II. Choose the correct answer to each of the following.
1.__________ is the most influential person in the Canadian government.
(a) The Queen
(b) The Cabinet Minister
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) The Governor General
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2. Which of the following parties represents the most interests
of Quebec?
(a) The Bloc Quebecois.
(b) The Progressive Party.
(c) The Liberal Party.
(d) The Reform Party.
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3. The three Canadian Prime Ministers mentioned in the text have
a lot of things in common. Which of the following is the exception?
(a) They came from Quebec and could
speak French and English.
(b) They were educated as lawyers.
(c) They shared the vision of a strong,
united Canada.
(d) They belong to the same political
party.
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4. Which of the following about the Queen is true?
(a) She is the official head of state.
(b) She is a member of the Cabinet.
(c) She is a symbol of parliamentary
democracy.
(d) She is a symbol of Canada.
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5. Which of the following provinces are densely populated in Canada?
(a) Saskatchewan and Ontario.
(b) Ontario and Quebec.
(c) Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
(d) Quebec and Manitoba.
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6. Which of the following is NOT correct?
(a) The Senate is controlled by the
House of Commons.
(b) The Senate is not elected by Canadian
people.
(c) The Senate is recommended by the
Prime Minister.
(d) The Senate is appointed by the
Governor General.
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7. Which of the following political parties does Brian Mulroney
belong to?
(a) The Progressive Conservatives.
(b) The Bloc Quebecois.
(c) The Liberal Party.
(d) The Reform Party.
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8. Pierre Trudeau was regarded as an important Prime Minister in
Canada because of the following reasons EXCEPT____________.
(a) he took the steps necessary to
make Canada completely independent of Britain
(b) he signed a free trade agreement
with the United States
(c) he introduced important programs
to promote the use of French in Canada
(d) he worked very hard to bring French
and English Canada closer together
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9. Which of the following provinces is the home of most French-speaking
people in Canada?
(a) Manitoba.
(b) Ontario.
(c) Saskatchewan.
(d) Quebec.
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10. The Progressive Conservative Party was completely wiped out
in the 1993 federal election because ____________.
(a) they offended the French-speaking
people in Canada
(b) they governed the entire country
for too many years
(c) they didn't manage the Canadian
economy well
(d) they were unable to represent
the country as a whole
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