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SOC204: Quiz 1

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ refers to the first inhabitants of Canada. Was taken from the Australian word "aborigines". Includes First Nations, Inuit, and Metis.

a)

Aboriginal

b)

Indian

c)

Indigenous

d)

Native

2.

_________ is a term used to encompass a variety of groups. Most frequently used in international contexts.

a)

Aboriginal

b)

Indian

c)

Indigenous

d)

Native

3.

_________ refers to the legal identity of a First Nations person who is registered under the Indian Act.

a)

Aboriginal

b)

Indian

c)

Indigenous

d)

Native

4.

_________ a term used to describe a person/thing that has originated from a specific place.

a)

Aboriginal

b)

Indian

c)

Indigenous

d)

Native

5.

True or false:

Commercial partnerships and military alliances were established between Indigenous and European settlers between 1530s and early 1800s.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When did Indigenous peoples of Canada begin to collectively mobilize and assert their rights after decades of mistreatment?

a)

1530s

b)

1800s

c)

1920s

d)

1960s

7.

True or False:

The initial period of contact between Indigenous and settlers was one of mutual respect.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Select the motives Europeans had for being in Canada:

a)

Exploration

b)

Fishing

c)

Fur trade

d)

Converting Indigenous to Christianity

e)

Escape monarchy

9.

The Seven Years War (1756-1763):

True or False --> It was the final Indigenous-European conflict in North America

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Seven Years War (1756-1763):

_______ had ceded its colonial European power throughout much of North America

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

11.

What became the first public recognition of First Nations rights to land and titles?

a)

The 1867 British North American Act

b)

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982

c)

The Royal Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Indian Act of 1876

e)

The 17th century Doctrine of Discovery

12.

What was the international law that gave license to explorers to claim vacant land in the name of their sovereign?

a)

The 1867 British North American Act

b)

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982

c)

The Royal Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Indian Act of 1876

e)

The 17th century Doctrine of Discovery

13.

What was the legal framework for Canadian nationhood?

a)

The 1867 British North American Act

b)

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982

c)

The Royal Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Indian Act of 1876

e)

The 17th century Doctrine of Discovery

14.

Through which document did the Canadian government assume control of Indigenous people's governments, economy, religion, land, education, and personal lives?

a)

The 1867 British North American Act

b)

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982

c)

The Royal Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Indian Act of 1876

e)

The 17th century Doctrine of Discovery

15.

When was there a change in the relationship between settlers and Indigenous?

a)

1800s

b)

1500s

c)

2000s

d)

1900s

16.

________ is the process where a central system of power dominates the people, the surrounding land, and its components.

a)

Colonization

b)

Assimilation

17.

________ is the process by which members of a minority group adopt the culture of a majority group and become absorbed into it.

a)

Colonization

b)

Assimilation

18.

Select all that were aspects of the Indian Act of 1876:

a)

Indigenous peoples were not allowed to own reserve land as individuals

b)

Prohibited Indigenous folks from participating in sacred ceremonies

c)

The Band system was nullified as it "undermined" traditional governments

d)

Governments could lease/dispose of reserve lands without Indigenous authorization

19.

What is the social and cultural principles around which people and things are structured, ordered, and categorized?

a)

Social organization

b)

Cultural rule

20.

Select all that apply:

Historically, Indigenous economies depended on...

a)

geographical availability

b)

seasonal patterns

c)

European technology

21.

Indigenous governance was usually _________, with local units coming together or sending representatives to councils of a nation or confederacy.

a)

decentralized

b)

a monarchy

22.

True or False:

Indigenous people hold the belief that human beings were placed on the earth at creation and given special responsibilities to serve as stewards of the natural world.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Society...

a)

refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share a culture

b)

consists of collective thoughts and shared expectations that influence individual actions

24.

Social facts...

a)

refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share a culture

b)

consists of collective thoughts and shared expectations that influence individual actions

25.

_________ is any action that is repeated frequently becomes cast into a pattern, which can be performed again in the future in the same manner.

a)

Habitualization

b)

Colonization

c)

Assimilation

26.

_______ trauma refers to injury inflicted not on an individual directly but on the tissues of community life. It is the destruction of social infrastructure and the ensuing negative mental health outcomes.

a)

Collective

b)

Cultural

27.

_______ trauma is the imposition of historical and ongoing attacks by a dominant group on the culture of a group of people sharing a collective identity.

a)

Collective

b)

Cultural

28.

Select all that apply:

Cultural trauma is predicted by the following...

a)

Exclusion from access to privilege, status, and power while attaching oneself to an identity whose history is rooted in trauma narratives

b)

Isolation in varying degrees, manifest in occupational, educational, and other segregations

c)

Involves rejection situationally through statues expectations about competency and performance, and stigmatization that severely reduces economic chances and access to social needs

29.

True or False:

Social institution of education refers to enduring set of ideas about education and how it can be used to accomplish goals that are deemed important by society

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Different types of education:

_______ education usually takes place in the premises of school, where a person may earn basic, academic, or trade skills.

a)

Formal

b)

Non-formal

c)

Informal

31.

Different types of education:

_______ education is planned but occurs outside the formal school system

a)

Formal

b)

Non-formal

c)

Informal

32.

Different types of education:

_______ education is spontaneous process of cultivating learning

a)

Formal

b)

Non-formal

c)

Informal

33.

In 1867, education for status Indians became a _______ responsibility and education for non-status Indians became a _______ responsibility

a)

federal, provincial

b)

provincial, federal

c)

collective, individual

d)

individual, collective

34.

The primary objective of the residential school system was to...

a)

provide Indigenous children with the best education possible

b)

assimilate Indigenous children into the dominant culture

35.

When were residential schools established?

a)

1883

b)

1867

c)

1876

d)

1996

36.

In 1967, there were only ____ indigenous students enrolled in Canadian universities with a total Indigenous student population of 60 000.

a)

70

b)

1 000

c)

200

d)

800

e)

600

37.

When did the Minister of Indian Affairs give official departmental recognition to the policy of Indian control of Indian education?

a)

1972

b)

1967

c)

1973

d)

1996

e)

1988

38.

True or False:

Indigenous peoples have not benefitted from the established education system in Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or False:

Education continues to sustain the superiority of Eurocentric knowledge and processes

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The modern education system was created to maintain the identity, language, and culture of a ________ society

a)

Indigenous

b)

Colonial

41.

(a)   imperialism is a form of cognitive manipulation to disclaim other knowledge bases and values. It is about white-washing the mind as a result of forced assimilation.

42.

Select all that define an experience of cognitive imperialism:

a)

When Indigenous knowledge is omitted or ignored in schools

b)

When a Eurocentric foundation is advanced to the exclusion of other knowledges

c)

When all cultures are included in education

43.

Only ____ of Indigenous students graduate within the six years of entering grade eight.

a)

50%

b)

80%

c)

30%

d)

75%

44.

Only ____ of Indigenous students graduate within the six years of entering grade eight.

a)

50%

b)

80%

c)

30%

d)

75%

45.

In 2021, ___ of Indigenous folks were reported to be living in poverty compared to ____ of non-Indigenous persons.

a)

7%, 9%

b)

9%, 7%

c)

6%, 10%

d)

10%, 6%

46.

True or False:

Indigenous people in Canada have lower participation and employment rates than non-Indigenous people

a)

True

b)

False

47.

True or False:

Indigenous people in Canada have lower participation and employment rates than non-Indigenous people

a)

True

b)

False

48.

______ Indigenous people ages 25-64 had not completed their high school education, almost twice the proportion of their non-Indigenous counterparts.

a)

2 out of 5

b)

1 out of 5

c)

3 out of 10

d)

2 out of 10

49.

______ Indigenous people ages 25-64 had not completed their high school education, almost twice the proportion of their non-Indigenous counterparts.

a)

2 out of 5

b)

1 out of 5

c)

3 out of 10

d)

2 out of 10

50.

In ______, Trent University became the first Canadian university to establish a Native Studies Program

a)

1969

b)

1973

51.

In ______, Saskatchewan Indian Federated College became the first Indigenous controlled degree granting post-secondary education institution in Canada

a)

1969

b)

1973

52.

True or False:

In 2010, the Assembly of First Nations said there were more than 515 First Nations elementary and high schools in Canada, serving over 100 000 Indigenous students on reserves.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

In Canada, when was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission created? When was the final report presented?

a)

2008 and 2015

b)

2015 and 2018

c)

1996 and 2008

d)

2010 and 2014

54.

In Canada, when was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission created? When was the final report presented?

a)

2008 and 2015

b)

2015 and 2018

c)

1996 and 2008

d)

2010 and 2014

55.

True or False:

Canada immediately adopted the UN's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Select all the transformations that the UN's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will bring about:

a)

Indigenous peoples have the right to control and establish their own educational systems

b)

The state will work with Indigenous peoples to give children access to an education in their own culture and provided in their own language

c)

Indigenous people will be assimilated into the dominant culture