2.6 Diversity in Canada

#1. Slavery was legal in America until:

1695

1963

1863

1783

#2. 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

To resettle refugees

To provide schools and health care

Promote social welfare, harmony and mutual respect

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

Cultural clashes between different ethnicities in Canada

Political events

Canadian prowess in event management

The rich multicultural fabric of Canada

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

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

John Buchan

Sir John A. Macdonald

Oscar Peterson

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

English

Hindi

French

Chinese

#6. What kind of society does Canada have?

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

A homogenous society

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

A bicultural society composed of English and French populations

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

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

It is easy to immigrate to Canada

Immigrants are the biggest land owners in Canada

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

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

Christian Protestants

Christian Catholics

Sikhs

Muslims

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

7

13

40

30

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

False

True

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

Christian Protestants

Christian Catholics

Muslims

Hindus

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

Toronto, Ontario

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vegreville, Alberta

Quebec city, Quebec

#15. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

The first woman publisher in Canada

Governor General of Canada

An Olympian from Nova Scotia and a descendent of black Loyalists

A Jazz player who won the Order of Canada

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

Asia

Africa

Europe

Middle East

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

False

True

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

Select all that apply:

Chinese and South Asian

English, French, Scottish, Irish, Aboriginal

Middle Eastern, Africans, Mexicans

German, Italian, Dutch, Ukrainian, Scandinavian

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

True

False

#20. 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

John Buchan

Marjorie Turner-Bailey

Oscar Peterson

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

30

40

7

13

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

French

Chinese

English

Punjabi

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

False

True

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

1690s

1780s

1860s

1920s

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#1. Slavery was legal in America until:

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

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

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

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

#6. What kind of society does Canada have?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#15. Who was Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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