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