8.8 Parliament Buildings – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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#1. When was the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings rebuilt after being destroyed in the accidental fire of 1916?

1918

1927

1920

1922

#2. Which architectural style was used to build the Parliamentary Buildings in Ottawa?

Baroque

French Second Empire style

Gothic revival

Neoclassical

#3. What do the towers, arches, sculptures and stained glass of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa embody?

Select all that apply:

Gothic Revival architecture popular in the time of Queen Victoria

Aboriginal traditions

English traditions

French traditions

#4. Which part of the original parliament buildings was destroyed in the accidental fire of 1916?

Library

Peace Arch

Centre Block

Peace Tower

#5. Which part of the original parliament building escaped the accidental fire of 1916 and still stands to this day?

The Peace Arch

The Library

The Peace Tower

The Centre Block

#6. When did an accidental fire destroy the majority of the original Parliament Buildings built in the 1860s?

1867

1812

1916

1922

#7. Which architectural styles can be seen in the provincial legislatures (except in Quebec)?

Select all that apply:

Baroque

Shinto

Romanesque

Neoclassical

#8. What do the architectural styles of provincial legislatures (except in Quebec) reflect:

Architectural schools in those Provinces

The skills of artistic communities in those Provinces

The Greco-Roman democratic heritage of Western Civilization

The ancient age of the buildings

#9. When were the original Parliament Buildings in Ottawa constructed?

1590s

1780s

1920s

1860s

#10. When was the Peace Tower built as an important addition to the Parliamentary Buildings in Ottawa?

1916

1922

1930

1927

#11. Which architectural style was used to build the Quebec National Assembly?

Baroque

Neoclassical

French Second Empire style

Gothic revival

#12. What does the Memorial Chamber within the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings contain?

English, French and Aboriginal cultural artifacts

Books of Remembrance

Paintings by the Group of Seven

The Constitution of Canada

#13. Unlike the Parliament building in Ottawa, the buildings of Provincial legislatures are not architecturally significant.

False

True

#14. What is written in the Books of Remembrance kept in the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings?

Names of soldiers, sailors and airmen who died serving Canada in wars or while on duty

Cultural stories of Aboriginal Peoples who lived in Canada prior to the arrival of Europeans

Biographies of Sovereigns who have represented Canada since centuries

Names of all the Prime Ministers of Canada

#15. Which part of the Parliament Buildings was built in the memory of the First World War?

The Centre Block

The Peace Tower

The Library

The Peace Arch

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