Citizenship Test Practice Test 17

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1. What is the highest mountain in Canada?

   1. Mount Robson
   2. Mount Columbia
   3. Mount Royal
   4. Mount Logan

2. How do Canada's three northern territories differ from the provinces?

   1. They are governed by the United Kingdom
   2. Their residents cannot vote federally
   3. They do not have the status of provinces
   4. They have no elected assemblies

3. Which Canadian engineer helped develop an early external cardiac pacemaker?

   1. Sir Frederick Banting
   2. Dr. Wilder Penfield
   3. Dr. Emily Stowe
   4. Dr. John A. Hopps

4. Which provinces make up the Atlantic region?

   1. Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
   2. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, PEI
   3. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine, PEI
   4. Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, PEI

5. What does the word Inuit mean in the Inuktitut language?

   1. The people
   2. The village
   3. People of the north wind
   4. Our land

6. Which day has Parliament recognized as Sir John A. Macdonald Day?

   1. May 24
   2. January 11
   3. November 20
   4. July 1

7. Since the 1970s, where have most immigrants to Canada come from?

   1. European countries
   2. African countries
   3. The United States
   4. Asian countries

8. What is the national police force of Canada today?

   1. The Ontario Provincial Police
   2. The Sûreté du Québec
   3. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
   4. The Canadian Rangers

9. What is a majority government?

   1. Two parties share power equally
   2. The governing party won a majority of the provinces
   3. The governing party holds more than half the seats
   4. The Senate supports the government

10. Rick Hansen began his 1985–1987 wheelchair world tour to raise funds for what?

    1. Diabetes research
    2. Heart surgery
    3. Cancer research
    4. Spinal cord research

11. Where was the first representative assembly elected, in 1758?

    1. Québec City
    2. Halifax, Nova Scotia
    3. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
    4. York, Upper Canada

12. Your employer asks how you voted. Do you have to tell them?

    1. Yes, if they paid for your day off
    2. No, your vote is secret
    3. Yes, employers have that right
    4. Only if you work for the government

13. What does Nunavut mean in Inuktitut?

    1. Our land
    2. Land of snow
    3. The people
    4. Northern village

14. The beaver was adopted centuries ago as a symbol of which organization?

    1. The Royal Canadian Navy
    2. The Canadian Pacific Railway
    3. The North West Mounted Police
    4. The Hudson's Bay Company

15. Which Aboriginal people were nomadic and followed the bison herd?

    1. The Iroquois
    2. The Huron-Wendat
    3. The Sioux
    4. The Inuit

16. For about how long has the Crown been a symbol of the state in Canada?

    1. 150 years
    2. 400 years
    3. 100 years
    4. 1,000 years

17. What did Lord Durham recommend after the rebellions?

    1. Give Lower Canada full independence
    2. Hand Upper Canada over to the Americans under a new treaty
    3. Abolish all elected assemblies
    4. Merge Upper and Lower Canada with responsible government

18. Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?

    1. Upper Canada
    2. Newfoundland
    3. Nova Scotia
    4. New Brunswick

19. What approximate French-speaking share of New Brunswick’s population is quoted in Discover Canada?

    1. About one-third
    2. About one-tenth
    3. About three-quarters
    4. About half

20. According to the guide, what is one benefit of federalism?

    1. Provinces can tailor policies to their populations
    2. All provinces must have identical laws
    3. Provinces need no legislatures
    4. Ottawa can overrule any provincial vote