December 14, 2021March 16, 2025 aysun Who We Are Chapter 2 Test 1 1 / 20 What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples? First Nations, Métis and Inuit. Acadians, Métis and Inuit. United Empire Loyalists, Métis and Inuit. Inuit, Métis and Acadians. 2 / 20 What are the two official languages of Canada? English and Métis. Inuktitut and French. English and French. English and Inuktitut. 3 / 20 What does the word "Inuit" mean? "Eskimo" in Inuktitut language. "Home" in English. "The people" in the Inuktitut language "The Arctic Land" in Inuktitut language. 4 / 20 What is a Francophone? A person who speaks English as their first language A Smartphone designed by the Canadian company RIM A person who speaks French as their first language The first phone in Canada, invented by Alexander Graham Bell 5 / 20 What percentage of Aboriginal people are First Nations? 30%. 50%. 60%. 65%. 6 / 20 Who are the Aboriginal peoples of Canada? The first European settlers to arrive in Canada The descendents of the first Australian immigrants to Canada The first people to live in Canada The first settlers of Newfoundland 7 / 20 Who are the Acadians? Aboriginal people of the arctic. French-speaking Catholics living in Ontario. English speaking refugees who settled in Louisiana. The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604. 8 / 20 Who are the founding peoples of Canada? Métis, French and British. Aboriginal, Métis and British. Aboriginal, French and British. Inuit, Aboriginal and British. 9 / 20 Who are the Quebecers? People of Quebec. European settlers in the 1600s. Descendants of the French colonists. Descendants of the Anglophones. 10 / 20 Who are the Métis? The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada A people of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live on the Prairies First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry. 11 / 20 Which of the following statements about residential schools is NOT true? The schools were welcomed by the Aboriginal people. The federal government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools to educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture The schools were poorly funded and inflicted hardship on the students Aboriginal language and cultural practices were mostly prohibited 12 / 20 Who is Marjorie Turner-Bailey? A famous Canadian Settler An Olympian and descendant of black loyalists The first woman to become Prime Minister The first Canadian Female Hockey player 13 / 20 Who can apply Canadian passport? Landed immigrants Citizens of Canada Green card holders Residents of Canada 14 / 20 who was John Buchan? A popular Governor General of Canada A famous Canadian Hockey player A victorious Canadian army General One of the Fathers of Confederation 15 / 20 When did English settlement begin in Canada? 1510 1810 1610 1710 16 / 20 When did the house of commons recognize that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada? 2006 2005 1998 2003 17 / 20 What are Anglophones generally referred to? English and French speaking Canadians Canadian originally from the UK French speaking Canadian People who speak English as a first language 18 / 20 What percentage of Aboriginal people are First Nations, Métis and Inuit? First Nations 65%, Métis 30% and Inuit 4% First Nations 70%, Métis 70% and Inuit 3% First Nations 50%, Métis 9% and Inuit 6% First Nations 80%, Métis 7% and Inuit 5% 19 / 20 Territorial rights were first guaranteed through the Royal Proclamation of 1763 by King George III Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria I King George V 20 / 20 Who are the Métis? The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada. A people of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live on the Prairies. First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect. A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry. Your score is 0% Restart quiz
