Québec Values Test: French, the common language

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1. According to the guide, what practical benefit does knowing French bring in the job market?

   1. It guarantees a permanent job in the public service
   2. It helps you find a job that matches your skills
   3. It exempts you from having foreign diplomas recognized
   4. It replaces the work experience employers require

2. What does the Québec government offer immigrants who want to learn French?

   1. A list of private schools at their own cost
   2. Free courses and financial assistance
   3. Courses limited to permanent residents
   4. Paid courses offered only in the evening

3. In what language must Québec's public administration communicate with people and offer all its services?

   1. In each person's mother tongue
   2. In French
   3. In the language each ministry chooses
   4. In English first, then French on request

4. What is the official language of Québec?

   1. French and English
   2. French
   3. English
   4. French and Indigenous languages

5. Which of these habits helps you improve your French day to day?

   1. Following French-language media
   2. Watching only English-dubbed films at home
   3. Avoiding discussion groups so you make no mistakes
   4. Waiting to be fully bilingual before speaking French

6. What sets Québec apart in North America?

   1. It is the only officially bilingual province on the continent
   2. It is the only society with no official language at all
   3. It is the only region where using English is forbidden
   4. It is the only majority French-speaking society

7. What is the main goal of the Charter of the French Language?

   1. To make learning French optional for immigrants
   2. To ban the use of any other language inside family life
   3. To make English the common language of business in Québec
   4. To make French the common language of Québec

8. An engineer trained abroad wants a licence from a Québec professional order. What must they show, among other things?

   1. Business English recognized by the professional order
   2. Five years of living in Québec before applying
   3. A degree earned only at a Québec university
   4. Knowledge of French suited to their profession

9. Who has the right to learn French in Québec?

   1. Only people who already have a job
   2. Everyone domiciled in Québec
   3. Only people who hold Canadian citizenship
   4. Only school-age children and their parents

10. In what year did Québec adopt the Charter of the French Language, also called Bill 101?

    1. 1960
    2. 1977
    3. 1867
    4. 2019

11. Under the Charter of the French Language, which schools do immigrants' children attend, with some exceptions?

    1. Bilingual schools until the end of university studies
    2. English-language schools until the end of primary school
    3. French-language schools until the end of high school
    4. Whatever school language the parents freely choose

12. Roughly what share of North America's population is French-speaking?

    1. About 12%
    2. About 50%
    3. About 20%
    4. About 2%

13. Under the Charter of the French Language, French is the normal, everyday language of which areas?

    1. Public primary schools only, not universities or jobs
    2. Courts and the National Assembly only, not the workplace
    3. Family life and leisure only, not stores or businesses
    4. Work, teaching, communications, commerce and business

14. As the common language of the Québec nation, what role does French play for immigrants?

    1. A language used mostly at official ceremonies
    2. The language of welcome and integration
    3. An optional language kept for higher education
    4. A language that must replace the one spoken at home