Prince Edward Island
    2. New Brunswick
    3. Nova Scotia
    4. Newfoundland and Labrador

16. Who were the United Empire Loyalists?

    1. Settlers who supported American independence
    2. Fur traders who stayed loyal to the Hudson's Bay Company monopoly
    3. People loyal to the Crown who fled the American Revolution
    4. French soldiers who stayed after 1759

17. In what year was the current Canadian flag first raised?

    1. 1982
    2. 1921
    3. 1965
    4. 1867

18. What is the deportation of the Acadians between 1755 and 1763 known as?

    1. The Great Upheaval
    2. The Quiet Revolution
    3. The Great Migration
    4. The Conquest

19. Which of these situations does the guide list as a reason to ask the police for help?

    1. You want to change your riding
    2. You need a passport renewed
    3. You want a building permit
    4. Someone you know has gone missing

20. Which is the only officially bilingual province?

    1. Manitoba
    2. Quebec
    3. Ontario
    4. New Brunswick