Religion
What religion ran the most amount of Residential schools?
a. Catholicism
b. Hinduism
c. Budism
d. Judism
Catholic Church/Catholicism
What two countries held the most residential schools?
A.India, Ghana
B.France, Spain
C.USA, Canada
D.USA, Russia
Canada and USA
What was the primary responsibility of the Canadian government in relation to residential schools?
A) Providing religious education
B) Developing regulations and enforcing attendance
C) Managing day-to-day operations
D) Conducting cultural preservation programs
Correct Answer: B) Developing regulations and enforcing attendance
What role do events like Orange Shirt Day play in society?
A) Promoting awareness of mental health issues
B) Commemorating the impact of residential schools on individuals and communities
C) Celebrating Indigenous culture and heritage
D) Advocating for environmental conservation efforts
Correct Answer: B) Commemorating the impact of residential schools on individuals and communities
What was the percentage breakdown of Catholic, Anglican, and other denominational residential schools in Canada?
A.30% were Catholic, 60% were Anglican, and the rest were divided among various religions.
B. 60% were Catholic, 30% were Anglican, and the rest were divided among various religions.
C.83% were Catholic, 17% were Anglican, and the rest were divided among various religions.
B. 60% were Catholic, 30% were Anglican, and the rest were divided among various religions.
Why were residential schools intentionally built far away from Indigenous communities?
To discourage or prevent families from visiting their children
What were the goals of the Canadian government regarding Indigenous children in residential schools?
The goal was to eliminate Indigenous culture, assimilate Indigenous children into European culture, and create better workers for the European community.
Question: What legislative measures have been implemented in Canada to protect Indigenous peoples from abuse and genocide in response to the trauma inflicted by residential schools?
A) Bill C-51
B) Bill C-69
C) Bill C-92
D) Bill C-33
Correct Answer: C) Bill C-92
What types of punishments did they get?
A.Electric chair
B. Beaten
C. horrible housing conditions
D. Led children to commit suicide
E. All the above
All the above
How many Indigenous children attended over 130 residential schools across Canada from the 1880s to 1996?
A. 3000
b.120,000
c.150,000
More than 150,000 Indigenous children
When did the last residential school in Canada close?
A.1999
B.1996
C.1984
D.1967
B. 1996
What remains as a solemn reminder of the trauma inflicted by residential schools in Indigenous communities?
A) Stone monuments
B) Healing lodges
C) Community centers
D) Cemeteries where Indigenous children who died in residential schools are buried
Correct Answer: D) Cemeteries where Indigenous children who died in residential schools are buried
What were some methods used to strip Indigenous children of their traditional way of life upon enrollment in residential schools?
A.They cut their hair
B. Changed their clothes
C. Forced them to speak English or French
D. ALL THE ABOVE
All the above
How many residential schools were spread across Canada?
A. 106
B. 64
C.130
C. Over 130 residential schools were spread across Canada
Question: Under what legislation did the Canadian government make it mandatory for every Indigenous child to attend residential schools in 1920?
A) The Indigenous Education Act
B) The Indian Act
C) The Residential Schools Act
D) The Indigenous Cultural Preservation Act
Correct Answer: B) The Indian Act
What initiative commemorates the impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities?
A. Pink Shirt Day
B. Orange Shirt Day
C. Green Shirt Day
D. Red Shirt Day
Orange Shirt Day
Red Shirt Day
What was the primary reason for the involvement of various church organizations in establishing residential schools?
A. Evangelization
B. For fun
C.To beat Judism
They saw an opportunity for evangelization and education, aiming to assimilate Indigenous peoples into Christianity and European culture.
In what year did Canada make it mandatory for every Indigenous child to attend residential school under the Indian Act?
A.1930
B.1918
C.1920
D.1985
1920
Which entity provided funding for Canadian residential schools?
A) Provincial governments
B) Indigenous communities
C) Federal government
D) Religious organizations
Correct Answer: C) Federal government
What is Article 7 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and how does it relate to the traumatic legacy of residential schools?
A) It emphasizes the importance of environmental protection in Indigenous communities.
B) It guarantees Indigenous peoples' right to education in their traditional languages.
C) It affirms Indigenous peoples' right to live freely, in peace, and with security, safeguarding them from acts of genocide or violence.
D) It establishes the right of Indigenous peoples to self-government and autonomy.
Correct Answer: C) It affirms Indigenous peoples' right to live freely, in peace, and with security, safeguarding them from acts of genocide or violence.