Citizenship Test Practice Test 5

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1. Fort Garry, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, later became which city?

   1. Winnipeg
   2. Calgary
   3. Regina
   4. Edmonton

2. Which company, known for the BlackBerry, was led by Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie?

   1. Research in Motion
   2. Bell Canada
   3. SPAR Aerospace
   4. Bombardier

3. Making aerospace technology and automobiles is part of which type of industry?

   1. Natural resources industries
   2. Service industries
   3. Tourism industries
   4. Manufacturing industries

4. Who drove the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway?

   1. Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona
   2. Sir Sandford Fleming
   3. Sir Sam Steele
   4. Sir John A. Macdonald

5. The creation of New Brunswick as a separate colony in 1784 followed a large arrival of which group?

   1. The Acadians
   2. Scottish fishermen
   3. The Hudson's Bay Company
   4. The United Empire Loyalists

6. What does the Peace Arch at Blaine, Washington, symbolize?

   1. The close ties between Canada and the U.S.
   2. Canada becoming a republic
   3. The start of the fur trade
   4. Canada’s victory at Vimy Ridge in the First World War

7. What does the rule of law mean, as described in Discover Canada?

   1. Laws apply only to new citizens
   2. The police decide what is legal
   3. No person or group is above the law
   4. Judges may make any law they like

8. A neighbour owes you a small sum of money and will not pay. Which court handles civil cases like this?

   1. Small claims court
   2. Traffic court
   3. The Supreme Court of Canada
   4. The Federal Court of Canada

9. Who makes up the Cabinet?

   1. The senators and judges
   2. All members of the House of Commons
   3. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet ministers
   4. The premiers of the provinces

10. Who was the first European to explore the St. Lawrence River?

    1. Pierre de Monts
    2. Count Frontenac
    3. John Cabot
    4. Jacques Cartier

11. On what date was the Dominion of Canada officially born?

    1. November 11, 1918
    2. July 1, 1867
    3. July 1, 1982
    4. January 11, 1815

12. In which year was legislation establishing the Canada and Quebec pension plans adopted?

    1. 1982
    2. 1927
    3. 1940
    4. 1965

13. Much of the North is tundra. What is the tundra?

    1. A vast rocky Arctic plain with no trees
    2. A frozen lake in Nunavut
    3. A mountain range in Yukon
    4. A thick forest in northern Quebec

14. At the time of Confederation, who could vote?

    1. Adult male British subjects who met property qualifications
    2. Anyone who paid taxes
    3. All citizens over 18
    4. All men over 21, whether or not they owned land

15. Under mobility rights, what can Canadians do?

    1. Move to any country without a passport
    2. Skip customs when returning home
    3. Live and work anywhere they choose in Canada
    4. Vote in any province they visit

16. Since when has Canada been a constitutional monarchy in its own right?

    1. Since Confederation in 1867
    2. Since the new flag in 1965
    3. Since the Charter in 1982
    4. Since the Quebec Act of 1774

17. In the three territories, who represents the federal government and plays a ceremonial role?

    1. The Senator
    2. The Commissioner
    3. The Premier
    4. The Lieutenant Governor

18. What began Canada's modern energy industry in 1947?

    1. The discovery of oil in Alberta
    2. The building of Niagara power stations
    3. Uranium mining in Saskatchewan
    4. Offshore drilling near Newfoundland

19. According to Discover Canada, who are the Métis?

    1. A people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry
    2. Loyalists who came from New York
    3. An Inuit nation of the eastern Arctic
    4. Descendants of French settlers in Acadia

20. Captain Paul Triquet of Cabano, Quebec, earned the Victoria Cross in which country?

    1. France
    2. The Netherlands
    3. Italy
    4. Belgium