Who We Are
Question 1 of 36
Which province has the most bilingual Canadians?
a. British Columbia
b. Quebec
c. Ontario
d. Prince Edward Island
Question 2 of 36
Where do the majority of Métis people live in Canada?
a. Central Canada
b. The North
c. Prairie Provinces
d. The Maritimes
Question 3 of 36
Who are Francophones?
a. People who speak French as their first language.
b. People who come from France.
c. People who are learning French.
d. People who speak French as their second language.
Question 4 of 36
Who are the Acadians?
a. English-speaking refugees who settled in Ontario
b. Descendants of French colonists who settled in the Maritime provinces beginning in 1604
c. People originally from the Acadia region in France
d. People who primarily speak French as their second language
Question 5 of 36
Who are the Aboriginal peoples of Canada?
a. The first settlers of Newfoundland
b. The first European settlers to arrive in Canada
c. The descendants of the first Australian immigrants to Canada
d. The first inhabitants of Canada
Question 6 of 36
How have poets and songwriters described Canada?
a. "Peace, Order, and Good Government"
b. The "Great Outdoors"
c. The "Great Dominion"
d. The "Land of the Brave"
Question 7 of 36
Who are Anglophones?
a. People who were taught English at school
b. People who understand but do not speak English
c. People who do not speak English as a first language
d. People who speak English as a first language
Question 8 of 36
Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut?
a. Acadians
b. Métis
c. First Nations
d. Inuit
Question 9 of 36
Who are the Métis?
a. First Nations people who speak the Michif dialect
b. The distinct Aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada
c. A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry
d. People of mixed Inuit and First Nations ancestry, most of whom live on the Prairies
Question 10 of 36
Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?
a. Acadians
b. First Nations
c. Indians
d. Metis
Question 11 of 36
On what principle was Canada's constitution founded?
a. Independence and freedom
b. Liberty, equality, and fraternity
c. Liberty and pursuit of freedom
d. Peace, Order, and Good Government
Question 12 of 36
What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?
a. Métis, Inuit, and United Empire Loyalists
b. Acadians, Métis, and First Nations
c. Early French settlers, Métis, and Indians
d. Métis, First Nations, and Inuit
Question 13 of 36
Who are the Quebecois?
a. All French-speaking people in Canada
b. People who form a nation within a united Canada
c. Descendants of British settlers who live in Quebec
d. Canadians who only speak French
Question 14 of 36
Which principles is Canada's constitution based on?
a. Multiculturalism, Peace, and Order
b. Peace, Order, and Good Government
c. War, Order, and Good Government
d. Mobility Rights, Order, and Good Government
Question 15 of 36
Which religious community do the majority of Canadians belong to?
a. Christian
b. Jewish
c. Muslim
d. Hindu
Question 16 of 36
Where do Inuit people live?
a. Ontario
b. Reserve land
c. In scattered communities across the Arctic
d. Prairie Provinces
Question 17 of 36
Which province has the largest population of Aboriginals?
a. Manitoba
b. Ontario
c. Nova Scotia
d. Alberta
Question 18 of 36
The ancestors of Aboriginal peoples are believed to have migrated from which continent?
a. Asia
b. America
c. Europe
d. Australia
Question 19 of 36
Which of the following are the three founding peoples of Canada?
a. American, French, and British
b. Aboriginal, French, and British
c. French, American, and Indian
d. British, American, and Aboriginal
Question 20 of 36
Where have most immigrants come from since the 1970s?
a. Asia
b. England
c. France
d. USA
Question 21 of 36
Which of the following was a key phrase in the British North America Act, Canada’s original constitutional document of 1867?
a. Geopolitical entity
b. Trade and communications
c. Peace, Order, and Good Government
d. Discipline, education, and good public
Question 22 of 36
What is the largest religious affiliation in Canada?
a. Roman Catholic
b. Hindu
c. Muslim
d. Jewish
Question 23 of 36
Where is diversity most reflected in Canada today?
a. Countryside areas
b. Cities
c. Towns
d. Mountains
Question 24 of 36
The Métis people are a mixture of which ancestries?
a. Aboriginal and European ancestry
b. European and American ancestry
c. American and Indian ancestry
d. Inuit and Indian ancestry
Question 25 of 36
Who were the first people living in Canada?
a. American and British
b. Spanish
c. French and Chinese
d. Indians (First Nations) and Inuits (Eskimos)
Question 26 of 36
The natives (Aboriginal People) developed ____ .
a. Language and culture
b. Dancing and cleaning
c. Singing and cooking
d. Card games
Question 27 of 36
Who were the first people of invent the kayak and the snowshoes?
a. The French and English
b. Chinese and French
c. The Natives and the American
d. Spanish and Japanese
Question 28 of 36
Where did the first people settled?
a. Ontario and Newfoundland
b. British Columbia and Alberta
c. Quebec and Nova Scotia
d. Toronto
Question 29 of 36
In what jobs did the Metis first work with European Settlers?
a. Supplies, traders, guides and interpreters
b. Taking care of children
c. Building housing
d. Fishing
Question 30 of 36
What did the Inuit people depend on for survival?
a. Caribou
b. Hunting seals
c. All of the above
d. Polar bears
Question 31 of 36
What did the First Nations people depend on for survival?
a. Hunting seals
b. Hunting
c. Growing vegetable crops
d. A and B
Question 32 of 36
Why are the Aboriginal people of Canada working to be self-governed?
a. To be independent
b. To preserve their unique cultures and languages
c. They do not like this government
d. One day they would like to take over Canada
Question 33 of 36
What unique art form was developed by First Nations people on the West Coast?
a. Totem poles.
b. Kites.
c. Caligraphy.
d. Oil painting.
Question 34 of 36
What are the people who speak French as a first language called?
a. Anglophones
b. Quebecers
c. Francophones
d. Acadians
Question 35 of 36
Gay and lesbian Canadians enjoy the full protection and equal treatment under the law?
a. True
b. False
Question 36 of 36
Who are the Quebecers?
a. The people of New Brunswick
b. The people of Quebec
c. The people of Nova Scotia
d. The people of Ontario