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Free Canadian Citizenship Mock Exam 2
You need 15 out of 20 correct (75%) to pass — the same mark as the real IRCC test. Take your time, there is no time limit.
Exam Questions
Question 1: Canada has a tradition of ordered liberty that dates back to which document signed in 1215?
Correct answer: Magna Carta
Explanation: Canada's tradition of ordered liberty goes back 800 years to the Magna Carta, also called the Great Charter of Freedoms, signed in England in 1215.
Question 2: Who are the three founding peoples of Canada?
Correct answer: All of these
Explanation: Canada has three founding peoples: Aboriginal peoples, French people, and British people.
Question 3: Who was the first to draw a map of Canada's east coast?
Correct answer: John Cabot
Explanation: John Cabot was the first to draw a map of Canada's east coast in 1497.
Question 4: What does the word 'kanata' mean in the Iroquoian language?
Correct answer: Village
Explanation: The Iroquoian word 'kanata' means village. Jacques Cartier heard this word and it became the name Canada.
Question 5: When did the name 'Canada' start to appear on maps?
Correct answer: 1550
Explanation: By the 1550s, the name Canada began appearing on maps.
Question 6: What territory did the French Empire in North America reach?
Correct answer: From Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico
Explanation: The French leaders Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, and Count Frontenac built an empire that stretched from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.
Question 7: When did the French and Iroquois make peace?
Correct answer: 1701
Explanation: The French and Iroquois made peace in 1701.
Question 8: When did Canadian troops capture Vimy Ridge, an important victory in World War I?
Correct answer: April 1917
Explanation: In April 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge with 10,000 killed or wounded. This victory made Canada famous as a military power.
Question 9: What has Canada been called by poets and songwriters?
Correct answer: The Great Dominion
Explanation: Poets and songwriters have hailed Canada as the Great Dominion.
Question 10: In what year did the House of Commons say that Quebecers form a nation within Canada?
Correct answer: 2006
Explanation: In 2006, the House of Commons recognized that Quebecers form a distinct nation within a united Canada.
Question 11: When must federal elections be held?
Correct answer: Every 4 years
Explanation: Federal elections must be held every 4 years, on the third Monday in October following the most recent election.
Question 12: In 1982, Canada's Constitution was changed to add which important charter?
Correct answer: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Explanation: In 1982, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was added to the Constitution. It legally protects the basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians.
Question 13: Which country is the only constitutional monarchy in North America?
Correct answer: Canada
Explanation: Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America. Canadians are proud of this unique system of government.
Question 14: What is the foundation of Canada's system of government?
Correct answer: Constitutional monarchy
Explanation: Canada's system of government is based on constitutional monarchy. This means the Sovereign (Queen or King) rules according to the constitution.
Question 15: What name was given to the 40,000 people loyal to the Crown who fled to Canada after the American Revolution?
Correct answer: United Empire Loyalists
Explanation: More than 40,000 people loyal to the Crown fled the American Revolution and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec. They were called United Empire Loyalists.
Question 16: Canada's institutions are built on a commitment from the British North America Act 1867 to 'Peace, Order, and' what?
Correct answer: Good Government
Explanation: The phrase 'Peace, Order, and Good Government' is a key commitment in Canada's original 1867 constitutional document, the British North America Act.
Question 17: Who are the Acadians?
Correct answer: Descendants of French colonists
Explanation: Acadians are descendants of French colonists who began settling in the Maritime Provinces in 1604.
Question 18: Which province is Canada's only officially bilingual province?
Correct answer: New Brunswick
Explanation: New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province in Canada.
Question 19: What is the period between 1755 and 1763 called, when many Acadians were forced to leave?
Correct answer: The Great Upheaval
Explanation: Between 1755 and 1763, more than two-thirds of Acadians were deported. This difficult period is known as the Great Upheaval.
Question 20: Who first settled in the Maritime Provinces in 1604?
Correct answer: Acadians
Explanation: Acadians, descendants of French colonists, began settling in the Maritime Provinces in 1604.