Canadian-Citizenship Practice Test - History 1

Question 1

Which of these is NOT true of John Graves Simcoe?

Accepted Answer

He was  Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada

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He led the movement toward slavery abolition in Upper Canada

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He founded the City of York (now Toronto)

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He was Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada

Question 2

Who was the founder of the woman's suffrage movement in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Dr, Emily Stowe

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Thérèse Casgrain

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Laura Secord

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Agnes Macphail

Question 3

When did English settlement begin in Canada?

Accepted Answer

1610

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1497

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1867

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1776

Question 4

Which were the first four provinces that formed the Dominion of Canada?

Accepted Answer

Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

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Alberta, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia

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New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario

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Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia

Question 5

When was the first European settlement north of Florida established?

Accepted Answer

1604

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1497

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1610

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1534

Question 6

What French explorer, after making three voyages across the Atlantic and exploring the St. Lawrence River, claimed land for France?

Accepted Answer

Jacques Cartier

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John Cabot

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Samuel de Champlain

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Pierre de Monts

Question 7

Where are the remains of the first settlement known as l'Anse aux Meadows?

Accepted Answer

Newfoundland and Labrador

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Quebec

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Yukon

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Prince Edward Island

Question 8

Where was the first representative assembly elected?

Accepted Answer

Halifax, Nova Scotia

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New Brunswick

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Lower Canada

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Upper Canada

Question 9

Who was the English reformer sent to report on the rebellions of 1837-1838?

Accepted Answer

Lord Durham

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Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

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Sir George Cartier

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Sir John A. Macdonald

Question 10

What does the term responsible government mean?

Accepted Answer

The Crown must have the support of majority of the elected representatives to govern

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The Prime Minister is responsible only for his own party's governance

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Being the Queen's responsible representative in the terrotories

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If the government loses a confidence vote in the assembly, they can remain in power