2.6 Diversity in Canada

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

Muslims

Christian Catholics

Christian Protestants

Sikhs

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

True

False

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

Christian Protestants

Hindus

Muslims

Christian Catholics

#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. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

A Jazz player who won the Order of Canada

An Olympian from Nova Scotia and a descendent of black Loyalists

The first woman publisher in Canada

Governor General of Canada

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

English

Punjabi

Chinese

French

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

Cultural clashes between different ethnicities in Canada

Canadian prowess in event management

Political events

The rich multicultural fabric of Canada

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

Vegreville, Alberta

Quebec city, Quebec

Vancouver, British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario

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

Chinese

French

English

Hindi

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

True

False

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

To uphold religious freedom, religious expression and freedom of conscience

Promote social welfare, harmony and mutual respect

To resettle refugees

To provide schools and health care

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

1920s

1860s

1780s

1690s

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

False

True

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

Sir John A. Macdonald

John Buchan

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Oscar Peterson

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

40

13

30

7

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

Africa

Europe

Middle East

Asia

#20. What kind of society does Canada have?

A bicultural society composed of English and French populations

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

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

A homogenous society

#21. Slavery was legal in America until:

1963

1783

1863

1695

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

30

40

7

13

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

Select all that apply:

English, French, Scottish, Irish, Aboriginal

Chinese and South Asian

Middle Eastern, Africans, Mexicans

German, Italian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Scandinavian

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

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

It is easy to immigrate to Canada

Immigrants are the biggest land owners in Canada

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

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

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

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

#5. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#20. What kind of society does Canada have?

#21. Slavery was legal in America until:

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

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

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