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Question

About Canada's multicultural and diverse society

1. How has Canada been affected by immigration over the last century?

a. Immigration has helped Canada's economy in industrial growth and employment.

b. Canada has benefitted from new ideas and new workers from other countries.

c. Because of the impact of foreigners in Canada, indigenous people have lost their ancestral lands and resources.

d. All answers are correct.

2. Andre Dudemaine is a member of the Innu Nation and the Cultural Director of Land Insight. He stated that the First People's Festival is important to spread cultural awareness of indigenous peoples to all people. He then explained how native artists are accomplishing this. Choose what he did NOT say.

a. First Nations artists are able to speak about their traditions directly through their emotions.

b. First Nations artists are NOT the best ambassadors to explain who they are because Canada's history has not been taught correctly.

c. First Nations artists are the best ambassadors to speak about their identities and cultural traditions.

d. Answers a and c

3. French-speaking people in Canada are known as francophones while English-speaking people are known as anglophones. Today, Quebec has close to 25% of Canada's population and is about one-sixth of the size of the country.

True

False

4. Canada is a multicultural society where all ethnic groups are expected to give up their cultural traditions to be part of Canadian society.

True

False

5. A multicultural society benefits from a diversity of cultures, but it also faces conflicts between different interest groups.

True

False

6. What factors or reasons PUSH people AWAY from their native lands?

a. Religious, gender and sexual persecution

b. Political instability, war and conflict

c. Over population, disease, climate change and environmental fears

d. a, b, c are correct.

7. Canada is a cultural mosaic of immigrants and settlers that have generally kept their individual ethnic and cultural identities.

True

False

8. Quebec has had its own immigration policy for the last 25 to 30 years and usually selects immigrants first from countries where people speak English.

True

False

9. What are the different cultures of Canada?

a. The British & the French

b. The French, British, and First Nations aboriginal cultures of Canada

c. The British, French, First Nations aboriginal cultures, and ethnic cultures from all over the world

d. The British, French and multicultural ethnic groups from outside of Canada

10. What factors PULL people IN to immigrate to Canada?

a. Freedom of religion, speech, lifestyle & sexual orientation

b. All answers are correct.

c. Universal health care, quality education, low crime rate

d. Economic opportunities & employment

11. Who did Doug Suto (the Japanese fisherman from Vancouver) blame for the fishing disputes between First Nations people and immigrant-settlers?

a. The Queen of England who signed the original treaty agreements with First Nations before Confederation?

b. The Japanese, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Finnish and other fisherman

c. The Canadian and/or provincial government

d. The First Nations people

12. What is the main purpose of Canada's official multiculturalism policy? Choose the correct answer.

a. Canada's multicultural policy encourages people to have mixed marriages and blend their cultures so they can live harmoniously and be grateful to live in Canada.

b. Canada's multicultural policy protects Canada's cultural diversity and ethnic mosaic. It has helped develop the country's unique national identity.

c. Canada's multicultural policy encourages immigrant cultures to blend together into one large "melting pot" of cultures to create a new Canadian identity.

d. Answers a and c

13. Professor Daniel Weinstock of the University of Montreal states that the French-English languages also divided Canada politically and has helped to create the Quebec separatist movement. What is the purpose of the separatist movement?

a. The French-Canadian separatist movement would like the francophone people of Quebec to unite and separate from Canada to ensure their distinct culture and identity survives.

b. The French-Canadian separatist movement does not exist today because French Canadians have enough power to control their own affairs.

c. The French-Canadian separatist movement remains an unresolved issue in Canada today.

d. Answers a and c

14. Canada has long-standing treaties with many First Nations that grant them special fishing rights.

True

False

15. The acceptance of French as Canada's second official language has been a powerful UNIFYING force that has helped keep Quebec from separating from the rest of the country.

True

False