Question 1

What group usually supports mandatory retirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  young people
B)  seniors
C)  trade unions
D)  the political elite C

Question 2

Seniors were one of the last groups in society identified for public support by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which city is NOT one of the largest three cities in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toronto
B)  Vancouver
C)  Calgary
D)  Montreal C

Question 4

Rural Canada is partly agricultural and the number of people engaged in farming is increasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How is party preference split between urban and rural areas?

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Question 6

Rural Canada is overrepresented in the House of Commons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did the Mulroney government try to reduce governmental support of seniors?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreasing the age of mandatory retirement
B)  partially de-indexing the Old Age Security from cost-of-living increases
C)  eliminating the Guaranteed Income Supplement
D)  reducing eligibility for the spouse's allowance

Question 8

What percentage of the Canadian population lives in Ontario and Quebec?

Accepted Answer

A)  52
B)  55
C)  62
D)  72

Question 9

Quebec has maintained a separate school system based on religious affiliation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The current fertility rates in Canada average at 1.5 births per woman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why was gun control legislation opposed by a majority of rural voters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many rural residents rely on hunting as a food source.
B)  Hunting is a traditional part of rural culture.
C)  It was felt registration would lead to confiscation.
D)  Most rural residents reject state involvement in their daily lives.

Question 12

Explain the historical basis for a separate school system in Canada.

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Question 13

What was the first main religious demand in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing the Roman Catholic religion as the main dominant religion in Canada
B)  establishing separate school systems for Roman Catholics and Protestants
C)  establishing the Protestant religion as the main dominant religion in Canada
D)  establishing a Roman Catholic-based constitution

Question 14

What are the key characteristics of rural Canada today?

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Question 15

What issue will be most pressing for seniors in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  health care
B)  Old Age Security
C)  housing
D)  mandatory retirement

Question 16

Historically, religious cleavages and identities within Canada coincided to a considerable extent with those of language and ethnicity.The interests of French-Catholics were often at odds with those of the Anglo-Protestants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the future for Canada's population?

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Question 18

Which of the following were protected by the Constitution Act, 1867?

Accepted Answer

A)  separate protestant school minority rights in Quebec
B)  separate school minority rights in both Quebec and Ontario
C)  separate Catholic school minority rights in Ontario
D)  separate school minority rights in Manitoba

Question 19

The current fertility rate should continue to increase the population indefinitely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

After the Quebec Revolution, language superseded religion as the key to the identity of the great majority of Quebeckers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Other cleavages and identities: urban/rural location, religion, and age

What group usually supports mandatory retirement?

Seniors were one of the last groups in society identified for public support by the federal government.

Which city is NOT one of the largest three cities in Canada?

Rural Canada is partly agricultural and the number of people engaged in farming is increasing.

How is party preference split between urban and rural areas?

Rural Canada is overrepresented in the House of Commons.

How did the Mulroney government try to reduce governmental support of seniors?

What percentage of the Canadian population lives in Ontario and Quebec?

Quebec has maintained a separate school system based on religious affiliation.

The current fertility rates in Canada average at 1.5 births per woman.

Why was gun control legislation opposed by a majority of rural voters?

Explain the historical basis for a separate school system in Canada.

What was the first main religious demand in Canada?

What are the key characteristics of rural Canada today?

What issue will be most pressing for seniors in the future?

Historically, religious cleavages and identities within Canada coincided to a considerable extent with those of language and ethnicity.The interests of French-Catholics were often at odds with those of the Anglo-Protestants.

What is the future for Canada's population?

Which of the following were protected by the Constitution Act, 1867?

The current fertility rate should continue to increase the population indefinitely.

After the Quebec Revolution, language superseded religion as the key to the identity of the great majority of Quebeckers.