Canadian Citizenship Test - practice questions 91-120
Which phrase embodied the version for the Dominion of Canada?
"The land of the strong and free"
"Dominion from sea to sea and from the river to the end of the earth"
"Dominion from ocean to ocean"
"Oh Canada, my home and native land"
Answer: "Dominion from sea to sea and from the river to the end of the earth"
Where are the Great Lakes?
Atlantic Canada.
Manitoba.
Between Ontario and the United States.
Northern Quebec.
Answer: Between Ontario and the United States.
What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign and that of the Prime Minister?
The Sovereign links Canada to 52 other nations and the Prime Minister is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms.
The Sovereign is the symbol of Canadian sovereignty and the Prime Minister is her aide.
The Sovereign is Head of State, the Prime Minister oversees provincial policies.
The Sovereign is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms, the Prime Minister selects the Cabinet Ministers and is responsible for operations and policy of.
Answer: The Sovereign is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms, the Prime Minister selects the Cabinet Ministers and is responsible for operations and policy of.
What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to he present day.
To honor Prime Ministers who have died.
To celebrate Confederation.
Answer: To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to he present day.
Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?
Canada's greatest soldier in the First World War.
A great frontier hero.
An explorer of western Canada.
A military leader of the Meties in the 19th century.
Answer: Canada's greatest soldier in the First World War.
What are the territories of Northern Canada and their capital cities?
Yukon Territories (Whitehorse), Northern Territories (Yellowknife), and Nunavut (Iqaluit).
Northern Territories (Yellowknife) and Alaska (Juneau).
Northern Territories (Yellowknife).
Alaska (Juneau) and Yukon Territories (Whitehorse).
Answer: Yukon Territories (Whitehorse), Northern Territories (Yellowknife), and Nunavut (Iqaluit).
When must federal elections be held?
Whenever the Prime Minister calls the election.
About every 4 years.
When the MPs want a new Prime Minister.
On the third Monday in October every four years following the most recent general election.
Answer: On the third Monday in October every four years following the most recent general election.
What does the term "responsible government" mean?
The ministers of the Crown must have the support of a majority of the elected representatives in order to govern.
Each person in each electoral district is responsible for voting.
The Governor General is responsible for the actions of the Prime Minister.
All Canadians are responsible for each other.
Answer: The ministers of the Crown must have the support of a majority of the elected representatives in order to govern.
How many electoral districts are there in Canada?
178
20
308
99
Answer: 308
Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Answer: Quebec
Which party becomes the Official Opposition?
The party the Prime Minister selects.
The party receiving the least votes.
The party with the second most votes.
Any independent candidate.
Answer: The party with the second most votes.
A member of Parliament from Montreal announces that she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:
In her office on Parliament Hill.
In some part of Montreal where she was elected.
Visiting the province of Quebec.
Going on a vacation.
Answer: In some part of Montreal where she was elected.
How is the government formed after a federal election?
Each province elects one representative to form the government. The Queen then chooses the Prime Minister.
The Governor General picks a party and a Prime Minister to run the government.
The party with the most elected representatives become the party in power. The leader of this party becomes the Prime Minister.
The party with the most elected representatives become the party in power. The Queen chooses the Prime Minister from this party.
Answer: The party with the most elected representatives become the party in power. The leader of this party becomes the Prime Minister.
What was the significance of June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy?
Canadians made a significant contribution to the defeat of Nazism and Fascism in Europe during the Second World War.
It liberated North Africa from Nazi occupation.
It results in the forcible relocation of Canadians of Japanese origin.
It led to the establishment of the Juno Awards.
Answer: Canadians made a significant contribution to the defeat of Nazism and Fascism in Europe during the Second World War.
What three oceans border Canada?
Hudson, Pacific and Atlantic.
Atlantic, Arctic and Bering.
Pacific, Indian and Atlantic.
Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific.
Answer: Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific.
After a federal election, which party forms the new government?
The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power.
The Queen picks a party to run the government.
The Premiers of each province pick a party to run the government.
The Governor General proposes a law for elected officials to become the government body.
Answer: The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power.
Who had played an important part in building the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)?
Acadian railroad workers.
Afro-American slaves.
American railroad engineers.
Chinese railroad workers.
Answer: Chinese railroad workers.
In Canada, are you obliged to tell others how you voted?
If your family would like to know how you voted, yes.
If your Member of Parliament asks, yes.
No but you may choose to discuss how you voted with others.
If the Lieutenant Governor asks, yes.
Answer: No but you may choose to discuss how you voted with others.
Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?
New Brunswick and Quebec
Alberta and Quebec
Manitoba and Quebec
Manitoba and Alberta
Answer: Manitoba and Quebec
Who do Canadians vote for in a federal election?
A candidate whom they want to represent them in Parliament.
All candidates in their electoral district.
The best speaker running the election campaign.
Someone to become the Premier of the province.
Answer: A candidate whom they want to represent them in Parliament.
When is the fixed election date of Canada's federal election?
The third Friday in September every four years following the most recent election.
There's no fixed date for Canada's federal election.
March 3rd every five years after the last election.
The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent election.
Answer: The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent election.
Who do Members of Parliament represent?
Everyone who lives in his or her electoral district.
Everyone who lives in his or her neighbourhood.
Everyone who lives in his or her province.
Everyone in Northern Canada.
Answer: Everyone who lives in his or her electoral district.
Which group of people were important in the building of Canadian Pacfic Railway?
French
Chinese
Indians
English
Answer: Chinese
How are Senators chosen?
By the Premier of all provinces.
By the Governor General of Canada.
Appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Appointed by the Queen.
Answer: Appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
What is the role of the Opposition parties?
To ensure reports about the current government are sent to the Queen.
To supervise the government.
To oppose or try to improve government proposals.
To regulate government proposals.
Answer: To oppose or try to improve government proposals.
Which of the following are the responsibilities of federal government?
Nation defence, foreign policy, international trade and aboriginal affairs.
Nation defence, health care, international trade and aboriginal affairs.
Highways, policing, international trade and criminal justice.
Education, foreign policy, recycling programs and aboriginal affairs.
Answer: Nation defence, foreign policy, international trade and aboriginal affairs.
What year was Confederation?
1867
1687
1876
1786
Answer: 1867
What song is Canada's national anthem?
God Save the Queen (or King)
O Canada
Oh Canada
Great Canada
Answer: O Canada
What is the trial court sometimes called?
The Civil Court
The Court of Queen's (or King's) Bench.
The Small Claims Court
The Supreme Court
Answer: The Court of Queen's (or King's) Bench.
On what date did Nunavut become a territory?
April 1st, 1999
May 1st, 1998
July 1st, 1867
July 31st, 1820
Answer: April 1st, 1999