Canadian citizenship test: Who we are

Here are 5 questions on “Who we are”, in the format of the Canadian citizenship test. Pick your answer, then reveal the solution. CiviPrep has 34 questions on this chapter.

1. 1What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples in Canada?

   1. Acadians, Cree and Huron
   2. First Nations, Inuit and Métis
   3. Métis, Acadians and Haida
   4. Mohawk, Loyalists and Inuit
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   Correct answer: First Nations, Inuit and Métis

   The term “Aboriginal peoples” refers to three distinct groups: First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

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2. 2What does the word “Inuit” mean in Inuktitut?

   1. The frozen land
   2. The hunters
   3. The people
   4. The people of the North
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   Correct answer: The people

   “Inuit” means “the people” in Inuktitut; the Inuit live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic.

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3. 3Who are the Métis?

   1. The first inhabitants of the Arctic
   2. A group of West Coast First Nations
   3. The descendants of Scottish settlers
   4. A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry
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   Correct answer: A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry

   The Métis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry; the majority live in the Prairie provinces.

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4. 4What was the purpose of the residential schools?

   1. To assimilate Aboriginal children by cutting them off from their language and culture
   2. To train band chiefs
   3. To teach Aboriginal languages
   4. To shelter war orphans
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   Correct answer: To assimilate Aboriginal children by cutting them off from their language and culture

   The residential schools, funded by the government and run by churches, aimed to assimilate Aboriginal children; many suffered abuse there.

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5. 5In what year did the federal government formally apologize to former students of residential schools?

   1. 1982
   2. 2008
   3. 2015
   4. 1995
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   Correct answer: 2008

   The Government of Canada formally apologized in 2008.

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