Citizenship Test Practice Test 15

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1. How many Allied air crew were trained in Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan?

   1. Over 130,000
   2. About 13,000
   3. Over 1 million
   4. About 44,000

2. In April 1917, which battle secured the Canadians' reputation as the shock troops of the British Empire?

   1. Dieppe
   2. Vimy Ridge
   3. Paardeberg
   4. Juno Beach

3. Which is Canada's largest city and main financial centre?

   1. Vancouver
   2. Ottawa
   3. Toronto
   4. Montreal

4. In the population figures quoted in Discover Canada, about what share of Indigenous people are described as First Nations?

   1. About 65%
   2. About 90%
   3. About 30%
   4. About 4%

5. What does Canada's motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, mean?

   1. From sea to sea
   2. Glorious and free
   3. Peace, order and good government
   4. Strong and free

6. Which office normally grants royal assent to federal bills for the Sovereign?

   1. The Prime Minister
   2. The Speaker of the Senate
   3. The Governor General
   4. The Chief Justice acting as a judge

7. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are part of which fundamental freedom?

   1. Freedom of conscience and religion
   2. Freedom of peaceful assembly
   3. Freedom of association
   4. Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression

8. Which group of painters, founded in 1920, is known for capturing Canada's rugged wilderness landscapes?

   1. The Group of Seven
   2. The Fathers of Confederation
   3. The Royal Academy
   4. Les Automatistes

9. Who sent the world's first wireless voice message?

   1. Henry Woodward
   2. Marshall McLuhan
   3. Alexander Graham Bell
   4. Reginald Fessenden

10. Which neutral agency of Parliament produces the voters' lists for federal elections?

    1. Statistics Canada
    2. Elections Canada
    3. The Senate
    4. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

11. Which part of the original Centre Block survived the 1916 fire?

    1. The Library
    2. The East Block clock
    3. The Senate chamber
    4. The Peace Tower

12. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms begins by saying Canada is founded on principles that recognize what?

    1. The authority of the British Parliament
    2. The power of the provinces over Ottawa
    3. The supremacy of God and the rule of law
    4. The will of the majority in all things

13. What caused large numbers of Aboriginal people to die after Europeans arrived?

    1. European diseases they had no immunity to
    2. Wars with the Vikings
    3. Extreme cold during the Little Ice Age
    4. Famine caused by the fur trade ending

14. According to Parks Canada’s history of the residential school system, schools continued until which period?

    1. The late 1990s
    2. The 1860s
    3. The 1950s
    4. The 1920s

15. What inspired the phrase Dominion of Canada?

    1. A speech by Queen Victoria
    2. A poem by John McCrae
    3. The French national anthem
    4. Psalm 72 in the Bible

16. In which war did Canada take part in the UN operation defending South Korea?

    1. The Vietnam War
    2. The Gulf War
    3. The Korean War
    4. The Boer War

17. What is the capital of New Brunswick?

    1. Saint John
    2. Fredericton
    3. Moncton
    4. Halifax

18. What are the three branches of government?

    1. Executive, Legislative and Judicial
    2. Federal, Provincial and Municipal
    3. Police, Courts and Prisons
    4. Senate, Commons and Crown

19. After whom were the province of Alberta and Lake Louise named?

    1. Queen Victoria herself
    2. A Hudson's Bay Company trader
    3. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta
    4. The wife of Sir John A. Macdonald

20. Why do Canadians swear loyalty to a person rather than to a flag or a constitution?

    1. The Sovereign personifies Canada
    2. The flag is not official
    3. The Prime Minister requires it
    4. The constitution is unwritten