Citizenship Test Practice Test 18

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1. What drove the fur-trade economy of New France?

   1. The sale of timber to the Americans
   2. Demand for buffalo meat in Europe
   3. Gold found along the St. Lawrence
   4. European demand for beaver pelts

2. Most Quebecers are descendants of about how many French settlers from the 1600s and 1700s?

   1. 85,000
   2. 40,000
   3. 8,500
   4. 850

3. Which sport does Discover Canada describe as having the most registered players?

   1. Curling
   2. Soccer
   3. Hockey
   4. Lacrosse

4. In the 2021 Census, which province had the highest proportion of Indigenous people in its population?

   1. Ontario
   2. Saskatchewan
   3. Manitoba
   4. British Columbia

5. How do senators get their seats?

   1. Elected by voters in each province
   2. Chosen by the provincial premiers after each election
   3. Appointed by the Governor General on the PM's advice
   4. Inherited from their parents

6. Which Pacific-coast province has the extensive park system administered by BC Parks?

   1. Alberta
   2. Ontario
   3. Quebec
   4. British Columbia

7. What does the voter information card tell you?

   1. When and where you vote
   2. How your neighbours voted
   3. Which candidate to vote for
   4. The results of the last election

8. Where are the ancestors of Aboriginal peoples believed to have migrated from?

   1. Europe
   2. Asia
   3. Africa
   4. South America

9. Which of Lord Durham's recommendations showed a complete lack of understanding of French Canadians?

   1. That they join the fur trade
   2. That Quebec keep French civil law
   3. That they assimilate into English Protestant culture
   4. That they elect their own separate assembly in Lower Canada

10. Which books are traditionally housed in the Peace Tower’s Memorial Chamber?

    1. The Books of Remembrance
    2. The Crown Jewels
    3. The Stanley Cup
    4. The original Constitution

11. How does Canada rank in size among the countries of the world?

    1. Third largest
    2. Largest
    3. Fifth largest
    4. Second largest

12. Which province was the first to give women the right to vote, in 1916?

    1. Manitoba
    2. Quebec
    3. Nova Scotia
    4. Ontario

13. The Ontario Provincial Police and Sûreté du Québec are the provincial police services of which two provinces?

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

14. What is the role of opposition parties?

    1. To approve every government bill
    2. To peacefully oppose or improve government proposals
    3. To run government departments
    4. To appoint the Cabinet ministers who run each department

15. Which of these is a federal government responsibility?

    1. Education
    2. Highways
    3. Municipal government
    4. National defence

16. Which four provinces formed the Dominion of Canada in 1867?

    1. Ontario, Quebec, PEI and New Brunswick
    2. Quebec, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland
    3. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
    4. Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia

17. Which of these is a provincial responsibility?

    1. Foreign policy
    2. Currency
    3. Citizenship
    4. Education

18. Which Aboriginal peoples of the Northwest were hunter-gatherers?

    1. The Huron-Wendat and Iroquois
    2. The Cree and Dene
    3. The Mohawk and Algonquin
    4. The Sioux and Haida

19. What was the economic crisis of the 1930s called?

    1. The Great Upheaval
    2. The Quiet Revolution
    3. The Great Depression
    4. The Roaring Twenties

20. What is the name of the Viking settlement site in Newfoundland that is now a World Heritage site?

    1. Louisbourg
    2. St. Croix Island
    3. L'Anse aux Meadows
    4. Port-Royal