The Canadian Wheat Board and Its Role in Agricultural Trade - Exam
  • 1. What was the primary purpose of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)?
A) To market and sell wheat and barley
B) To import food from other countries
C) To provide loans to farmers
D) To regulate all agricultural products
  • 2. In what year was the Canadian Wheat Board established?
A) 1960
B) 1920
C) 1945
D) 1935
  • 3. Who appointed the members of the Canadian Wheat Board?
A) The wheat farmers themselves
B) The Canadian farmers' union
C) Provincial governments
D) The federal government
  • 4. What was the CWB's primary source of revenue?
A) Foreign investments
B) Government grants
C) Taxpayer funding
D) The sale of wheat and barley
  • 5. What did the CWB do to help stabilize farm incomes?
A) Guaranteed minimum prices
B) Provided insurance for crops
C) Subsidized production costs
D) Offered pooling of grain sales
  • 6. In terms of exports, which country was a significant market for Canadian wheat?
A) The United States
B) Australia
C) Russia
D) Brazil
  • 7. Which crops were primarily managed by the Canadian Wheat Board?
A) Wheat and barley
B) Corn and soybeans
C) Canola and pulses
D) Rice and oats
  • 8. When was the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly on marketing Western wheat and barley dismantled?
A) 2005
B) 2012
C) 2000
D) 2015
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