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Question 1:

________ is a characteristic that could be considered central to the “Canadian ethos.”
a) Tolerance
b) Respect
c) The recognition of group rights
d) A belief in the dignity of different cultures
e) All of the above

Question 2:

Canada as we know it was built on two premises: ________.
a) the unification of the French and English, and the settlement of the West
b) the displacement and marginalization of Aboriginal Canadians, and the settlement and development of what would become Canada by European immigrants
c) the creation of the provinces, and the creation of Aboriginal self-government
d) the integration of Aboriginal peoples into the Canadian state, and the immigration of peoples from the Southern Hemisphere
e) the integration of European agricultural techniques in Canadian soil, and the development of legislation that was independent from that of Britain and France

Question 3:

________ was part of Canada’s evolution toward a multicultural country.
a) The Royal Commission on Bilingualism
b) The 1971 Multiculturalism Act
c) Creation of the federal Ministry of State for Multiculturalism
d) Section 27 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
e) All of the above

Question 4:

John Porter’s The Vertical Mosaic suggests Canada’s pluralistic society is stratified based on ________.
a) ethnicity
b) education
c) status
d) age
e) gender

Question 6:

Today, the majority of immigrants to Canada come from ________.
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Latin America
d) the United States
e) Europe

Question 8:

________ has contributed to the public projection of images of Canadian society that reflect the diversity of country’s population and history.
a) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
b) National Film Board
c) Telefilm Canada
d) Department of Canadian Heritage
e) All of the above

Question 9:

In 1878, ________ of Sir John A. Macdonald’s 14 cabinet members had the British Isles as their ethnic origin.
a) 13
b) 11
c) 9
d) 7
e) 5

Question 10:

In 2013, ________ of Stephen Harper’s 38 cabinet members had either French or British ethnic origins.
a) 95 per cent
b) 85 per cent
c) 75 per cent
d) 65 per cent
e) 55 per cent

Question 11:

Prime Minister ________ appointed to cabinet the first woman and first non-charter group Canadian.
a) Robert Borden
b) Pierre Trudeau
c) John Diefenbaker
d) Lester B. Pearson
e) Brian Mulroney

Question 12:

________ is the only democracy where the population born outside the country is greater than Canada’s.
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Australia
d) The United States
e) Great Britain

Question 13:

________ is an example of a country that, until about a decade ago, was represented by deep diversity multiculturalism.
a) The United States
b) The Netherlands
c) France
d) Canada
e) None of the above

Question 14:

________ is a model of cultural accommodation that advocates the official recognition of minority cultures and state measures to protect their rights and sustain their practices and beliefs.
a) Deep diversity multiculturalism
b) Official multiculturalism
c) De facto but contested multiculturalism
d) Universalism with skeptical acceptance of some aspects of multiculturalism
e) Interculturalism

Question 15:

________ is a model of cultural accommodation that is opposed by some as divisive.
a) Deep diversity multiculturalism
b) Official multiculturalism
c) De facto but contested multiculturalism
d) Universalism with skeptical acceptance of some aspects of multiculturalism
e) Interculturalism

Question 16:

The French language and distinctive culture of Quebec has been under increasing pressure from a decrease in the _______.
a) death rate
b) birth rate
c) amount of immigration
d) age at which children start learning English in schools
e) teaching of the French language and distinctive culture of Quebec in schools

Question 17:

Quebec’s Bouchard-Taylor report recommended the adoption of ________.
a) biculturalism
b) multiculturalism
c) assimilation
d) interculturalism
e) segregation

Question 18:

The ________ looked at the accommodation of minorities in Quebec.
a) Bouchard-Taylor Commission
b) Tremblay Commission
c) Gendron Commission
d) Boulanger-Campeau Commission
e) Macdonald Commission

Question 19:

According to Louise Beaudoin, ________ is not a Quebec value.
a) acceptance
b) segregation
c) tolerance
d) assimilation
e) multiculturalism

Question 20:

Canadian immigration laws prior to the 1960s discriminated in favour of immigrants from ________.
a) Latin America
b) Europe
c) India
d) Australia
e) China

Question 21:

The Immigration Act, which eliminated racial discrimination and ethnic favouritism and established a points system, was implemented in ________.
a) 1970
b) 1967
c) 1982
d) 1976
e) 1988

Question 22:

A ban on immigration from China was implemented in Canada from ________.
a) 1885 to 1923
b) 1923 to 1947
c) 1947 to 1967
d) 1967 to 1974
e) 1974 to 1991

Question 23:

________ of immigrant refugees are able to integrate into the Canadian economy within one year of arrival.
a) 10 per cent
b) 20 per cent
c) 40 per cent
d) 50 per cent
e) 60 per cent

Question 24:

According to Jeffrey Reitz, ________ is a factor that slows or even blocks the entry of highly educated, skilled immigrants in to the professions they held in their countries of origin.
a) 24. According to Jeffrey Reitz, ________ is a factor that slows or even blocks the entry of highly educated, skilled immigrants in to the professions they held in their countries of origin.
b) language proficiency
c) cultural norms
d) work experience
e) credentials
f) all of the above

Question 25:

In Canada’s points system, an applicant must receive a score of ________ to be considered for entry into Canada.
a) 25
b) 33
c) 50
d) 67
e) 75

Question 26:

A 2004 survey of Canadians found that a significant minority of the population is uneasy with the idea of their children mixing with members of certain groups.
a) True
b) False

Question 27:

Full legal status has been extended to same sex marriages as a result of a combination of court rulings and legislation passed by Parliament.
a) True
b) False

Question 28:

During the 1960s–1980s, the Citizenship Branch, through the Official Languages Minority Group, Women’s Program and Multiculturalism section, financed thousands of organizations supporting the development positive attitudes about diversity and the protection of group interests in Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 29:

Human rights commissions at both the federal and provincial levels have not played an important role in expanding the concept of minorities.
a) True
b) False

Question 30:

Much of what Canadian Heritage supports is not tied to specific ethnic and cultural communities.
a) True
b) False

Question 31:

People from non-European ethnic backgrounds are no longer under-represented in federal cabinets.
a) True
b) False

Question 32:

Of the 83 individuals who have been members of the Supreme Court, all but a handful have had British or French ethnic origins and all have had Judeo-Christian backgrounds.
a) True
b) False

Question 33:

In the Western world, the Canadian model of accommodation, known as multiculturalism, is the dominant model.
a) True
b) False

Question 34:

Dutch guilt refers to the notion in the Netherlands that the country’s population did not do enough to resist the Nazi occupation and the deportation of Dutch Jews.
a) True
b) False

Question 35:

American multiculturalism is most evident, institutionalized, and contested in the country’s educational system.
a) True
b) False

Question 36:

In France, the wearing of the burqa and the niqab has been completely banned.
a) True
b) False

Question 37:

The issue of accommodation versus adaptation is central to the Bouchard-Taylor notion of interculturalism.
a) True
b) False

Question 38:

Sources of immigration to Canada have been consistent since the end of World War II.
a) True
b) False

Question 39:

The Parti Québécois government embraced the recommendations of the Bouchard-Taylor commission and fully implemented its ideas.
a) True
b) False

Question 40:

Degrees and professional certifications received in home countries are not always recognized in Canada.
a) True
b) False

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