Citizenship Test Practice Test 12

All 20 questions in this test

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1. What was July 1 called until 1982?

   1. Confederation Day
   2. Victoria Day
   3. Empire Day
   4. Dominion Day

2. Which is Canada's largest and busiest port?

   1. The Port of Saint John
   2. The Port of Vancouver
   3. The Port of Halifax
   4. The Port of Montreal

3. Why did British Columbia join Canada in 1871?

   1. Gold was found in Ontario
   2. Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast
   3. The Hudson's Bay Company asked it to
   4. It wanted to leave the United States after the gold rush

4. In what year was Canada’s first Official Languages Act passed?

   1. 1982
   2. 1969
   3. 1963
   4. 1867

5. Which right in the Charter concerns the language in which children of official-language minorities are schooled?

   1. Freedom of association and of assembly
   2. Minority language educational rights
   3. Mobility rights
   4. Habeas corpus

6. Corporal Filip Konowal, born in Ukraine, earned the Victoria Cross at which battle?

   1. Balaclava
   2. Casa Berardi
   3. Hill 70
   4. Vimy Ridge

7. Which Canadian is known for promoting a worldwide system of standard time zones?

   1. Dr. John A. Hopps
   2. Sir Sandford Fleming
   3. Joseph-Armand Bombardier
   4. Alexander Graham Bell

8. In what year did Ottawa formally apologize to former students of residential schools?

   1. 1988
   2. 1982
   3. 2008
   4. 2015

9. Where was Sir John A. Macdonald born?

   1. Kingston, Upper Canada
   2. Ireland
   3. Montreal
   4. Scotland

10. Until what age do senators serve?

    1. 75
    2. 65
    3. 70
    4. For life

11. In 1970, Canada helped found which international association?

    1. The Commonwealth of Nations
    2. The United Nations
    3. NATO
    4. La Francophonie

12. Who is eligible to vote in a federal election?

    1. Citizens aged 16 or older
    2. Canadian citizens at least 18 on election day, registered or registering to vote
    3. All residents who pay taxes
    4. Permanent residents aged 18 or older

13. Who donated the Stanley Cup in 1892?

    1. Wayne Gretzky
    2. Lord Grey, the Governor General
    3. Lord Stanley, the Governor General
    4. Adrienne Clarkson

14. Under the Quebec Act of 1774, which laws applied in the colony?

    1. Only French law in all matters
    2. British civil law and French criminal law
    3. French civil law and British criminal law
    4. Only British law in all matters

15. What is the capital of Nova Scotia?

    1. Halifax
    2. Sydney
    3. Fredericton
    4. Charlottetown

16. Why is Laura Secord remembered as a heroine?

    1. She walked about 30 km to warn of an American attack
    2. She sailed a ship into Halifax harbour
    3. She founded the first school in York
    4. She led British troops into battle at Queenston Heights

17. Which navy pilot from Trail, B.C., was the last Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross, as stated in the guide?

    1. Brigadier Paul Triquet
    2. Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
    3. Able Seaman William Hall
    4. Captain Billy Bishop

18. Which of these does the guide suggest as a way to prepare for the citizenship test?

    1. Memorize the names of all MPs
    2. Practise questions with a friend or family member
    3. Wait until after the oath ceremony to start studying
    4. Read only the history chapter

19. The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the Province of Quebec into which two colonies?

    1. East Canada and Rupert's Land
    2. Acadia and New France
    3. Ontario and Manitoba
    4. Upper Canada and Lower Canada

20. What non-party political system is used by the Nunavut Legislative Assembly?

    1. Appointment of all members by Ottawa
    2. Government organized by competing political parties
    3. A territory-wide referendum for every minister
    4. Consensus government