Unequal Relations A Critical Introduction To Race, Ethnic, And Aboriginal Dynamics In Canada By Angie – Test Bank

Overview

CHAPTER 10
THIS ADVENTURE CALLED CANADA-BUILDING

Multiple Choice: Select the best available response

MC 10-1
What innovation in “living together” was introduced by Canada’s Citizenship Act in 1947?

a. Excluded all those with British ancestry as citizens of Canada
b. Ignored a distinction between British-born and foreign-born as basis for citizenship
c. Created a category of citizenship for those born in Canada only
d. Promoted cultural diversity as a basis for a post-war citizenship

Answer: b
Difficulty: 2
Page: 324

MC 10-2
About ___ percent of permanent residents in Canada eventually take the oath of citizenship.

a. 85%
b. 75%
c. 60%
d. 50%

Answer: a
Difficulty: 1
Page: 323

MC 10-3
The challenges of Canada-building are formidable. Nevertheless other countries face equally daunting challenges in forging unity from diversity. For example, what country is the site of 16 official languages and 5 major religions?

a. China
b. Pakistan
c. Indonesia
d. India

Answer: d
Difficulty: 1
Page: 325

MC 10-4
According to the text, what is meant by the term “adventure” in the chapter title, “An Adventure Called Canada-building”?

a. A foolish project
b. A daring enterprise
c. An unfinished project
d. A contested site

Answer: b
Difficulty: 1
Page: 325

MC 10-5
In keeping with Canada’s evolving political status, Canada is moving from a modern nation-state to a postnational ____-state.

a. Notion-
b. Native-
c. Post-
d. Global-

Answer: a
Difficulty: 3
Page: 334-335

MC 10-6
When it comes to engaging differences, a modern nation-state tends to endorse a ____ pluralism.

a. pretend
b. deep
c. differentiated
d. transmigratory

Answer: a
Difficulty: 3
Page: 371

MC 10-7
What term is associated with a belief in the need to challenge those conventions to society-building that promote the ideals of consensus, coherence, and commonality?

a. Postmodernism
b. Modernism
c. Transnationalism
d. Liberalism

Answer: a
Difficulty: 2
Page: 336

MC 10-8
What kind of society is Canada poised to become as a result of trends in building a new society on the basis of new rules?

a. Post-transnational
b. Postnational
c. National Post
d. First past the post

Answer: b
Difficulty: 1
Page: 334-335

MC 10-9
According to the text, the concept of citizenship consists of two dimensions: the legal and the ___.

a. Formal
b. Postnational
c. Social
d. Multicultural

Answer: c
Difficulty: 1
Page: 339

MC 10-10
What term describes a citizenship that is acquired by someone who is not a citizen by birth?

a. Universal
b. Birthright
c. Entitlement
d. Naturalization

Answer: d
Difficulty: 1
Page: 330