2.6 Diversity in Canada

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

13

30

40

7

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

Sikhs

Christian Protestants

Christian Catholics

Muslims

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

True

False

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

John Buchan

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Oscar Peterson

Sir John A. Macdonald

#7. Slavery was legal in America until:

1695

1963

1783

1863

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

French

Punjabi

Chinese

English

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

Vegreville, Alberta

Toronto, Ontario

Quebec city, Quebec

Vancouver, British Columbia

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

False

True

#11. What kind of society does Canada have?

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

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

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

13

30

40

7

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

Hindi

French

Chinese

English

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

Political events

Cultural clashes between different ethnicities in Canada

The rich multicultural fabric of Canada

Canadian prowess in event management

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

1860s

1690s

1780s

1920s

#16. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

An Olympian from Nova Scotia and a descendent of black Loyalists

A Jazz player who won the Order of Canada

Governor General of Canada

The first woman publisher in Canada

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

Muslims

Hindus

Christian Catholics

Christian Protestants

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

Promote social welfare, harmony and mutual respect

To resettle refugees

To provide schools and health care

To uphold religious freedom, religious expression and freedom of conscience

#19. 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.”

Oscar Peterson

John Buchan

Marjorie Turner-Bailey

Sir John A. Macdonald

#20. 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

German, Italian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Scandinavian

Chinese and South Asian

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

Asia

Africa

Europe

Middle East

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#7. Slavery was legal in America until:

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

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

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

#11. What kind of society does Canada have?

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

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

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

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

#16. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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