Deck 6: Quebec

Question 1

The French language,the Roman Catholic Church,and French legal and political traditions are all elements of what?

A)Seigneurial system
B)Quebecois nationalism
C)Treaty of Paris
D)Toronto Lifestyle

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The seigneurial system refers to what?

A)The three elements (Catholic Church,French Language,and the French legal and political traditions)that define Quebec.
B)The integration of Hispanics into Canadian society.
C)The feudal system of landlords that the French government created to control settlement in the new world.
D)The Quebecois practice of only allowing signs in French.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Many Anglophone Quebecois are moving out of the region for what reason?

A)The Quebec government passed a law that all signage and government documents must be in printed only in French.
B)Strong Quebecois nationalism contributes to their feeling unwelcome in the region.
C)They only want to live with other Anglophones.
D)There are more job opportunities in other parts of Canada.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

France lost control of their territories in the New World in 1763.More than two hundred years later the descendants of French settlers still maintain their language and cultural traditions.Which of the following factors contributed to this?

A)Strong ties to the Catholic Church and isolated rural lifestyles.
B)Desire to maintain a strong national identity.
C)Desire to maintain a separate identity from British sympathizers.
D)Descendants had no motivation to change languages.

Question 5

Upper Canada refers to what part of the country?

A)Quebec
B)Ontario
C)Newfoundland and Labrador
D)New Brunswick

Question 6

Which of the following names refers specifically to French speaking residents of Quebec?

A)Anglophones
B)Francophones
C)Allophones
D)Quebecois

Question 7

Which of the following cities,located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers,has been a center for trade and cultural exchange since its establishment in 1642?

A)Quebec City
B)Ottowa
C)Saint John
D)Montreal

Question 8

The Algonquins are to the French as the ________ are to the British?

A)Hurons
B)Iroquois
C)Inuit
D)Ojibwe

Question 9

About what proportion of Quebec's population speak French as their native language?

A)20%
B)40%
C)60%
D)80%

Question 10

Which of the following are located in Southern Quebec?

A)Nunavik,an area of Inuit self government
B)Estrie,the center of maple sugar production in the region
C)Hudson Bay
D)The Grand Trunk Railway

Question 11

The two landform regions that underlie Quebec are the northern portion of the Appalachian mountain range and what?

A)The Canadian Shield
B)The Appalachian Shield
C)The Quebec Shield
D)The North American Shield

Question 12

In comparison to the highest peaks in other parts of North America,those in Quebec are ________.

A)Much Higher
B)Higher
C)About the same
D)Lower

Question 13

Quebec mainly faces natural hazards during what time of year?

A)Spring
B)Summer
C)Winter
D)Fall

Question 14

Quebec's many bogs,marshes,and lakes where created by what process?

A)Hydrostatic flow
B)Glaciation
C)Appropriation
D)Hydrostatic pressure

Question 15

What was the system that French settlers used to divide up land along the St.Lawrence River?

A)The Long Lot System
B)Metes and Bounds System
C)Public Land Survey System
D)Lot and Block System

Question 16

Which of the following is an important part of the primary sector in Quebec?

A)Farming
B)Automobile manufacturing
C)Tourism
D)Logging

Question 17

Primary crop grown by Quebecois farmers in the 18th and early 19th centuries was what?

A)Dairy products
B)Potatoes
C)Apples
D)Wheat

Question 18

If you visited Quebec,you would see many structures that mark this area as settled by people of what religion?

A)Episcopalian
B)Protestant
C)Catholic
D)Indigenous

Question 19

What situation left the British government with a huge debt that resulted in higher taxes in the 13 colonies?

A)The Crimean War
B)The French-Indian War
C)The Revolutionary War
D)The Seven Years' War

Question 20

What aspect of climate change is making the construction of housing and other buildings in Northern Quebec difficult?

A)Increasing forest fires
B)Melting permafrost
C)Deforestation
D)Rising water levels

Question 21

The French explorer Jacques Cartier came to Quebec in 1534 looking for ________.

Question 22

French settlers tended to have ________ children than British settlers.

A)More
B)Less
C)About the same
D)More sets of twins,so many more

Question 23

The Canadian Shield is made up of some of the ________ rocks in North America.

Question 24

What was the result of the 1995 referendum on secession in Quebec?

A)The referendum failed by a large percentage
B)The referendum barely failed
C)The referendum passed but was not legally binding
D)The referendum was not provincial,but rather national and it failed

Question 25

If you were travelling in Quebec and visited the rolling hills of the Estrie,east of Montreal,you might notice that the farms and other land holdings are rectangular.Based on this,what could you infer about the settlement of that area?

A)The region was settled by the French
B)The region was settled by the British
C)The region was only settled in the 20th century
D)The region was settled by Basque fishermen

Question 26

In geologic age,the mountainous part of Quebec is located in the ________ part of the province.

Question 27

Which of the following is currently an important secondary sector activity in Quebec?

A)Logging
B)Aluminum mining
C)Paper milling
D)Electronics manufacturing

Question 28

Who were seigneurs?

A)Young women who were orphans or from poor rural families
B)Peasants who were required to pay fees and rent to their lord
C)Military officers,politicians and church officials favored by the French government
D)Fur traders who worked with the Algonquins to build trade networks

Question 29

For many years the Inuit of northern Quebec struggled for control of their culture,language,and governance.What has been the result of those struggles?

A)In 1975 the Inuit signed a historic agreement with the Canadian government that has led to significant increases in Inuit autonomy
B)Inuit still struggle with the breakdown of their language and culture because they are forced to send their children to residential English language schools
C)The threat to Inuit culture is increasing because Northern Quebec has experienced a major influx of non-native population from Southern Quebec
D)Inuit have maintained government controlled Northern Quebec since the first days of European settlement

Question 30

In what way is the government of Canada similar to that of the United States?

A)Both countries have a federal system in which power is shared between the national,state,and local governments
B)Both countries have a unitary system in which power is centralized in the national government
C)Both countries have a parliamentary system in which the executive branch derives its power from the legislative branch of government
D)There is little similarity because Canada is a constitutional monarchy

Question 31

Much of Quebec has harsh weather,a rugged landscape,and thin soils,which have made most of the region unsuitable for ________.

Question 32

What large city in Quebec,divided into Upper Town and Lower Town,is a cultural and tourist center because of its cultural landscape filled with narrow cobbled streets,small shops,and Parisian charm?

A)Montreal
B)Quebec City
C)Ottawa
D)Gatineau

Question 33

How has the industrialization of Quebec's economy influenced the development of Quebecois nationalism?

A)Most factories where owned by English-speaking corporations leading to resentment by Francophone Quebecois.
B)Most factories where owned by French-speaking corporations leading to resentment by Anglophone Quebecois.
C)Most factories where owned by German-speaking corporations so Francophone and Anglophones were viewed equally.
D)There are few factories in Quebec so industrialization had little impact

Question 34

What region of Quebec could be considered the core of the province?

A)Northern Quebec
B)The Eastern Townships
C)The St Lawrence Valley
D)The Gaspe Peninsula

Question 35

The Quiet Revolution refers to what?

A)The merging of French and British Canada in 1841
B)The victory of the British over the French in 1763
C)The 1987 accord signed by provincial leaders which assured official protection for Quebec's culture and language
D)The rise of Quebecois nationalism and the Parti Quebecois in the late 1960s

Question 36

Quebec's Allophones speak what primary language?

A)Both English and French
B)English
C)French
D)Neither French nor English

Question 37

The best agricultural soils in Quebec are located where?

A)At the foot of the Appalachian mountains
B)Near the St.Lawrence River and its tributaries
C)On the Canadian Shield
D)Near Hudson Bay

Question 38

What is the official language of Canada?

A)English
B)French
C)Both English and French
D)Canada doesn't have an official language

Question 39

Wild or "country" foods are important for Inuit communities because they are ________ than store-bought foods.

Question 40

If there were about 500,000 first nations people living in Quebec when John Cabot,British explorer arrived in 1497,about how many were left 150 years later in 1650?

A)300,000
B)100,000
C)50,000
D)5000

Question 41

How is climate change impacting the traditional lifestyles of Inuit in Northern Quebec?

Question 42

Globalization has resulted in the economy of Quebec becoming ________ the rest of Canada.

Question 43

The Plains of Abraham in Quebec City are known because they mark the end of ________.

Question 44

Explain,using at least three separate reasons,the decreased interest within Quebec in full secession from Canada.

Question 45

Asbestos is no longer a major part of the economy towns Quebec because ________.

Question 46

The government of Quebec promotes interculturalism in the region,which emphasizes ________ between the Francophone majority and minority groups.

Question 47

Explain some of the ways that hockey is linked to ethnic identity in Quebec.

Question 48

Imagine that you are an Anglophone resident of Quebec and a vote for independence from Canada succeeds.Describe what challenges you and your family might face and concerns you might have.

Question 49

Richard's Riot was a response to the ________ of hockey player Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens'.

Question 50

Plan a trip to visit Quebec and outline at least four stops,including what you would be interested in seeing in each place.