Chapter Eight: An Era of Social Reform: 1890-1914

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Question 1
Which group of social gospellers worked to establish missions and settlement houses?
a. the state interventionists
b. the group whose aim was to change social attitudes
c. the socialists
d. the direct action group

Question 2
What is Alphonse Desjardins known for?
a. his work as the Speaker of the House of Commons
b. his leadership of the Lingue nationaliste
c. founding caisses populaires
d.financially supporting settlement houses in Quebec

Question 3
When did all provinces, with the exception of Quebec, legislate free schooling and compulsory attendance for children up to the age of 12?
a. 1905.
b. 1882
c. 1911
d. 1891

Question 4
What was the purpose of the Reading Camp Association?
a. to discuss the literary significance of the Bible
b. to read the latest social reform tracts and reports of reforms from Europe and implement similar reforms in Canada
c. to bring education to immigrant workers in northern Canada
d. to educate street urchins

Question 5
What aspect of urban reform did professional people emphasize?
a. the need for parks and other places of recreation
b. the need for aesthetically pleasing buildings
c. the need for clean, unpolluted environment
d. different aspects, depending on their profession

Question 6
Where was the first bird sanctuary in North America located?
a. Last Mountain Lake, present-day Saskatchewan
b. Banff, present-day Alberta
c. Algonquin Park, Ontario
d. Bras d'Or Lakes, Nova Scotia

Question 7
How did the bicycle aid the liberation of women?
a. It allowed them to go out without chaperones.
b. It enabled them to abandon restricting clothing.
c. It allowed them to wear trousers.
d. all of the above

Question 8
Which province was the first to grant women the right to vote?
a. Alberta
b. Manitoba
c. Ontario
d. Nova Scotia

Question 9
Why did the archbishop of Montreal agree to the opening of a classical college for women?
a. He was forced into it by public pressure.
b. A lay-administered French-language classical college was being established.
c.Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie managed to convince him by emphasizing the importance of Catholic values to the future of the province.
d.all of the above

Question 10
What did the Canadian Temperance Act stipulate?
a. It outlawed the sale but not the production of liquor.
b. The federal government would hold a plebiscite on the prohibition issue within 10 years.
c. Residents of each municipality or county could vote on whether alcohol would be allowed in their area.
d. It made the province solely responsible for the laws regarding alcohol production, sale, and consumption.

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