416-962-2623 / 1-866-760-2623 www.immigroup.com http://www.immigroup.com/tools/citizenship-test/ Canadian Citizenship Test - Part 2 Who do Canadians vote for in a federal election? A. The best speaker running in the election. B. A candidate they want to represent them in Parliament. C. Someone to become the Premier. D. All of the candidates in their electoral district. Answer: A candidate they want to represent them in Parliament. Which federal political party is in power? A. Green Party. B. New Democratic Party. C. Liberal Party D. Conservative Party. Answer: Conservative Party. 38. How are Senators chosen? A. By the Governor General of Canada. B. By the Premiers of all provinces. C. Appointed by the Queen. D. Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. Answer: Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. What should you do if you do not receive a voter information card telling you when and where to vote? A. Go to the police station. B. Call your Member of Parliament. C. Assume you cannot vote. D. Call Elections Canada or visit their website. Answer: Call Elections Canada or visit their website. After a federal election, which party forms the new government? A. The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. B. The Queen picks a party to run the government. C. The Governor General proposes a law for elected officials to become the governing body. D. The Premiers of each province pick a party to run the government. Answer: The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. Which of the following statements about residential schools is NOT true? A. The federal government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools to educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture. B. The schools were poorly funded and inflicted hardship on the students. C. The schools were welcomed by the Aboriginal people. D. Aboriginal language and cultural practices were mostly prohibited. Answer: The schools were welcomed by the Aboriginal people. Who are the Quebecers? A. European settlers in the 1600s. B. Descendants of the French colonists. C. Descendants of the Anglophones. D.People of Quebec. Answer: People of Quebec. Who are the Acadians? A. Aboriginal people of the arctic. B. French-speaking Catholics living in Ontario. C. The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604. D. English speaking refugees who settled in Louisiana. Answer: The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604. 41. What is the largest religious affiliation in Canada? A. Roman Catholic. B. Muslim. C. Jewish. D. Hindu. Answer: Roman Catholic. Which Act granted, for the first time in Canada, legislative assemblies elected by the people? A. The Constitutional Act of 1867. B. The Constitutional Act of 1791. C. The Constitutional Act of 1982. D. The Constitutional Act of 2010. Answer: The Constitutional Act of 1791. Which of the following sentences best describes the War of 1812? A. Napoleon’s fleet was defeated by the Royal Navy in the war. B. The USA became independent from the British Empire after the war. C. The USA invaded Canada and was defeated, which ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States. D. Canada joined the United States after the war. Answer: The USA invaded Canada and was defeated, which ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States. Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849? A. Sir John A. Macdonald. B. Robert Baldwin. C. Louis Riel. D. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine. Answer: Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine. Who was Sir Sam Steele? A. A great frontier hero, Mounted Policeman and soldier of the Queen. B. A military leader of the Métis in the 19th century. C. The first Prime Minister of Canada. D. The Father of Manitoba. Answer: A great frontier hero, Mounted Policeman and soldier of the Queen. Who had played an important part in building the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)? A. American railroad engineers. B. Acadian railroad workers. C. Chinese railroad workers. D. Afro-American slaves. Answer: Chinese railroad workers. Who is General Sir Arthur Currie? A. A military leader of the Métis in the 19th century. B. A great frontier hero. C. An explorer of western Canada. D. Canada's greatest soldier in the First World War. Answer: Canada's greatest soldier in the First World War. What is the “Head Tax”? A. Race-based entry fee charged for Chinese entering Canada. B. Fee charged for anyone entering Canada after 1900. C. A tax imposed on beer beginning in 1867. D. Fee charged for moving westward in the early 1900s. Answer: Race-based entry fee charged for Chinese entering Canada.

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