Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers [UPDATED]

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Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers

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Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers

Name of the Test	Canadian Citizenship Test
Total Number of Questions	50 sample questions
Questions Format	Questions Answers
Minimum Passing Score	75 %
Test Language	English

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Canadian Citizenship Test 2022

1 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) The Queen's Medal

B) Victoria Cross

C) Victoria Medal

D) Elizabeth Cross

2 / 50

Who has the right to be considered first for a job in the Federal government?

A) Canadian Citizens

B) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

C) Anyone with the relevant experience

D) Foreigners

3 / 50

Why is the British North America Act important in Canadian history?

A) It made Confederation legal.

B) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

C) It was agreed to by the First Nations and Inuit.

D) It was written by the British government.

4 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The governor general

B) The prime minister

C) The premier of Canada

D) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

5 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To supervise the government

B) To ensure reports about the current government are sent to the Queen

C) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

D) To regulate government proposals

6 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) April 1st, 1999

B) July 31st, 1820

C) May 1st, 1998

D) July 1st, 1867

7 / 50

When was the current flag of Canada raised for the first time?

A) 1949

B) 1892

C) 1921

D) 1965

8 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) King Charles Il

B) Great Britain

C) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

D) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

9 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Manitoba and Quebec

B) Alberta and Quebec

C) New Brunswick and Quebec

D) Manitoba and Alberta

10 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Habeas Corpus

B) Dominion of Canada

C) Canadian Constitution

D) Magna Carta

11 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Victoria Day

B) Remembrance Day

C) Canada Day

D) Boxing Day

12 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) Canada's tolerance of religious tradition under the law.

B) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

C) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

D) It gave the French more power.

13 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) . The most popular sport in Canada

B) The official winter sport

C) The official summer sport

D) The second most popular sport in Canada

14 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party the Prime Minister selects

B) The party with the second most votes

C) The party with the least votes

D) Any independent candidate

15 / 50

Who, among these, is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist?

A) Harold Innis

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Marshall McLuhan

D) Gerhard Herzberg

16 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

A) The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The leader of this party becomes the Prime Minister.

B) The Governor General Picks a party and a Prime Minister to run the government.

C) Each province elects one representative to form the government. The Queen then chooses the Prime Minister.

D) The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The Queen chooses the Prime Minister from this party.

17 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) Sam Steele

B) Louis Riel

C) George-Étienne Cartier

D) John A. Macdonald

18 / 50

If the government loses a confidence vote in assembly, they:

A) Can continue

B) Call for by-elections

C) Do nothing

D) Must resign

19 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Nova Scotia

B) New Brunswick

C) Ontario

D) Quebec

20 / 50

Why is the Constitution Act of 1982 important in Canadian history?

A) Canada can modify the Constitution without the approval from the British Government.

B) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

C) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

D) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

21 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

B) West Coast, Central, East, Canadian Shield and South

C) Atlantic, North, Central, Prairies and West Coast

D) West, North, South, East and Central

22 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Upper Canada

B) Lower Canada

C) Newfoundland

D) The Province of Canada

23 / 50

Who can enter and leave the country freely without time constraints?

A) British citizens

B) Canadian citizens

C) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

D) Commonwealth Citizens

24 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Lead, gold and zinc

B) Silver, lead and zinc

C) Zinc, lead and aluminum

D) Zinc, gold and bronze

25 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

A) His discovery of insulin saves millions of people's lives.

B) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

C) He inspired many people to contribute money for cancer research.

D) He was a brilliant soldier.

26 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

B) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

C) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

D) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

27 / 50

Which one is Canada's best-known symbol and national police force?

A) RMCP

B) Canadian Police

C) CIA

D) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

28 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Natural resources

B) Service

C) Farming

D) Lumbering

29 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Alberta

B) British Columbia

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

30 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Government

B) The Cabinet

C) The House of Commons

D) The Senate

31 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Independence and freedom

B) Liberty and pursue of freedom

C) Liberty, equality and fraternity

D) Peace, Order and Good Government

32 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Navigation

B) Defence

C) To prepare the budget and propose new laws to be implemented

D) Natural resources

33 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Mayor

B) Councillor

C) Premier

D) Alderman

34 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Hockey

B) Basketball

C) Lacrosse

D) Golf

35 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) A jury is made up of citizens.

B) Immigrants

C) Judges

D) Politicians

36 / 50

Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in the Northern Territories and Nunavut?

A) Métis

B) Inuit

C) Acadians

D) First Nations

37 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

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

38 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) France and China

B) America and British

C) British and France

D) British and Germany

39 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Anne

B) Queen Elizabeth I

C) Queen Elizabeth Il

D) Queen Victoria

40 / 50

Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women?

A) Nova Scotia

B) Manitoba

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

41 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) London

B) Kingston

C) Ottawa

D) Toronto

42 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Quebec

B) New Brunswick

C) Ontario

D) Nova Scotia

43 / 50

A member of Parliament from Montreal announces that she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:

A) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

B) In her office on parliament Hill

C) Visiting the province of Quebec

D) Going on a vacation

44 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) British Columbia

B) New Brunswick

C) Nova Scotia

D) Alberta

45 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) People speaking English as a first language

B) people who were taught English at school

C) People who do not speak English as a first language

D) People who understand but do not speak English

46 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The date and time you are allowed to vote

B) Who you should vote for

C) Where you should vote

D) The names of the candidates in your election district

47 / 50

In which province are more than half of Canada's aeronautics and space industry located?

A) Quebec

B) Saskatchewan

C) Ontario

D) Manitoba

48 / 50

How many Great Lakes are located between Ontario and the United States?

A) Four

B) Seven

C) Five

D) SIX

49 / 50

Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?

A) Métis

B) First Nations

C) Acadians

D) Indians

50 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Madeleine Parent

B) Laura Secord

C) Dr. Emily Stowe

D) Agnes Macphail

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See also

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