#1. What is the primary role of the police in Canada?

To keep people safe and to enforce the law.

To provide national security intelligence to the government.

To conduct or support land warfare, peacekeeping or humanitarian missions.

To resolve disputes and interpret law.

#2. Who is the father of Manitoba and defender of Metis right?

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

Sir William Riel

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

#3. Which two fundamental freedoms are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Aboriginal peoples’ rights and to volunteer.

Freedom of belief and freedom of religion.

Equal employment rights and opportunities.

Basic living rights and obey laws.

#4. One third of all Canadians live in which province?

Saskatchewan

Alberta

Quebec

Ontario

#5. What happens when the federal government loses a confidence vote?

An election is called.

The Prime Minister loses his job.

The official opposition party take power.

The Prime Minister is no longer the leader of his party.

#6. When does a federal election have to be held under legislation passed by Parliament?

Within 4 years of the most recent election.

When the Queen wants to replace the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister can call the election any time at his own will.

Within 5 years of the last election.

#7. What principles out of the following is Canada’s constitution based on?

Peace, Order and Good Government.

War, Order and Good Government.

Multiculturalism, Peace and Order.

Mobility Rights, Order and Good Government.

#8. Which Act granted, for the first time in Canada, legislative assemblies elected by the people?

The Constitutional Act of 1982

The Constitutional Act of 1791

The Constitutional Act of 1891

The Constitutional Act of 1972

#9. How are Members of Parliament chosen?

Elected by Canadian Citizens.

Elected by senators.

Chosen by the Queen.

Elected by the Prime Minister.

#10. What is a polling station?

Member of Parliament’s constituency.

Place where you vote.

Place where the number of votes are counted.

Campaign offices for candidates.

#11. Since when has the protocol for the amendment of the Canadian constitution existed?

1885

1982

1972

1962

#12. Who discovered insulin?

Dr. John A. Hopps.

Dr. Wilder Penfield.

Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward.

Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best.

#13. What is Canada’s system of government called?

Dictatorship

Parliamentary government

Military Rule

Communism

#14. What did the Suffrage Movement achieve?

The Suffrage Movement led to the introduction of employment insurance.

The Suffrage Movement abolished slavery in Canada.

Quebec experienced an era of rapid change.

Women achieved the right to vote.

#15. Who proclaimed the amended Constitution of Canada in 1982?

The people of Canada

Queen Elizabeth II

The Prime Minister

The Senate

#16. Who circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

Reginald Fessenden

Rick Hansen

Terry Fox

Gerhard Herzberg

#17. Why was the Canadian Pacific Railway built?

So British Columbia could handle trade of goods worth billions of dollars.

To provide a spectacular tourist excursion across precipitous passes and bridges.

The railway made it possible for immigrants to settle in the Central Canada.

British Columbia joined Canada in 1871 after Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast.

#18. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of Canadian Citizens?

Voting in elections.

Learning to speak both official languages.

Taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family.

Obeying the law.

#19. What are the colors present in the Canadian Flag?

Green and white

Blue and white

Red and blue

Red and white

#20. What does M.N.A. stands for?

Member of the National Association.

Member of the National Assembly.

Member of the National Aid.

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