Chapter Nineteen: Immigration and Ethnicity

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Question 1
Who were the first European refugees accepted by Canada after World War II?
a. Polish veterans who had fought with British military units
b. Estonian women who had been recruited at a refugee camp in West Germany
c. Germans expelled from territories formerly belonging to Hitler's Third Reich
d. Ukrainian farmers who had been displaced during the war

Question 2
In his May 1947 speech to the House of Commons, King suggested that Canada should
a. accept as many war refugees as possible.
b. boots its population by accepting immigrants but assert its right to choose its future citizens.
c. keep its Chinese exclusion law until such a time when Chinese immigration would not threaten to disrupt the traditional social fabric.
d. not let in any citizens of the Axis nations.

Question 3
What did the federal government do in the fall of 1948 to satisfy French-speaking members of the Liberal caucus and the French-Canadian public opinion?
a. It reduced the numbers of British subjects allowed each year to immigrate to Canada.
b. It enlarged its consulate in Paris and embarked on a program of actively recruiting French immigrants.
c. It vowed to prevent former Nazi collaborators from entering Canada.
d. It put French nationals on an equal legal footing with British subjects and American citizens for purposes of entry into Canada.

Question 4
When did a temporary reversal of the "brain drain" take place?
a. late 1950s and early 1960s
b. 1960s and early 1970s
c. early and mid-1980s
d. early 1990s

Question 5
Which of the following was not among the major suppliers of immigrants to Canada in the 1970s?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Hong Kong
c. India
d. the Philippines

Question 6
Which of the following provinces has received the most immigrants since 1945?
a. Quebec
b. British Columbia
c. Ontario
d. Alberta

Question 7
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. The Employment Equity Act of 1986 helped bring about an increase in the representation of visible minorities in private companies regulated by federal statute.
b. Most complains about discrimination in Canada have concerned employment and housing.
c. Children of immigrants often tend to become Canadianized through schools, television, and friends.
d. In 1991, 20 percent of federal government workers were members of visible minorities.

Question 8
Sociological studies suggest that
a. recent immigrants tend to stay on welfare for at least a year.
b. immigrants from China adapt to the Canadian society more quickly than do immigrants from Hong Kong.
c. immigrants do not increase unemployment among indigenous workers.
d. immigrants from Third World countries in Canada never earn more than immigrants from Europe.

Question 9
Why did the Canadian Ethnocultural Council denounce the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
a. It failed to include a clause about the protection and preservation of Canada's multicultural heritage.
b. It implied a flawed funding scheme for Canada's ethnic associations.
c. It gave English and French "unacceptable" primacy.
d. It did not provide for the establishment of a ministry of multiculturalism.

Question 10
The prognosis for ethnic linguistic survival in Canada
a. appears bleak for older ethnic communities from Europe.
b. appears good for people of Ukrainian descent.
c. appears bleak for South Asian communities.
d. appears fair for people of Dutch descent.

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