Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Canada received the right to
control its own domestic affairs when it
a. | became a
dominion | c. | was reunited as
the Province of Canada | b. | became part of the British Empire | d. | persuaded frontier territories to join the Canadian
union |
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The first country to give full
voting rights to women was
a. | Ireland | c. | Australia. | b. | Canada | d. | New Zealand |
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Most Protestants opposed the
idea of home rule in
a. | Ireland | c. | Australia | b. | Canada | d. | New Zealand |
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4.
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The people known as the Maori
are
a. | inhabitants of the
Arctic. | c. | French speaking
Roman Catholic Canadians | b. | nomadic inhabitants of Australia | d. | a Polynesian people that settled in New
Zealand |
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The British colony originally
set up as a penal colony was
a. | Ulster | c. | Australia | b. | New Zealand | d. | Upper Canada |
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The Catholic Emancipation Act
of 1829 affected the rights of Roman Catholics who lived in
a. | Ireland | c. | Australia | b. | Canada | d. | New Zealand |
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The Great Famine was a time of
widespread starvation in Ireland caused by the destruction of
a. | cattle
herds | c. | wheat
crops | b. | sheep herds | d. | potato crops |
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During the American revolution
the British Parliament was ridged and refused to moderate their opinions or policies. What policy did
the British Parliament adopt toward the demands of the Canadians in their struggle for
independence
a. | Parliament sent troops to Canada to
quell disorder | c. | British Parliament
had the same attitude toward the Americans and Canadians | b. | British Parliament ignored
Canada | d. | Parliament approved Lord Durham’s changes regarding
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Canadians believed they needed
protection from the interests of
a. | England | c. | United States | b. | France | d. | Native populations |
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What did they call a
self-governing country that was part of the British Empire?
a. | Protectorate | c. | Dominion | b. | Subsidiary | d. | Colony |
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Who was the first prime
minister of Canada?
a. | Margaret
Thatcher | c. | John
McDonald | b. | Ramsey McDonald | d. | Winston Churchill |
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Which part of Canada is French
speaking
a. | Quebec | c. | Alberta | b. | Columbia | d. | Ontario |
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13.
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Who was the explorer who
discovered Australia and New Zealand in 1770?
a. | Henry
Penal | c. | John
McDonald | b. | James Cook | d. | Ramsey McDonald |
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What did the Australia
government do to encourage immigration?
a. | Offered British
citizenship | c. | Offered liberal
social programs such as social security to immigrants | b. | Offered one pound of gold to each
immigrant | d. | Offered cheap land to
immigrants |
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What was the first country to
use the secret ballot in elections?
a. | New
Zealand | c. | Ireland | b. | Australia | d. | Great Britain |
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Which was the first country to
offer voting rights to women?
a. | England | c. | Australia | b. | United States | d. | New Zealand |
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What were the two main
divisions between the Irish and British?
a. | Catholic and
Protestant | c. | Labor and
Conservative | b. | Liberal and Conservative | d. | Socialism and Capitalism |
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Where did most of the emigrants
go to as a result of the potato famine?
a. | England | c. | United States | b. | Australia | d. | Canada |
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What was the name of the
organization that led the fight for Irish independence from England?
a. | Irish Socialist Workers
Party | c. | Irish Democrat
Army | b. | The Army of the Patomic | d. | Irish Republican Army |
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Who was the moderate leader of
the IRA who happened to also be an American citizen?
a. | Eamon de
Valera | c. | Michael
Collins | b. | Ramsey McDonald | d. | Michael Ford |
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Who was the terrorist leader of
the IRA who fought the British with violence?
a. | Eamon de
Valera | c. | Michael
Collins | b. | Ramsey McDonald | d. | Michael Ford |
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Multiple Response
Identify one
or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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22.
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The political division in
Canada was between which two groups. (pick 2)
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23.
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What two things did the first
prime minister of Canada do? (pick 2)
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