Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Quebec 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the capital of Quebec?
- Montreal
- Quebec City (Correct answer)
- Sherbrooke
- Laval
Correct answer: Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital of the province of Quebec and the seat of the Quebec National Assembly. Montreal is the largest city in Quebec and the second-largest in Canada, but Quebec City is the provincial capital.
Question 2: What legal system does Quebec use for private law (civil matters), making it unique among Canadian provinces?
- Common law, inherited from English legal tradition
- Civil law based on the French Napoleonic Code tradition — the Civil Code of Quebec (Correct answer)
- A hybrid system combining Indigenous customary law and French civil law
- Roman law, unchanged since the Roman colonization of Gaul
Correct answer: Civil law based on the French Napoleonic Code tradition — the Civil Code of Quebec
Quebec is unique among Canadian provinces in using a civil law system (the Civil Code of Quebec) for private law matters such as property, contracts, and family law. This tradition derives from French law and was preserved when Britain acquired New France in 1763.
Question 3: What was the Quiet Revolution in Quebec (1960s)?
- A period of peaceful Indigenous rights advocacy across Quebec's northern regions
- A transformative period in Quebec society when the provincial government modernized institutions, secularized education and health care, nationalized electricity (Hydro-Québec), and Quebec nationalism grew (Correct answer)
- A movement in which Quebec voluntarily gave up some federal powers in exchange for cultural autonomy
- A diplomatic initiative in which Quebec joined La Francophonie as an independent member
Correct answer: A transformative period in Quebec society when the provincial government modernized institutions, secularized education and health care, nationalized electricity (Hydro-Québec), and Quebec nationalism grew
The Quiet Revolution (Révolution tranquille) of the 1960s under Premier Jean Lesage transformed Quebec society. The Catholic Church lost its control over education and health care, Hydro-Québec was nationalized, and a new sense of Quebec national identity ("maîtres chez nous" — masters in our own house) emerged.
Question 4: What is the official language of Quebec, as established by the Charter of the French Language (Bill 101)?
- Both English and French have equal official status in Quebec
- French is the official language of Quebec under Bill 101 (1977), which requires French to be used in government, business, courts, and education (Correct answer)
- French is strongly promoted but English retains co-official status in municipalities where anglophone populations exceed 25%
- All three — French, English, and Inuktitut — are official in Quebec
Correct answer: French is the official language of Quebec under Bill 101 (1977), which requires French to be used in government, business, courts, and education
Bill 101 (Charter of the French Language), enacted in 1977 under the Parti Québécois government, established French as the only official language of Quebec. It requires French to be used in government, the courts, workplaces, and as the language of instruction in public schools (with exceptions for English school rights under the Charter).
Question 5: What role did Samuel de Champlain play in the history of Quebec?
- He was the first European to circumnavigate what is now Quebec by sea
- He founded Quebec City in 1608 and is considered the "Father of New France" for establishing the first permanent French settlement in Canada (Correct answer)
- He was the commander who defeated the British on the Plains of Abraham in 1759
- He negotiated the first treaty between France and the Huron-Wendat nation
Correct answer: He founded Quebec City in 1608 and is considered the "Father of New France" for establishing the first permanent French settlement in Canada
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City in 1608 and developed New France through alliances with Indigenous peoples and exploration. He is called the "Father of New France" and is one of the most important figures in early Canadian history.
Question 6: What happened at the Plains of Abraham in 1759, and why is it important?
- It was the site of the last major Iroquois-French military engagement, ending French-Indigenous alliances in Canada
- British General James Wolfe defeated French General the Marquis de Montcalm in a decisive battle that ended French control of New France and led to British dominance over Canada (Correct answer)
- It was where France and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years' War
- It was the first major battle won by a combined French-British force against American colonial rebels
Correct answer: British General James Wolfe defeated French General the Marquis de Montcalm in a decisive battle that ended French control of New France and led to British dominance over Canada
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham (September 13, 1759) was a decisive British victory over French forces outside Quebec City. Both commanders — British General Wolfe and French General Montcalm — died in the battle. The British victory led to the fall of New France and the Treaty of Paris (1763), which transferred Canada from France to Britain.
Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Quebec 2
What is the capital of Quebec?