Chapter 3: History

Quiz Test In Chapter 3: History Of Discover Canada

Chapter wise Citizenship Practice Test of Chapter 3 History There is total 60 question in this chapter.

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1. Which is NOT true about Louis Riel?

1. He was a North West Mounted Police Officer
2. He led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry
3. He is seen as the father of Manitoba
4. He is a defender of Métis rights

2. What group of people were significant in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?

1. Acadians
2. Aboriginals
3. Chinese
4. African slaves

3. Who is the first European explorer to draw the map of Canada's east coast and claiming the land for England?

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Vasco de Gama
3. John Cabot
4. Sir Walter Raleigh

4. What economic trade did the French and Aboriginal people collaborate together on?

1. Tobacco trade
2. Oil Trade
3. Cattle trade 4. Fur trade

5. When is Remembrance Day celebrated?:

1. January 11th
2. November 11th
3. July 1st
4. April 9th

6. Who is not considered a great hero or defender of Quebec and New France?

1. John Cabot.
2. Count Frontenac
3. Guy Carleton
4. Pierre Le Moyne

7. What movement is known as the effort by women to achieve the right to vote?

1. The Dr. Stowe movement
2. The Wartime Service movement
3. Woman's suffrage movement
4. Canadian Army Medical Corp movement

8. What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?

1. Discrimination of Europeans
2. Ribbons of Steel
3. Unity
4. Mandatory immigration to the West

9. Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?

1. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
2. Lord Elgin
3. Sir Leonard Tilley 4. Sir John Alexander Macdonald

10. How many Canadians died in World War II?

1. 60,000
2. 44,000
3. 110,000
4. 6,000

11. Who refused to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690?

1. Count Frontenac
2. Jacques Cartier
3. Bishop Laval
4. Pierre de Monts

12. What happened to the Aboriginal peoples with the arrival of European traders and colonists?

1. Nothing
2. Europeans captured them and took them prisoners
3. Many died from European diseases they had no immunity for
4. Warfare ensued

13. Which of these did the Constitutional Act of 1791 NOT do?

1. Grant for the first time, legislative assemblies elected by the people
2. Make the name Canada official at that time
3. Provide for Aboriginal rights
4. Divide the Province of Quebec into an Upper and Lower Canada

14. Which of these did not happen during the period of Confederation from 1864-1867?

1. The old Province of Canada was split into two new provinces--Ontario and Quebec
2. Each province would elect its own legislature
3. Two levels of government were created--federal and provincial 4. Confederation ensured federal control of the provinces

15. Which is NOT true about Canada's early economy?

1. It was based mainly on farming
2. It could only trade with the United States
3. It was based on exporting natural resources such as fur, fish and timber
4. The exporting of natural resources was done mainly by rivers, canals, lakes and roads

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

1. Dr, Emily Stowe
2. Thérèse Casgrain
3. Laura Secord
4. Agnes Macphail

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

1. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
2. Sir George Cartier
3. Lord Durham
4. Sir John A. Macdonald

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

1. Pierre de Monts
2. John Cabot
3. Jacques Cartier
4. Samuel de Champlain

19. What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?

1. To honor Prime Ministers
2. To honor the Sovereign
3. To commemorate Confederation 4. To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day

20. Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?

1. Upper Canada
2. Nova Scotia
3. Lower Canada
4. The Canadas

21. Who was the first French-Canadian prime minister since Confederation?

1. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
2. Sir George-Étienne Cartier
3. Joseph Howe
4. Robert Baldwin

22. How many Canadians have lost their lives in wars up to present day?

1. 110,000
2. 500,000
3. 250,000
4. 1 million

23. What was the outcome of the English and French war that battled for control of North America?

1. It was a stalemate and neither was a victor and both withdrew
2. The French won and the English were defeated
3. The French were defeated and England renamed the colony Province of Quebec
4. The French were able to freely govern themselves apart from British Empire rule

24. How many Canadians served in World War I?

1. 100,000
2. 250,000
3. 600,000
4. 60,000

25. Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?

1. The Father of the Confederation from New Brunswick
2. The author of the phrase Dominion of Canada
3. The first Prime Minister of Canada 4. The first head/leader of a responsible government in Canada in 1849

26. What day celebrates Dominion Day (now known as Canada Day) and the anniversary of Confederation?

1. April 9th
2. July 1st
3. June 30th
4. January 11th

27. Who had a direct role in the founding of Ottawa, Canada's national capital?

1. The Duke of Wellington
2. General Robert Ross
3. General Sir Isaac Brock
4. Chief Tecumseh

28. Where does the name Canada come from?

1. From the Inuit word meaning country
2. From the Métis word meaning land
3. From the Iroquoian word meaning kanata or village
4. From the Acadian word meaning town

29. What is contained within the Memorial Chamber within the Tower?

1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
2. The Constitution
3. The Great Charter of Freedoms 4. The Books of Remembrance, the names of all the fallen servicemen

30. What group of people, who also colonized Greenland, first colonized Canada?

1. Europeans
2. The Vikings
3. The French
4. The English

31. Where was the first European settlement?

1. St. Croix Island
2. Port of Vancouver
3. Ontario
4. Newfoundland

32. What does Vimy Day celebrate?

1. The end of World War I
2. Battle of Ameins
3. The Battle of Vimy Ridge
4. The Armistice

33. Which is NOT true about Mary Ann Shadd Cary?

1. She was the first woman publisher in Canada
2. She was pro-slavery
3. She founded and edited the weekly newspaper The Provincial Freeman
4. She was an outspoken activist in the movement to abolish slavery

34. Who are the Canadiens or habitants?

1. The French-speaking Catholic people of the Province of Quebec
2. The French-speaking people from Upper Canada
3. The English-speaking people of Quebec
4. The French-speaking people of New Brunswick

35. Which of these did the Quebec Act of 1774 not do?

1. Restore French civil law
2. Maintain British criminal law
3. Denounce religious freedom
4. Allow Catholics to hold public office

35. Which is NOT true of Lower Canada?

1. It is mainly Catholic
2. It is mainly Protestant
3. It is mainly non-Loyalist
4. It is mainly French-speaking

36. Who are the 'Bluebirds'?

1. Nurses in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
2. Woman farmers in Ontario
3. Women teachers in Toronto
4. Women aviators

37. Which of these is NOT true of John Graves Simcoe?

1. He was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada
2. He founded the City of York (now Toronto)
3. He was Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
4. He led the movement toward slavery abolition in Upper Canada

38. Who was Laura Secord?

1. A leader in the suffragette movement
2. A leader in the anti-slavery movement
3. A pioneer and heroine from the War of 1812
4. A spy for America during the War of 1812

39. What does the term responsible government mean?

1. Being the Queen's responsible representative in the territories
2. If the government loses a confidence vote in the assembly, they can remain in power
3. The Crown must have the support of majority of the elected representatives to govern
4. The Prime Minister is responsible only for his own party's governance

40. When did English settlement begin in Canada?

1. 1867
2. 1867
3. 1497 4. 1610

41. What year was the British North American Act passed, officially marking the Dominion of Canada's birth?

1. 1864
2. 1867
3. 1848
4. 1840

42. How many Canadians served in World War II?

1. Over a million
2. 750,000
3. 110,000
4. 500,000

43. Who is Sir Arthur Currie?

1. A leader at the Vimy Ridge Battle
2. A general at the Battle of Ameins
3. A reserve officer that became Canada's greatest soldier
4. A sergeant

44. Where does the inspiration for the term Dominion of Canada come from?

1. TThe Monarchy
2. The Quebec people
3. The Canadian Constitution 4. The Bible

45. Where was the first representative assembly elected?

1. New Brunswick
2. Halifax, Nova Scotia
3. Lower Canada
4. Upper Canada

46. Which was the first province in the Empire to abolish slavery?

1. Upper Canada
2. Nova Scotia
3. New Brunswick
4. Lower Canada

47. What is the name of the poem often recited on Remembrance Day written by Lt-Colonel John McCrae?

1. Remembrance
2. Poppy's Everywhere
3. In Flanders Fields
4. Scattered Crosses

48. Which is correct concerning the War of 1812?

1. Bonaparte's fleet was defeated
2. The United States invaded Canada because they resented British rule of the seas and its shipping interference, they were defeated, ensuring Canada's independence
3. The United States became allies with Canada
4. Canada was conquered by the United States

49. What does Confederation mean?

1. The joining of Provinces to form a new country
2. The forming of towns to become a new Province
3. Supporting the Union of the Confederate States
4. The uniting of Upper and Lower Canada

50. Which is NOT true of Upper Canada?

1. It is mainly Loyalist
2. It is mainly English-speaking
3. It is mainly French-speaking
4. It is mainly Protestant

51. Who were the United Empire Loyalists?

1. The Inuit
2. Aboriginals
3. The first loyalists from Spain in Canada 4. Loyalists that fled the American Revolution in the colonies and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec

52. Who was a key architect of Confederation from Quebec?

1. John Macdonald
2. Sir George-Étienne Cartier
3. Joseph Howe
4. Robert Baldwin

53. Who built a fortress in Québec City and allied the colony with First Nations to battle the Iroquois?

1. Samuel de Champlain
2. Pierre de Monts
3. Jacques Cartier
4. John Cabot

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

1. Prince Edward Island
2. Yukon
3. Newfoundland and Labrador
4. Quebec

55. When was the first European settlement north of Florida established?

1. 1610
2. 1534
3. 1497 4. 1604

56. Who did King Charles II of England grant exclusive trading rights to for the water draining into Hudson Bay?

1. The First Nations
2. The Hudson Bay Company
3. The Montreal Company
4. The Quebec Fur Trading Company

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

1. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
2. Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia
3. Alberta, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia
4. New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario

58. Who is on the Dominion of Canada's $1 and assigned Canada's national colours of white and red?

1. Sir John Macdonald
2. Elizabeth II
3. George V
4. Joseph Howe

59. How many Canadians died in World War I?

1. 100,000
2. 60,000
3. 170,000
4. 6,000

60. What is a head tax?

1. Race-based entrance fee
2. Tax on those moving to the West
3. Fee charged to emigrate to Canada in 1867
4. Tax on the number of children in a household