Canadian citizenship test: Canada’s history

Here are 5 questions on “Canada’s history”, in the format of the Canadian citizenship test. Pick your answer, then reveal the solution. CiviPrep has 108 questions on this chapter.

1. 1Who were the first Europeans to explore Canada, about 1,000 years ago?

   1. The French
   2. The Vikings
   3. The Spanish
   4. The Portuguese
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   Correct answer: The Vikings

   The Vikings reached Newfoundland (L’Anse aux Meadows) about a thousand years ago.

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2. 2Who was the first to map Canada’s East Coast, in 1497?

   1. Samuel de Champlain
   2. Henry Hudson
   3. John Cabot
   4. Jacques Cartier
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   Correct answer: John Cabot

   John Cabot, an Italian sailing for England, mapped the Atlantic coast in 1497.

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3. 3Which explorer claimed the land for the King of France between 1534 and 1542?

   1. Louis Riel
   2. Pierre de Monts
   3. John Cabot
   4. Jacques Cartier
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   Correct answer: Jacques Cartier

   Jacques Cartier made three voyages and claimed the land for King Francis I.

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4. 4Where does the word “Canada” come from?

   1. The Iroquoian word “kanata”, meaning village
   2. The Latin word “canis”
   3. An explorer named Canadas
   4. The Portuguese word for “empty land”
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   Correct answer: The Iroquoian word “kanata”, meaning village

   Cartier heard two guides use the Iroquoian word “kanata” (village); it came to refer to the whole country.

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5. 5Who founded the first permanent European settlement north of Florida, in 1604?

   1. Jacques Cartier and John Cabot
   2. Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain
   3. John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier
   4. Wolfe and Montcalm
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   Correct answer: Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain

   De Monts and Champlain settled in 1604 on St. Croix Island, then at Port-Royal, in Acadia.

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