2.6 Diversity in Canada

#1. Which language is most commonly spoken in Canadian homes across Toronto and Vancouver?

English

French

Chinese

Hindi

#2. What percentage of people in Toronto speak Chinese at home?

30

13

40

7

#3. Identify the popular Governor General of Canada who championed multiculturalism?

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Sir John A. Macdonald

John Buchan

Oscar Peterson

#4. Who championed multiculturalism with these words: “Immigrant groups should retain their individuality and each make its contribution to the national character. Each could learn from the other, and … while they cherish their own special loyalties and traditions, they cherish not less that new loyalty and tradition which springs from their union.”

Sir John A. Macdonald

Oscar Peterson

Marjorie Turner-Bailey

John Buchan

#5. What kind of society does Canada have?

A bicultural society composed of English and French populations

A homogenous society

A multicultural society composed of diverse groups of people sharing a common Canadian identity

A multicultural society composed of diverse groups of people who do not share any common identity

#6. What is the largest religious affiliation of Canadians?

Christian Catholics

Sikhs

Christian Protestants

Muslims

#7. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

A Jazz player who won the Order of Canada

The first woman publisher in Canada

Governor General of Canada

An Olympian from Nova Scotia and a descendent of black Loyalists

#8. From where has most of the immigration to Canada happened since the 1970s?

Asia

Middle East

Europe

Africa

#9. What is the second largest religious affiliation of Canadians?

Christian Protestants

Hindus

Christian Catholics

Muslims

#10. People mostly speak the official languages in Canadian homes.

False

True

#11. Many ethnic and religious groups live in perpetual conflict in Canada.

False

True

#12. Which are the largest ethnic groups in Canada? Select all that apply.

Select all that apply:

English, French, Scottish, Irish, Aboriginal

Middle Eastern, Africans, Mexicans

Chinese and South Asian

German, Italian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Scandinavian

#13. Why is Canada often called the “land of immigrants”?

It is easy to immigrate to Canada

Millions of immigrants have helped build and defend the Canadian way of life over the past 200 years

Immigrants are the biggest land owners in Canada

A large number of immigrants land in Canada before going to the US

#14. When did black Loyalists flee America to settle in Canada?

1860s

1920s

1690s

1780s

#15. Which is the second most commonly spoken language in Canadian homes across Toronto and Vancouver?

English

Punjabi

French

Chinese

#16. Gays and lesbians cannot enter into a civil marriage in Canada.

False

True

#17. Slavery was legal in America until:

1963

1863

1783

1695

#18. What percentage of people in Vancouver speak Chinese at home?

7

40

30

13

#19. Where is the Ukrainian Pysanka Festival held annually?

Vegreville, Alberta

Quebec city, Quebec

Vancouver, British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario

#20. Gays and lesbians get full protection and equal treatment under Canadian Law.

False

True

#21. The majority of Canadians have been immigrants from other places since the 1800s.

True

False

#22. Select all that apply. The Canadian state has traditionally partnered with various faith communities to:

To provide schools and health care

To uphold religious freedom, religious expression and freedom of conscience

To resettle refugees

Promote social welfare, harmony and mutual respect

#23. What do the variety of annual ethnic cultural events held in Canadian cities across the country showcase?

Cultural clashes between different ethnicities in Canada

The rich multicultural fabric of Canada

Canadian prowess in event management

Political events

#24. The numbers of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs and members of other religions, as well as atheists are growing in Canada.

False

True

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#1. Which language is most commonly spoken in Canadian homes across Toronto and Vancouver?

#2. What percentage of people in Toronto speak Chinese at home?

#3. Identify the popular Governor General of Canada who championed multiculturalism?

#5. What kind of society does Canada have?

#6. What is the largest religious affiliation of Canadians?

#7. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

#8. From where has most of the immigration to Canada happened since the 1970s?

#9. What is the second largest religious affiliation of Canadians?

#10. People mostly speak the official languages in Canadian homes.

#11. Many ethnic and religious groups live in perpetual conflict in Canada.

#12. Which are the largest ethnic groups in Canada? Select all that apply.

#13. Why is Canada often called the “land of immigrants”?

#14. When did black Loyalists flee America to settle in Canada?

#15. Which is the second most commonly spoken language in Canadian homes across Toronto and Vancouver?

#16. Gays and lesbians cannot enter into a civil marriage in Canada.

#17. Slavery was legal in America until:

#18. What percentage of people in Vancouver speak Chinese at home?

#19. Where is the Ukrainian Pysanka Festival held annually?

#20. Gays and lesbians get full protection and equal treatment under Canadian Law.

#21. The majority of Canadians have been immigrants from other places since the 1800s.

#22. Select all that apply. The Canadian state has traditionally partnered with various faith communities to:

#23. What do the variety of annual ethnic cultural events held in Canadian cities across the country showcase?

#24. The numbers of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs and members of other religions, as well as atheists are growing in Canada.