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