Citizenship Test Practice Test 21

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1. At Châteauguay in 1813, Charles de Salaberry and about 460 soldiers turned back roughly how many American invaders?

   1. 40,000
   2. 400
   3. 1,000
   4. 4,000

2. Which was the last province to join Canada, in 1949?

   1. British Columbia
   2. Newfoundland and Labrador
   3. Prince Edward Island
   4. Alberta

3. What did the Royal Canadian Navy do in the Battle of the Atlantic?

   1. Defended Hong Kong
   2. Captured Juno Beach
   3. Bombed Japanese warships in the Pacific Ocean
   4. Protected convoys from German submarines

4. Who was the Métis' greatest military leader?

   1. Gabriel Dumont
   2. Sir Sam Steele
   3. Louis Riel
   4. Chief Poundmaker

5. In what year was the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway driven?

   1. 1871
   2. 1905
   3. 1867
   4. 1885

6. What is the capital of Quebec?

   1. Sherbrooke
   2. Gatineau
   3. Québec City
   4. Montreal

7. St. Boniface, Winnipeg's French Quarter, is known for what?

   1. The RCMP training academy and its heritage museum
   2. Canada’s oldest stock exchange
   3. An important Francophone community in Western Canada
   4. Canada’s largest Ukrainian church

8. What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada, set in Yukon?

   1. -52°C
   2. -45°C
   3. -63°C
   4. -71°C

9. Which two provinces joined Canada in 1905?

   1. Manitoba and British Columbia
   2. Alberta and Saskatchewan
   3. Alberta and Manitoba
   4. Saskatchewan and Yukon

10. What happened to Louis Riel after the second rebellion of 1885?

    1. He was exiled to Britain for life
    2. He was tried and executed for high treason
    3. He became Premier of Manitoba
    4. He was pardoned and took his seat in Parliament

11. In what year did the federal government introduce unemployment insurance, now called employment insurance?

    1. 1940
    2. 1965
    3. 1951
    4. 1927

12. Who led the Métis uprising at Red River and seized Fort Garry?

    1. Gabriel Dumont
    2. Joseph Brant
    3. Louis Riel
    4. Sam Steele

13. Who founded the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

    1. Agnes Macphail
    2. Thérèse Casgrain
    3. Dr. Emily Stowe
    4. Laura Secord

14. Which city is home to the training academy of the RCMP?

    1. Calgary
    2. Saskatoon
    3. Ottawa
    4. Regina

15. In what year was Banff National Park established?

    1. 1867
    2. 1885
    3. 1920
    4. 1905

16. How does Discover Canada rank the size of Canada's economy?

    1. The largest in the world
    2. Smaller than most in Europe
    3. Among the ten largest in the world
    4. Among the fifty largest

17. Which of the five Great Lakes lies entirely in the United States?

    1. Lake Huron
    2. Lake Erie
    3. Lake Superior
    4. Lake Michigan

18. In spring 1945, Canadian forces played a major role in liberating which country?

    1. Poland
    2. The Netherlands
    3. Norway
    4. Belgium

19. What share of manufactured goods does Discover Canada attribute to Ontario and Quebec together?

    1. More than three-quarters
    2. Less than one-third
    3. About half
    4. About one-quarter

20. In what year did Prince Edward Island join Confederation?

    1. 1905
    2. 1871
    3. 1873
    4. 1867