Free Discover Canada study guide practice on Who We Are: 15 questions; the real Canadian citizenship test has 20 questions and you need 15 right, per IRCC. How many can you get wrong?
Who We Are
What does the guide say about gay and lesbian Canadians?
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Who We Are: questions and answers from Discover Canada
Who We Are is part 2 of Discover Canada, the Canadian citizenship test study guide. Some people call the Canadian citizenship test the Discover Canada test, because its questions come from this guide.
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All 15 questions in this practice set, each with the right answer, the reason, and where it is in Discover Canada. Try the questions first.
Question 1. What does the guide say about gay and lesbian Canadians?
- A. They are not allowed to marry in a civil ceremony
- B. They are not protected by the Charter or by the courts
- C. They have full legal protection, including civil marriage
- D. They may not serve in the armed forces
Answer: C. They have full legal protection, including civil marriage
Gay and lesbian Canadians have full legal protection and equal treatment, including the right to civil marriage.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Diversity in Canada)
Question 2. Which Governor General said each group of immigrants should keep its own ways and add to the national character?
- A. Lord Durham, the English reformer
- B. Lord Elgin, the governor
- C. Lord Stanley, of the Stanley Cup
- D. John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir
Answer: D. John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir
John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor General from 1935 to 1940, said each group should keep its identity and contribute to the country.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Diversity in Canada)
Question 3. Where do the Inuit live?
- A. In large cities in southern Ontario and Quebec
- B. Spread across the Arctic in small communities
- C. On farms and ranches across the Prairie provinces
- D. On small islands off the coast of British Columbia
Answer: B. Spread across the Arctic in small communities
Inuit communities are small and spread out across the Arctic.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 4. True or false. The rights of Aboriginal peoples, and their treaty rights, are in the Constitution.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: A. True
The Constitution includes Aboriginal and treaty rights.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 5. In the guide, what name is used for Anglophones?
- A. United Empire Loyalists
- B. Canadiens
- C. British subjects
- D. English Canadians
Answer: D. English Canadians
Anglophones are usually called English Canadians.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (English and French)
Question 6. Which words from the British North America Act of 1867 sum up the goals of Canada's institutions?
- A. Peace, order and good government
- B. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
- C. Liberty, equality and fraternity
- D. Unity, faith and discipline
Answer: A. Peace, order and good government
"Peace, order and good government" comes from the British North America Act of 1867, Canada's first constitutional document.
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Question 7. Which faith group is the biggest in Canada?
- A. Protestant
- B. Muslim
- C. Jewish
- D. Catholic
Answer: D. Catholic
Catholics are the largest religious group, followed by several Protestant churches.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Diversity in Canada)
Question 8. Which three groups make up Canada's Aboriginal peoples?
- A. Acadians, Inuit and Métis
- B. Indian (First Nations), Inuit and Métis
- C. First Nations, Acadians and Loyalists
- D. Inuit, Loyalists and Métis
Answer: B. Indian (First Nations), Inuit and Métis
The term Aboriginal peoples covers three groups: Indian (First Nations), Inuit and Métis.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 9. Who are the Métis?
- A. A people with both Aboriginal and European roots
- B. Descendants of the first French settlers only
- C. Descendants of the Loyalists who came after 1776
- D. Inuit people who live in Labrador and Quebec
Answer: A. A people with both Aboriginal and European roots
Métis people have Aboriginal as well as European ancestors and form a distinct people.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 10. Who are the Anglo-Quebecers?
- A. French speakers who live in eastern Ontario
- B. English settlers who left Quebec in 1759
- C. English speakers who live in Quebec
- D. Quebecers who now live outside Canada
Answer: C. English speakers who live in Quebec
Anglo-Quebecers are the English speakers of Quebec, with a heritage of about 250 years.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (English and French)
Question 11. Canada has traditionally worked with faith communities to do which of these?
- A. Collect federal and provincial taxes
- B. Provide schools and health care
- C. Run federal elections and count votes
- D. Choose judges for the courts
Answer: B. Provide schools and health care
Faith communities have helped with social welfare, schools, health care and resettling refugees.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Diversity in Canada)
Question 12. What have poets and songwriters called Canada?
- A. The New Republic
- B. The Northern Empire
- C. The Great Dominion
- D. The Old Colony
Answer: C. The Great Dominion
According to the guide, Canada has been hailed in poems and songs as the Great Dominion.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are
Question 13. Which settlers set up the basic way of life in English-speaking Canada?
- A. Settlers from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
- B. French settlers from Normandy and Brittany
- C. Spanish and Portuguese traders
- D. Dutch and German farmers only
Answer: A. Settlers from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
Settlers, soldiers and migrants from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland shaped English-speaking Canada from the 1600s to the 20th century.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (English and French)
Question 14. Where does the other half of First Nations people mainly live?
- A. Off-reserve, mainly in cities
- B. In Inuit communities in the Arctic
- C. Only in the province of Quebec
- D. Outside Canada, in the United States
Answer: A. Off-reserve, mainly in cities
Roughly half of First Nations people live on reserves; most of the rest live off-reserve in cities.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 15. True or false. Most Canadians say they are Christians.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: A. True
Most Canadians are Christians. The largest group is Catholic.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Diversity in Canada)
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