Chapter 4 Practice Quiz

Diversity and Multiculturalism
. ________ is a characteristic that could be considered central to the "Canadian ethos."

. ________ was part of Canada's evolution toward a multicultural country.

. The predominant religious affiliation of Canadians is ________.

. Prime Minister ________ appointed to cabinet the first woman and first non-charter group Canadian.

. ________ is the only democracy where the population born outside the country is greater than Canada's.

. ________ is a model of cultural accommodation that is opposed by some as divisive.

. The French language and distinctive culture of Quebec has been under increasing pressure from a decrease in the _______.

. Quebec's Bouchard-Taylor report recommended the adoption of ________.

. According to Louise Beaudoin, ________ is not a Quebec value.

. Canadian immigration laws prior to the 1960s discriminated in favour of immigrants from ________.

. A ban on immigration from China was implemented in Canada from ________.

. According to Jeffrey Reitz, ________ is a factor that slows or even blocks the entry of highly educated, skilled immigrants in to the professions they held in their countries of origin.

. In Canada's points system, an applicant must receive a score of ________ to be considered for entry into Canada.

. What Canadian Prime Minister called Canada a "community of communities"?

. What group does Brooks say was particularly critical of the bicultural Canadian image?

. Settlers from French and British Isles origins were referred to as ________ for much of Canada's history.

. When did the shift away from biculturalism toward multiculturalism take place?

. A 2004 survey of Canadians found that a significant minority of the population is uneasy with the idea of their children mixing with members of certain groups.

. Full legal status has been extended to same sex marriages as a result of a combination of court rulings and legislation passed by Parliament.

. During the 1960s–1980s, the Citizenship Branch, through the Official Languages Minority Group, Women's Program and Multiculturalism section, financed thousands of organizations supporting the development positive attitudes about diversity and the protection of group interests in Canada.

. Human rights commissions at both the federal and provincial levels have not played an important role in expanding the concept of minorities.

. Much of what Canadian Heritage supports is not tied to specific ethnic and cultural communities.

. People from non-European ethnic backgrounds are no longer under-represented in federal cabinets.

. Of the 83 individuals who have been members of the Supreme Court, all but a handful have had British or French ethnic origins and all have had Judeo-Christian backgrounds.

. In the Western world, the Canadian model of accommodation, known as multiculturalism, is the dominant model.

. Dutch guilt refers to the notion in the Netherlands that the country's population did not do enough to resist the Nazi occupation and the deportation of Dutch Jews.

. American multiculturalism is most evident, institutionalized, and contested in the country's educational system.

. In France, the wearing of the burqa and the niqab has been completely banned.

. The issue of accommodation versus adaptation is central to the Bouchard-Taylor notion of interculturalism.

. Sources of immigration to Canada have been consistent since the end of World War II.

. The Parti Québécois government embraced the recommendations of the Bouchard-Taylor commission and fully implemented its ideas.

. Degrees and professional certifications received in home countries are not always recognized in Canada.

. Canadians are less supportive than Americans of a ban on Muslim headscarves.

. In 2011, the Netherlands turned away from policies of multiculturalism in favour of integration.

. Justin Trudeau created the first Cabinet Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.

. Approximately 1/3 of all Canadians claim British Isles origins as at least one of their ancestries.

. Brooks suggests that the 2021 Canadian census may show a decrease in non-Christian religious origins.

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