Residential schools in Canada
  • 1. What was the primary purpose of residential schools in Canada?
A) To assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture
B) To educate Indigenous children about their culture
C) To promote land rights
D) To provide vocational training
  • 2. Which government policy was responsible for the establishment of residential schools?
A) Metis Rights Policy
B) Indian Act
C) Treaty System
D) Land Claims Agreements
  • 3. Which Indigenous group was primarily affected by residential schools?
A) First Nations, Inuit, and Métis
B) Only Inuit
C) Only First Nations
D) Only Métis
  • 4. What did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada focus on?
A) Environmental issues
B) Economic development
C) Political rights
D) Residential schools
  • 5. Which group of people were often forced to work in residential schools?
A) Indigenous children
B) Teachers
C) Community leaders
D) Government officials
  • 6. In what year did the last residential school close?
A) 1982
B) 2000
C) 1984
D) 1996
  • 7. Which was a common method of discipline in residential schools?
A) Positive reinforcement
B) Counseling
C) Cultural instruction
D) Corporal punishment
  • 8. What is a significant legacy of the residential school system?
A) Intergenerational trauma
B) Economic prosperity for all
C) Successful integration of Indigenous peoples
D) Revival of Indigenous languages
  • 9. What did the Canadian government officially apologize for in 2008?
A) The residential school system
B) The Indian Act
C) Treaties with Métis
D) Indigenous land rights
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