Practice test 6: 20 questions from all topics, as many as in the real test, where you need 15 of 20 correct. Pick an answer and check yourself straight away.
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Correct answer: B — The Victoria Cross
Why? The Victoria Cross is the highest honour available to Canadians, awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. The Order of Canada honours achievement and service.Source
Correct answer: B — The leader of the party with the most seats
Why? Usually, after an election, the leader of the party with the most elected representatives is invited by the Governor General to form the government and becomes Prime Minister.Source
Correct answer: C — Tecumseh
Why? Shawnee warriors led by Chief Tecumseh supported the British in the defence of Canada in 1812.Source
Correct answer: C — No, there is no compulsory military service
Why? There is no compulsory military service in Canada. Serving in the regular forces, the reserves or the Coast Guard is a voluntary way to contribute.Source
Correct answer: C — Prince Edward Island
Why? Prince Edward Island is known as the birthplace of Confederation; it is connected to the mainland by the Confederation Bridge.Source
Correct answer: A — Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry
Why? In 1813 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry and some 460 soldiers, mostly French Canadiens, turned back 4,000 American invaders at Châteauguay, south of Montreal.Source
Correct answer: B — 2008
Why? From the 1800s until the 1980s many Aboriginal children were placed in residential schools; Ottawa formally apologized to former students in 2008.Source
Correct answer: D — Prince Edward Island
Why? Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is set in Prince Edward Island.Source
Correct answer: C — The bill is considered read for the first time and is printed
Why? At first reading the bill is considered read for the first time and is printed. The principle of the bill is debated at second reading.Source
Correct answer: A — Alexander Roberts Dunn
Why? Alexander Roberts Dunn, born in present-day Toronto, served in the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854 and was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross.Source
Correct answer: C — About 37,000
Why? Canada welcomed about 37,000 Hungarians who escaped Soviet tyranny in 1956.Source
Correct answer: D — Walking about 30 km to warn of an American attack in 1813
Why? In 1813 Laura Secord walked 19 miles (30 km) to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon of a planned American attack, contributing to victory at Beaver Dams.Source
Correct answer: B — The Bay of Fundy
Why? Nova Scotia is known for the highest tides in the world, in the Bay of Fundy.Source
Correct answer: D — No person or group is above the law
Why? Obeying the law is a responsibility of citizenship, and the rule of law is a founding principle: no person or group is above the law.Source
Correct answer: B — The White House
Why? In 1814 Major-General Robert Ross led an expedition from Nova Scotia that burned down the White House and other public buildings in Washington.Source
Correct answer: C — One whose party holds at least half of the seats in the House
Why? If the governing party holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons, it is a majority government; with fewer than half, it is a minority government.Source
Correct answer: A — Newfoundland and Labrador
Why? Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly point in North America and has its own time zone.Source
Correct answer: C — To assimilate Aboriginal children into mainstream culture
Why? The federal government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools to educate and assimilate them; their languages and cultural practices were mostly prohibited.Source
Correct answer: D — Ontario and Quebec
Why? Ontario and Quebec have provincial police forces; in the other provinces and the territories the RCMP serves as the provincial police.Source
Correct answer: B — National defence
Why? Federal responsibilities include defence, foreign policy, interprovincial trade and communications, currency, navigation, criminal law and citizenship.Source