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Canadian citizenship practice test 32

20 questions drawn from Discover Canada, the official study guide, in the format of the citizenship test: multiple choice and true or false, with 15 correct answers needed to pass. The real test allows 45 minutes; aim to finish this one in 30.

16 multiple-choice and 4 true-or-false questions · free, no account needed · answers explained

The 20 questions

  1. Quebec adopted its own flag in 1948. On which symbols is it based?

    1. The maple leaf and the beaver
    2. The Cross and the fleur-de-lys
    3. The Union Jack and the fleur-de-lys
    4. The Cross and the maple leaf
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    Answer: The Cross and the fleur-de-lys. In 1948 Quebec adopted its own flag, based on the Cross and the fleur-de-lys, the lily flower that was the symbol of French royalty for over 1,000 years.

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  2. In 1608, who built a fortress at what is now Québec City?

    1. Jacques Cartier
    2. John Cabot
    3. Samuel de Champlain
    4. Count Frontenac
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    Answer: Samuel de Champlain. Samuel de Champlain built a fortress at what is now Québec City in 1608. Four years earlier, he and Pierre de Monts had set up the first European settlement north of Florida, on St. Croix Island and then at Port-Royal.

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  3. Senators are appointed and may serve in the Senate until age 75.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: True. True. Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister and serve until age 75, while members of the House of Commons are elected.

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  4. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine is remembered as which of the following?

    1. The first head of a responsible government in Canada and a champion of French language rights
    2. The British general who won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
    3. The first French-Canadian Governor General
    4. The founder of the Hudson's Bay Company
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    Answer: The first head of a responsible government in Canada and a champion of French language rights. La Fontaine, a champion of democracy and French language rights, became the first head of a responsible government in Canada in 1849.

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  5. Canadian freedoms such as freedom of speech trace back to which document signed in England in 1215?

    1. The British North America Act
    2. The Statute of Westminster
    3. The Constitutional Act
    4. The Magna Carta (the Great Charter of Freedoms)
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    Answer: The Magna Carta (the Great Charter of Freedoms). Canadian rights and freedoms have their origins in English legal tradition dating back to the Magna Carta, also known as the Great Charter of Freedoms, signed in 1215.

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  6. What does the name of the territory of Nunavut mean?

    1. 'The land of the midnight sun'
    2. 'The frozen north'
    3. 'Village' in the Inuit language
    4. 'Our land' in the Inuktitut language
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    Answer: 'Our land' in the Inuktitut language. Nunavut, established in 1999, means 'our land' in Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit.

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  7. In the House of Commons, which party becomes the Official Opposition?

    1. The party the Prime Minister selects
    2. The oldest registered party
    3. The party with the second most seats
    4. A coalition of all parties not in government
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    Answer: The party with the second most seats. The opposition party with the most members of Parliament, that is, the party with the second most seats, becomes the Official Opposition, also called His Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

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  8. The national anthem, 'O Canada,' was first sung in Quebec City in 1880.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: True. True. 'O Canada' was proclaimed as the national anthem in 1980, a century after it was first sung in Quebec City in 1880.

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  9. What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 do?

    1. It deported the Acadians from the Maritimes
    2. It created the Dominion of Canada
    3. It gave women the right to vote
    4. It divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada
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    Answer: It divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada. The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada, mainly Loyalist and English-speaking, and Lower Canada, mainly French-speaking, and granted them elected legislative assemblies.

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  10. What is the highest court in Canada?

    1. The Federal Court of Canada
    2. The Supreme Court of Canada
    3. The Court of Queen's Bench
    4. The Provincial Court of Appeal
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    Answer: The Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada is the country's highest court.

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  11. In 1967, Canada started its own honours system. Which award was created that year, in the centennial of Confederation?

    1. The Victoria Cross
    2. The Order of Canada
    3. The Stanley Cup
    4. The Canadian Medal of Honour
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    Answer: The Order of Canada. Canada began its own honours system with the Order of Canada in 1967, the centennial of Confederation; before that, Canadians used the British honours system.

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  12. Who were the United Empire Loyalists?

    1. Settlers who fled the American Revolution to remain loyal to the Crown
    2. French settlers who farmed along the St. Lawrence River
    3. Gold miners who moved to the Yukon in the 1890s
    4. Soldiers who fought for Napoleon
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    Answer: Settlers who fled the American Revolution to remain loyal to the Crown. More than 40,000 people loyal to the Crown, known as Loyalists, fled the American Revolution and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec, in territory that later became Ontario.

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  13. In Canada, people who hold public office are above the law.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: False. False. The rule of law is a founding principle of Canada: no person or group is above the law, including politicians and police.

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  14. After a federal election, who is normally invited to form the government?

    1. The leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons
    2. The Speaker of the House of Commons
    3. The leader of the party with the most seats in the Senate
    4. The longest-serving member of Parliament
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    Answer: The leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons. Ordinarily, after an election the leader of the political party with the most seats in the House of Commons is invited by the Governor General to form the government and becomes Prime Minister.

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  15. Between 1755 and 1763, more than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported from their homeland. What is this event known as?

    1. The Quiet Revolution
    2. The Klondike Gold Rush
    3. The Great Upheaval
    4. The Red River Rebellion
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    Answer: The Great Upheaval. During the war between Britain and France, more than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported from their homeland between 1755 and 1763, an event known as the Great Upheaval.

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  16. Under mobility rights, Canadians can do which of the following?

    1. Vote in the elections of any country
    2. Live and work anywhere in Canada and apply for a passport
    3. Claim citizenship in any Commonwealth country
    4. Cross into the United States without a passport
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    Answer: Live and work anywhere in Canada and apply for a passport. Mobility rights mean Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, and apply for a passport.

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  17. In the 1995 referendum, a majority of Quebec voters chose to separate from Canada.

    1. True
    2. False
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    Answer: False. False. In the second sovereignty referendum, held in 1995, a majority of Quebec voters chose by a narrow margin to remain in Canada.

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  18. Before a bill can become law in Canada, what must happen?

    1. The Supreme Court must approve the text
    2. It must be approved by a national referendum
    3. All provincial premiers must sign it
    4. It must pass both the House of Commons and the Senate and receive royal assent
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    Answer: It must pass both the House of Commons and the Senate and receive royal assent. A bill must go through readings and be passed by both the House of Commons and the Senate, and then receive royal assent, before it becomes law.

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  19. Which of the following lists the five regions of Canada?

    1. The Atlantic provinces, Central Canada, the Prairie provinces, the West Coast and the North
    2. The East, the West, the Maritimes, the Tundra and the Plains
    3. Ontario, Quebec, the Prairies, British Columbia and the Territories
    4. The Maritimes, the Great Lakes, the Shield, the Rockies and the Arctic
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    Answer: The Atlantic provinces, Central Canada, the Prairie provinces, the West Coast and the North. Discover Canada divides the country into five regions: the Atlantic provinces, Central Canada, the Prairie provinces, the West Coast and the Northern territories.

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  20. According to Discover Canada, getting a job and working hard in keeping with one's abilities is part of which citizenship responsibility?

    1. Serving on a jury
    2. Obeying the law
    3. Taking responsibility for oneself and one's family
    4. Protecting the environment
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    Answer: Taking responsibility for oneself and one's family. Taking responsibility for oneself and one's family, which includes getting a job, taking care of one's family and working hard in keeping with one's abilities, is a responsibility of citizenship.

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What your score means

15 or more correct is a pass. Below that, open the questions you missed and follow the link under each answer: the test is drawn entirely from Discover Canada, so the chapter it points to is exactly what to revise. A score that is a pass here is a good sign, not a guarantee; the real test draws different questions from the same guide.

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Questions are written from the Government of Canada study guide, Discover Canada, which is the authority on what the test covers. They are practice questions, not the official test.