Question 1

In 2016, what percentage of New Brunswick residents identified as francophone?

Accepted Answer

A)  3.7 per cent 
B)  31.4 per cent 
C)  11.4 per cent 
D)  23.7 per cent 
E)  43.7 per cent 
A)  3.7 per cent 
B)  31.4 per cent 
C)  11.4 per cent 
D)  23.7 per cent 
E)  43.7 per cent B

Question 2

What is the bilingual approach of Ottawa?

Accepted Answer

It is an approach based on a conception of French and English that cuts across provincial borders. Language rights would be guaranteed to the individual and protected by national institutions.

Question 3

What were some of the central ideas of the Quiet Revolution?

Accepted Answer

At the heart of these reform laid an increased role for the Quebec state. It replaced the authority of the Catholic Church in the areas of social services and education. The state became the focus of nationalist energies.

Question 4

Which of the following is not related to what Marcel Rioux calls the ideology of contestation and recoupment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its goal was to encourage an increase in the birth rate among Québécois. 
B)  It is an anti-establishment challenge. 
C)  It contested the monopoly traditional elites had over power in Quebec. 
D)  Its goal was to bring Quebec's society, economy, and government up to date. 
E)  Its goal became known as rattrapage. 
A)  Its goal was to encourage an increase in the birth rate among Québécois. 
B)  It is an anti-establishment challenge. 
C)  It contested the monopoly traditional elites had over power in Quebec. 
D)  Its goal was to bring Quebec's society, economy, and government up to date. 
E)  Its goal became known as rattrapage.

Question 5

"The Charter of the French Language, passed by the Quebec legislature in 1977, saved the French language in Quebec." Explain why you mainly agree or disagree with this statement.

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss increasing bilin

Question 6

In 2016, what percentage of Newfoundland and Labrador residents identified as bilingual?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 per cent 
B)  10 per cent 
C)  5 per cent 
D)  12 per cent 
E)  8 per cent 
A)  4 per cent 
B)  10 per cent 
C)  5 per cent 
D)  12 per cent 
E)  8 per cent

Question 7

Which of the following is recognized as part of Quebec's distinct society status?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Montreal Expos 
B)  A unique culture 
C)  An English-speaking majority 
D)  Tuition reciprocity 
E)  A common law tradition 
A)  The Montreal Expos 
B)  A unique culture 
C)  An English-speaking majority 
D)  Tuition reciprocity 
E)  A common law tradition

Question 8

Which of the following contributed to the transformation of what Raymond Breton refers to as the "Canadian symbolic order"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The national anthem 
B)  New stamp designs 
C)  Neutralizing language in the names of federal institutions 
D)  The Canadian flag 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The national anthem 
B)  New stamp designs 
C)  Neutralizing language in the names of federal institutions 
D)  The Canadian flag 
E)  All of the above

Question 9

What decade saw the rapid expansion of French immersion schools in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  2010s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1890s 
D)  1930s 
E)  1980s 
A)  2010s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1890s 
D)  1930s 
E)  1980s

Question 10

In 2016, how many Vancouver residents spoke Cantonese or Mandarin at home?

Accepted Answer

A)  84,000 
B)  10,000 
C)  24,000 
D)  2,400 
E)  124,000 
A)  84,000 
B)  10,000 
C)  24,000 
D)  2,400 
E)  124,000

Question 11

What was Quebec's share of Canada's total population in 2016?

Accepted Answer

A)  53 per cent 
B)  13 per cent 
C)  43 per cent 
D)  33 per cent 
E)  23 per cent 
A)  53 per cent 
B)  13 per cent 
C)  43 per cent 
D)  33 per cent 
E)  23 per cent

Question 12

What point does Richard Joy make in his documentation of francophone assimilation outside Quebec?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rate of language transfer is greatest among older generations. 
B)  The rate of language transfer is consistent among generations. 
C)  The rate of language transfer decreases from older to younger generations. 
D)  The rate of language transfer is greatest among younger generations. 
E)  Richard Joy does not make such claims. 
A)  The rate of language transfer is greatest among older generations. 
B)  The rate of language transfer is consistent among generations. 
C)  The rate of language transfer decreases from older to younger generations. 
D)  The rate of language transfer is greatest among younger generations. 
E)  Richard Joy does not make such claims.

Question 13

As of the 1961 census, how many foreign-born residents of Quebec spoke English and French?

Accepted Answer

A)  17 per cent 
B)  25 per cent 
C)  46 per cent 
D)  65 per cent 
E)  87 per cent 
A)  17 per cent 
B)  25 per cent 
C)  46 per cent 
D)  65 per cent 
E)  87 per cent

Question 14

Which of the following was part of the "unholy alliance"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Catholic Church 
B)  The Quebec Liberal Party 
C)  Quebec anglophones 
D)  A libertarian ideological affinity 
E)  Liberal secularism 
A)  The Catholic Church 
B)  The Quebec Liberal Party 
C)  Quebec anglophones 
D)  A libertarian ideological affinity 
E)  Liberal secularism

Question 15

In Quebec, the idea of la survivance involved survival against the pressures of a dominant culture that was all except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Business-oriented 
B)  Liberal democratic 
C)  Anglicizing 
D)  Increasingly thrifty 
E)  Protestant 
A)  Business-oriented 
B)  Liberal democratic 
C)  Anglicizing 
D)  Increasingly thrifty 
E)  Protestant

Question 16

Why does English Canada resist recognizing Quebec as a "distinct society" within Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  The potential for such a clause to undermine Charter guarantees of Rights and Freedoms in Quebec 
B)  Potential consequences from constitutional entrenchment 
C)  The potential for minority rights to suffer 
D)  The potential for legislative powers to be granted to Quebec that are not granted to other provinces 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The potential for such a clause to undermine Charter guarantees of Rights and Freedoms in Quebec 
B)  Potential consequences from constitutional entrenchment 
C)  The potential for minority rights to suffer 
D)  The potential for legislative powers to be granted to Quebec that are not granted to other provinces 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

Besides Quebec, which province has a large French-speaking population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nova Scotia 
B)  New Brunswick 
C)  Prince Edward Island 
D)  Saskatchewan 
E)  Manitoba 
A)  Nova Scotia 
B)  New Brunswick 
C)  Prince Edward Island 
D)  Saskatchewan 
E)  Manitoba

Question 18

What was significant about the early 1960s in Quebec?

Accepted Answer

A)  The election of the Liberals permitted political and social changes for the Quiet Revolution. 
B)  Pierre Elliott Trudeau became prime minister; he made great progress towards the recognition of official language provisions and distinct society status for Quebec in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 
C)  The War Measures Act was put into force. 
D)  The Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was signed and ratified. 
E)  The province was guaranteed that two seats on the Supreme Court bench would be filled by members of the Quebec bar as part of a policy of regional representation. 
A)  The election of the Liberals permitted political and social changes for the Quiet Revolution. 
B)  Pierre Elliott Trudeau became prime minister; he made great progress towards the recognition of official language provisions and distinct society status for Quebec in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 
C)  The War Measures Act was put into force. 
D)  The Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was signed and ratified. 
E)  The province was guaranteed that two seats on the Supreme Court bench would be filled by members of the Quebec bar as part of a policy of regional representation.

Question 19

What is the Calgary Declaration?

Accepted Answer

The Calgary Declaration was a 1997 decla

Question 20

What contributed to the increase in bilingualism among youth outside Quebec?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitutional French and minority language rights 
B)  Popular French music 
C)  Constitutional official language provisions for the provision of education and government services in French 
D)  French television shows 
E)  The rapid expansion of French immersion schools since the 1980s 
A)  Constitutional French and minority language rights 
B)  Popular French music 
C)  Constitutional official language provisions for the provision of education and government services in French 
D)  French television shows 
E)  The rapid expansion of French immersion schools since the 1980s

In 2016, what percentage of New Brunswick residents identified as francophone?

What is the bilingual approach of Ottawa?

What were some of the central ideas of the Quiet Revolution?

Which of the following is not related to what Marcel Rioux calls the ideology of contestation and recoupment?

"The Charter of the French Language, passed by the Quebec legislature in 1977, saved the French language in Quebec." Explain why you mainly agree or disagree with this statement.

In 2016, what percentage of Newfoundland and Labrador residents identified as bilingual?

Which of the following is recognized as part of Quebec's distinct society status?

Which of the following contributed to the transformation of what Raymond Breton refers to as the "Canadian symbolic order"?

What decade saw the rapid expansion of French immersion schools in Canada?

In 2016, how many Vancouver residents spoke Cantonese or Mandarin at home?

What was Quebec's share of Canada's total population in 2016?

What point does Richard Joy make in his documentation of francophone assimilation outside Quebec?

As of the 1961 census, how many foreign-born residents of Quebec spoke English and French?

Which of the following was part of the "unholy alliance"?

In Quebec, the idea of la survivance involved survival against the pressures of a dominant culture that was all except which of the following?

Why does English Canada resist recognizing Quebec as a "distinct society" within Canada?

Besides Quebec, which province has a large French-speaking population?

What was significant about the early 1960s in Quebec?

What is the Calgary Declaration?

What contributed to the increase in bilingualism among youth outside Quebec?

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In 2016, what percentage of New Brunswick residents identified as francophone?

What is the bilingual approach of Ottawa?

What were some of the central ideas of the Quiet Revolution?

Which of the following is not related to what Marcel Rioux calls the ideology of contestation and recoupment?

"The Charter of the French Language, passed by the Quebec legislature in 1977, saved the French language in Quebec." Explain why you mainly agree or disagree with this statement.

In 2016, what percentage of Newfoundland and Labrador residents identified as bilingual?

Which of the following is recognized as part of Quebec's distinct society status?

Which of the following contributed to the transformation of what Raymond Breton refers to as the "Canadian symbolic order"?

What decade saw the rapid expansion of French immersion schools in Canada?

In 2016, how many Vancouver residents spoke Cantonese or Mandarin at home?

What was Quebec's share of Canada's total population in 2016?

What point does Richard Joy make in his documentation of francophone assimilation outside Quebec?

As of the 1961 census, how many foreign-born residents of Quebec spoke English and French?

Which of the following was part of the "unholy alliance"?

In Quebec, the idea of la survivance involved survival against the pressures of a dominant culture that was all except which of the following?

Why does English Canada resist recognizing Quebec as a "distinct society" within Canada?

Besides Quebec, which province has a large French-speaking population?

What was significant about the early 1960s in Quebec?

What is the Calgary Declaration?

What contributed to the increase in bilingualism among youth outside Quebec?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

The Media

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters