2.6 Diversity in Canada

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

Political events

Canadian prowess in event management

Cultural clashes between different ethnicities in Canada

The rich multicultural fabric of Canada

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

False

True

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

1780s

1690s

1860s

1920s

#4. 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

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

40

13

7

30

#6. 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

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

Immigrants are the biggest land owners in Canada

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

Vegreville, Alberta

Vancouver, British Columbia

Toronto, Ontario

Quebec city, Quebec

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

False

True

#9. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

Governor General of Canada

An Olympian from Nova Scotia and a descendent of black Loyalists

A Jazz player who won the Order of Canada

The first woman publisher in Canada

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

False

True

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

Sikhs

Christian Catholics

Muslims

Christian Protestants

#12. Slavery was legal in America until:

1695

1863

1783

1963

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

Africa

Asia

Europe

Middle East

#14. 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

John Buchan

Marjorie Turner-Bailey

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

John Buchan

Sir John A. Macdonald

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Oscar Peterson

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

English

Chinese

Punjabi

French

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

True

False

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

Hindus

Christian Catholics

Christian Protestants

Muslims

#19. 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

German, Italian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Scandinavian

Middle Eastern, Africans, Mexicans

#20. 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 who do not share any common identity

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

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

False

True

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

7

13

40

30

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

False

True

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

Chinese

English

Hindi

French

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#9. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

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

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

#12. Slavery was legal in America until:

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

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

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

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

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

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

#20. What kind of society does Canada have?

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

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

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

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