Free Canadian citizenship mock test 9: 20 questions, 15 right to pass (75%), 45 minutes, as in the real Canadian citizenship test (IRCC). How many can you get wrong?
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Who We Are
During the Great Upheaval, what share of the Acadians were deported?
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Question 1. During the Great Upheaval, what share of the Acadians were deported?
- A. About one-tenth
- B. About one-quarter
- C. More than two-thirds
- D. About one-third
Answer: C. More than two-thirds
More than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported between 1755 and 1763. They survived and kept their identity.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (English and French)
Question 2. According to the guide, the executive, legislative and judicial branches work together to do what?
- A. Protect the rights and freedoms of Canadians
- B. Choose the next Sovereign of Canada
- C. Run all provincial and local elections
- D. Set the prices of goods and services in stores
Answer: A. Protect the rights and freedoms of Canadians
The three branches sometimes work in creative tension, but together they protect Canadians' rights and freedoms.
In Discover Canada: How Canadians Govern Themselves (Constitutional Monarchy)
Question 3. The Northwest Territories was formed from which two areas?
- A. Yukon and Nunavut, in the far North
- B. Labrador and northern Quebec
- C. Manitoba and Saskatchewan, on the Prairies
- D. The North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land
Answer: D. The North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land
In 1870 the NWT was created out of the North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions (The Northern Territories)
Question 4. Which three oceans border Canada?
- A. The Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian
- B. The Pacific, the Atlantic and the Arctic
- C. The Atlantic, the Arctic and the Southern
- D. The Pacific, the Indian and the Arctic
Answer: B. The Pacific, the Atlantic and the Arctic
The Arctic Ocean lies to the north of Canada, the Atlantic to the east and the Pacific to the west.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions
Question 5. Who became a world record sprinter and double Olympic gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Games?
- A. Donovan Bailey
- B. Terry Fox
- C. Rick Hansen
- D. Phil Edwards
Answer: A. Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey won two Olympic gold medals in 1996.
In Discover Canada: Modern Canada (Sports)
Question 6. What is the National Register of Electors?
- A. A list of the candidates in an election
- B. A record of how each person voted
- C. A list of all Members of Parliament
- D. A permanent list of citizens who can vote
Answer: D. A permanent list of citizens who can vote
Elections Canada uses this permanent database to make the voters' lists.
In Discover Canada: Federal Elections
Question 7. Which of these is a natural resources industry?
- A. Forestry
- B. Retail
- C. Tourism
- D. Banking
Answer: A. Forestry
Mining, energy, fishing, agriculture and forestry all count as natural resource industries.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Economy (Three Main Types of Industries)
Question 8. Which First Nations people of the Great Lakes region were farmers and hunters?
- A. The Inuit of the Arctic
- B. The Sioux
- C. The Dene
- D. The Huron-Wendat
Answer: D. The Huron-Wendat
Like the Iroquois, the Huron-Wendat around the Great Lakes lived by farming and hunting.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 9. At Confederation, what were the provinces put in charge of?
- A. Defence and currency
- B. Education and health
- C. Foreign policy and citizenship
- D. Criminal law and the post office
Answer: B. Education and health
The new provinces elected their own legislatures and controlled areas such as education and health.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Confederation)
Question 10. Which province has the biggest system of parks in Canada?
- A. British Columbia
- B. Alberta
- C. Ontario
- D. Prince Edward Island
Answer: A. British Columbia
British Columbia has the most extensive park system of any province in Canada.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions (The West Coast)
Question 11. In 1980, Terry Fox began the "Marathon of Hope" to raise money for what?
- A. Spinal cord research
- B. Diabetes research
- C. Heart research
- D. Cancer research
Answer: D. Cancer research
Terry Fox, who lost a leg to cancer, ran across the country to raise money for cancer research.
In Discover Canada: Modern Canada (Sports)
Question 12. Until 1982, what was July 1 called?
- A. Victoria Day
- B. Confederation Day
- C. Founders' Day
- D. Dominion Day
Answer: D. Dominion Day
July 1 was Dominion Day until 1982. Today it is Canada Day.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Confederation)
Question 13. True or false. In the 1920s, the British West Indies became part of Canada.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: B. False
Some people wanted this in the 1920s, but it did not happen. Canada and the Commonwealth Caribbean still have close ties.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Expansion of the Dominion)
Question 14. What is habeas corpus?
- A. The right to vote in federal, provincial and local elections
- B. The right to free legal aid from the government
- C. The right to contest being held unlawfully by the state
- D. The right to live and work in any province
Answer: C. The right to contest being held unlawfully by the state
Habeas corpus means you can challenge the state if it holds you unlawfully.
In Discover Canada: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship (Sources of rights and freedoms)
Question 15. True or false. In Canada, it is against the law to complain about the conduct of a police officer.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: B. False
You are free to ask about how police serve and behave, and almost every force has a way to raise concerns.
In Discover Canada: The Justice System
Question 16. Which sport ranks second in popularity in Canada?
- A. Soccer
- B. Canadian football
- C. Curling
- D. Baseball
Answer: B. Canadian football
Canadian football ranks as the country's second most popular sport.
In Discover Canada: Canadian Symbols (Popular Sports)
Question 17. Who are the Acadians?
- A. Descendants of the United Empire Loyalists in Ontario
- B. Descendants of French settlers in the Maritimes
- C. Métis people of the Red River settlement
- D. English settlers of Newfoundland in 1610
Answer: B. Descendants of French settlers in the Maritimes
The Acadians descend from French colonists who began settling the Maritimes in 1604.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (English and French)
Question 18. Which law divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada?
- A. The Quebec Act of 1774
- B. The British North America Act of 1867
- C. The Constitutional Act of 1791
- D. The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Answer: C. The Constitutional Act of 1791
In 1791 the Constitutional Act split the Province of Quebec in two: Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (The Beginnings of Democracy)
Question 19. Which Prime Minister's government first gave some women the vote in federal elections, in 1917?
- A. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- B. Sir Robert Borden
- C. Sir John A. Macdonald
- D. Sir Arthur Currie
Answer: B. Sir Robert Borden
Under Sir Robert Borden, the vote went first to nurses at the front and then to women related to men serving in the war.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Women Get the Vote)
Question 20. Which of these is a job of the Cabinet?
- A. Counting all of the votes after a federal election
- B. Appointing the next Sovereign of Canada
- C. Running the schools in each province
- D. Drafting the budget and putting forward most new laws
Answer: D. Drafting the budget and putting forward most new laws
The Cabinet makes important decisions, prepares the budget and proposes most new laws.
In Discover Canada: Federal Elections (After an Election)
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