Seminar MCQ

Question 1

MC - Lucy and the Football

To abrogate means to:
a) Abolish by authoritative action
b) To stray from the original meaning of a term or concept
c) Teaching a person to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
d) To evade a responsibility or duty

Answer 1

a and d

Question 2

MC - The Rise and Resistance of Indigenous Literature

How was Oral History traditionally passed down in Indigenous cultures?
a) Through written scrolls
b) By storytelling from elders to younger generations
c) Through European missionaries
d) By government records

Answer 2

b

Question 3

MC - Lucy and the Football

What does obfuscate mean?
a) To objectify
b) To force something to become obsolete
c) To stray away from the original meaning of something
d) To steal

Answer 3

c

Question 4

MC - Cultural Pillagers

The famous Pretendian who wrote Three Day road is:
a) Joseph Boyden
b) Carrie Bourassa
c) Michelle Latimer
d) Tamara Bell

Answer 4

a

Question 5

MC - Racism Carefully Sown

What year was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights created
a) 1948
b) 1952
c) 1963
d) 1945

Answer 5

a

Question 6

MC - Land Back

What was the Oka Crisis?
a) Dispute over pipeline being built
b) Dispute over land that was going to become a golf course
c) Dispute over land that was going to become a park
d) Dispute over a reserve

Answer 6

b

Question 7

MC - The Rise and Resistance of Indigenous Literature

How does Indigenous epistemology differ from Western epistemology?
a) It values lived experience, oral tradition, and relationships with the land
b) It completely rejects scientific knowledge
c) It only considers spiritual beliefs as valid knowledge
d) It relies solely on textbooks and written records

Answer 7

a

Question 8

MC - $13.69

What was the final diagnosis
a) Anxiety
b) Joint disorder from breaking her arm
c) Diabetes
d) Chronic life-long PTSD complicated by major depressive disorder

Answer 8

d

Question 9

MC - Land Back

What does “dichotomy” mean?
a) A division or contrast between two things that are being opposed or entirely different
b) The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated
c) Distance or dissociate oneself from something
d) A lack of correspondence or consistency

Answer 9

a

Question 10

MC - Cultural Pillagers

True or False. Indigenous people who joined the military, have higher education, or pursue law professions were easily able to gain Indian Status.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

MC - Cultural Pillagers

In what instance would an Indigenous person lose their status?
a) All Indigenous peoples who marry a non-Indigenous person.
b) Indigenous women who married a non-Indigenous man.
c) Indigenous man who married a non-Indigenous man.

Answer 11

b

Question 12

MC - $13.69

How did The Sixites Scoop affect children?
a) More tight knit Indigenous communities, they fought together for change
b) Indigenous children were provided with better opportunities
c) Indigenous children lost their culture and identity
d) Indigenous families received more government support

Answer 12

c

Question 13

MC - Residential Schools

True or False? Most of the residential schools emerged between 1880 to 1996.
True
False

Answer 13

True

Question 14

MC - $13.69

When did Splatsin first propose their law and when did provincial governments finally approve it?
a) 1980 and 2022
b) 1980 and 2020
c) 1980 and 2018
d) 1980 and 2023

Answer 14

b

Question 15

MC - Cultural Pillagers

What does a pretendian do?
a) Promotes cultural appreciation
b) Takes away from the experiences of real Indigenous peoples
c) Helps preserve Indigenous culture and heritage
d) Takes away land rights from the Canadian government treaties

Answer 15

b

Question 16

MC - The Rise and Resistance of Indigenous Literature

What part was censored from Maria Campbell’s 1973 memoir, Halfbreed?
a) The physical abuse she faced in residential school for speaking Cree
b) Her account of when an RCMP officer sexually assaulted her
c) The drug abuse common in many deep poverty Indigenous communities
d) Her experience in sex work

Answer 16

b

Question 17

MC - Lucy and the Football

Why did Lucy represent the Canadian government?
a) she was Canadian
b) she had the football which represents treaty
c) she held power over charlie brown like the Canadian government
d) Lucy doesn’t represent Canadian government

Answer 17

c

Question 18

MC - Residential Schools

What were the goals of the residential school program in Canada? Why did the government decide to target the children?
a) To assimilate Indigenous children into European-Canadian society by root out their culture, languages, and traditions
b) To provide a better education and future opportunities for Indigenous children
c) To give Indigenous children access to traditional knowledge
d) To target children because they believed young people were the best suited to maintain and pass down their own Indigenous ways of life.

Answer 18

a

Question 19

MC - Racism Carefully Sown

What were the requirements needed to join the KKK Clan?
a) Everyone could join
b) Everyone except women
c) Had to be white, gentile and a protestant
d) Had to donate a certain amount of money each year

Answer 19

c

Question 20

MC - $13.69

What providence was Walter Davy Cowan a member of?
a) Ontario
b) Saskatchewan
c) British Columbia
d) Nova Scotia

Answer 20

b

Question 21

MC - $13.69

What Splatsin?
a) A government in B.C.
b) A group of indigenous children in 60s Scoop
c) A First Nation in B.C
d) A First Nation in P.E.I.

Answer 21

c

Question 22

MC - Lucy and the Football

What year was the two row wampum belt made?
a) 1613
b) 1780
c) 2021
d) 1560

Answer 22

a

Question 23

MC - Residential Schools

Which of the following is the most appropriate strategy for assimilating indigenous children in boarding schools?
a) Students are allowed to learn their mother tongue at school, but must use English or French in class
b) Students are forced to adopt European names, forbidden to use their native language and deprived of their right to contact with their families
c) Students are encouraged to retain their traditional culture in order to better adapt to social diversity in the future
d) By providing skills training, indigenous students can find a job more easily after graduation

Answer 23

b*

*not actually given

Question 24

MC - Residential Schools

1. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the long-term impact of the boarding school system on indigenous communities?
   a) It improved the educational level of indigenous children and enabled them to better adapt to modern society
   b) It enabled indigenous children to learn multiple languages and improve their intercultural communication skills
   c) It caused language loss and cultural fragmentation, and brought about intergenerational psychological trauma
   d) It had a negative impact on indigenous communities in the short term, but promoted economic development in the long term

Answer 24

c*

*not actually given

Question 25

# MC - Cultural Pillagers True or False: The term “pretendians” is used to celebrate people who identify as Indigenous, regardless of actual heritage

Answer 25

False

Question 26

# MC - Cultural Pillagers What was the main goal of the blood quantum system? a) To limit indigenous citizenship and recognition in the law b) To help indigenous determine what percentage of indigenous blood they have c) To out pretendians

Answer 26

a

Question 27

# MC - Residential Schools 1. What wasn’t the purpose of residential schools? a) Convert Indigenous people into Euro-Canadian culture. b) Educate Indigenous children. c) To assimilate Indigenous people. d) To colonize Indigenous communities and erase their culture.

Answer 27

d

Question 28

# MC - Residential Schools Why did the settlers want to do the fur trade on the buffalos? a) They want to kill the buffalos for meat b) They want to kill the buffalos for their tongues c) They want to kill the buffalos for selling them

Answer 28

b

Question 29

# MC - $13.69 What was the maximum compensation under the IAP an indigenous person could receive? a)$200 000 b)$800 000 c)$250 000 d)$450 000

Answer 29

c

Question 30

# MC - Cultural Pillagers What is the colonial imperative? a) A collection of policies, laws and practices that uphold colonialism. b) A forceful drive to maintain colonialistic ideology. c) Taking control and exploiting another country or region. d) A period of colonization in history.

Answer 30

b

Question 31

# MC - Land Back The conflict of the Wet’suwet’en of B.C was a: a) Forceful attempt to build pipelines on Indigenous land, violating their sovereignty b) An attempt from Indigenous peoples to build pipelines on their land c) A protest of non-native citizens against Indigenous peoples d) Conflict between two Indigenous communities

Answer 31

a

Question 32

# MC - Racism Carefully Sown In the 1920s the KKK membership in saskachewan was a) 50,000 b) 10,000 c) 5,000 d) 25,000

Answer 32

d

Question 33

# MC - Land Back What was the Mi'kmaq lobster fishery conflict? a) A miscommunication between indigenous and non-indigenous fishers, resolved by the RCMP b) A physical conflict between indigenous and non-indigenous fishers due to failure of government to address rights c) Dispute between indigenous fishers and non-indigenous fishers’ over fishing nets d) A long standing protest of indigenous fishers against strict and unfair RCMP regulations that violate their rights

Answer 33

b

Question 34

# MC - Lucy and the Football What year was the White Paper Policy Proposed a) 1964 b) 1996 c) 1969 d) 1947

Answer 34

c

Question 35

# MC - $13.69 Which statement is true about the sixties scoop? a) Indigenous children removed only if living in poor conditions b) Indigenous families could not care for their children properly c) Indigenous kids were mostly placed with extended family or another Indigenous one d) Sixties Scoop survivors were received a settlement of $800 million or $25,000 each

Answer 35

d

Question 36

# MC - Residential Schools 2. How many students attended residential schools? a) Less than 30,000 b) Less than 60,000 c) More than 100,000 d) More than 150,000 e) None of above

Answer 36

d

Question 37

# MC - The Rise and Resistance of Indigenous Literature What does NOT describe the “trickster” in the context of Indigenous storytelling and literature? a) A term coined by anthropologists to describe the role of a figure in storyteling b) A supernatural figure that challenges societal norms c) An always malevolent character that causes ruin to society d) An empowering symbol for Indigenous authors

Answer 37

c

Question 38

# MC - Cultural Pillagers Which of the following is an example of a non-status Indian? a) A non-Indigenous woman who married an Indigenous man. b) An Indigenous man who married a non-Indigenous woman. c) A non-Indigenous man who married an Indigenous woman. d) An Indigenous woman who married a non-Indigenous man.

Answer 38

d

Question 39

# MC - Land Back What is ‘Crown Land,’ and its impact on reserves? a) A large amount of land owned by the federal or provincial government b) Land owned by the federal government only c) Land owned by the provincial government only d) A small percent of land owned by the federal or provincial government

Answer 39

a

Question 40

# MC - Lucy and the Football 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples is now fully fulfilled. a)True b) False

Answer 40

False

Question 41

# MC - Cultural Pillagers Who created the Indigenous Identity Act? a) Joseph Boyden b) Carrie Bourassa c) Michelle Latimer d) Tamara Bell

Answer 41

d

Question 42

# MC - Land Back What was the Red Paper? a) A document created in Alberta that argued for Indigenous rights b) A document that removed all treaties between the government and Indigenous peoples c) A document that removed Indigenous rights by ending legal distinction between Indigenous and non-Indigenous citizens d) A document that ended the Indian act

Answer 42

a

Question 43

# MC - Racism Carefully Sown What does Tuberculosis mean? a) A name of a residential school b) An Infectious disease caused by bacteria that affects the lungs c) A term used to describe mixed Indigenous and and European ancestry d) To have empathy for someone

Answer 43

b

Question 44

# MC - $13.69 Why did the Independent Assessment Process replace the alternative dispute resolution? a) It aimed to be more survivor-focused and efficient b) it was more cost effective c) the Indigenous people created it themselves d) the alternative dispute resolution process became obsolete

Answer 44

a

Question 45

# MC - Residential Schools How does the occupation of Rupert’s Land change the Indigenous economy? a) Their financial resources are richer b) They coexist with non-indigenous economy c) They have to depend on selling european goods

Answer 45

c

Question 46

# MC - Lucy and the Football Why did Trudeau want to enact the White Paper Policy a) To assimilate indigenous b) To take away past treaties made with indigenous peoples c) To make indigenous peoples equal d) To indigenous peoples their rights back

Answer 46

c

Question 47

# MC - Land Back Which statement about the White Paper Policy (1969) is correct? a) It is created by the Indian Association of Alberta b) Recognized Indigenous peoples as "Citizens Plus" c) Remove Indigenous rights by ending legal distinction between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians d) Establishes the framework of minimal standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of Indigenous Peoples

Answer 47

c

Question 48

# MC - Lucy and the Football 2. As of Sept. 21, 2024, some _ former residential schools have shown possible indications of unmarked graves. a) 36 b) 80 c) 72 d) 94

Answer 48

b

Question 49

# MC - Land Back What does disenfranchise mean? a) To remove the costs of an object b) To discriminate against Indigenous Peoples c) To take away opportunities from a group of people d) To state that the accomplishments of a group of people don’t have any significance

Answer 49

c