Chapter Nine: Culture: 1867-1914

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Question 1
Who wrote the lyrics to "O Canada"?
a. Alexander Muir
b. Calixa Lavallée
c. Adolphe-Basile Routhier
d. Guillaume Couture

Question 2
How did Canada's viceroys support and promote Canadian culture?
a. by attending functions related to the arts
b. by hosting cultural activities
c. by buying Canadian art
d. all of the above

Question 3
What was the main goal of the Society of Canadian Artists?
a. to foster a pan-Canadian artistic tradition and make Canadian artists known
b. to establish a national art gallery
c. to promote English-speaking visual artists abroad, especially in Britain
d. to establish a gallery featuring Canadian art in every major Canadian city

Question 4
Which of the following authors celebrated his or her Iroquois heritage in poetry?
a. Isabella Valancy Crawford
b. Émile Nelligan
c. Pauline Johnson
d. Louis Fréchette

Question 5
Which of the following became one of the dominant themes of poetry in Quebec in the nineteenth century?
a. France's colonial success
b. survival
c. Native-French relations
d. romantic love

Question 6
In the late nineteenth century, English-speaking Canadian actors
a. often played roles added to American plays especially for the performances taking place in Canada.
b. often emigrated to Britain.
c. had little opportunity to perform in plays.
d. thrived on the public's interest in political plays.

Question 7
When and where did the first regulated game of ice hockey in Canada take place?
a. in 1875 in Montreal
b. in 1880 in Toronto
c. in 1886 in Kingston
d. in 1879 in Quebec City

Question 8
What sport was associated with the slogan "Our Country and Our Game"?
a. lacrosse
b. baseball
c. ice hockey
d. football

Question 9
In the nineteenth-century Canada, middle-class leisure activities for women
a. often crossed class lines to incorporate working-class women.
b. were separate from those of working-class women.
c. were in theory separated from those of working-class women, but in practice often did cross those ties (e.g., on skating rinks).
d. were almost non-existent.

Question 10
As many Canadians came to believe that the Native population was about to disappear, they
a. began to lobby the government for protection of Native cultures and the expansion of reserve lands.
b. became fascinated with Native customs.
c. initiated an en-masse confiscation of Native cultural artifacts.
d. began to think of Native people as equals.

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