The official questions

Three sample multiple-choice questions

1. 1. What are three responsibilities of citizenship?

   • a) Being loyal to Canada, recycling newspapers, serving in the navy, army or air force
   • b) Obeying the law, taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family, serving on a jury— correct answer
   • c) Learning both official languages, voting in elections, belonging to a union
   • d) Buying Canadian products, owning your own business, using less water

2. 2. What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?

   • a) To remember our Sovereign
   • b) To celebrate Confederation
   • c) To honour prime ministers who have died
   • d) To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day— correct answer

3. 3. How are Members of Parliament chosen?

   • a) They are appointed by the United Nations
   • b) They are chosen by the provincial premiers
   • c) They are elected by voters in their local constituency (riding)— correct answer
   • d) They are elected by landowners and police chiefs

1. 1.Name two key documents that contain our rights and freedoms.+
2. 2.Identify four (4) rights that Canadians enjoy.+
3. 3.Name four (4) fundamental freedoms that Canadians enjoy.+
4. 4.What is meant by the equality of women and men?+
5. 5.What are some examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?+
6. 6.Who were the founding peoples of Canada?+
7. 7.Who are the Métis?+
8. 8.What does the word “Inuit” mean?+
9. 9.What is meant by the term “responsible government”?+
10. 10.Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?+
11. 11.What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?+
12. 12.What does Confederation mean?+
13. 13.What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?+
14. 14.What does it mean to say that Canada is a constitutional monarchy?+
15. 15.What are the three branches of government?+
16. 16.What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign and that of the Prime Minister?+
17. 17.What is the highest honour that Canadians can receive?+
18. 18.When you go to vote on election day, what do you do?+
19. 19.Who is entitled to vote in Canadian federal elections?+
20. 20.In Canada, are you obliged to tell other people how you voted?+
21. 21.After an election, which party forms the government?+
22. 22.Who is your member of Parliament?+
23. 23.What are the three levels of government?+
24. 24.What is the role of the courts in Canada?+
25. 25.In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?+
26. 26.Name two Canadian symbols.+
27. 27.What provinces are referred to as the Atlantic Provinces?+
28. 28.What is the capital of the province or territory that you live in?+