Quiz on Samuel de Champlain 1. Who lived in New France (Canada) in 1603? a. The King of France b. First Nations peoples c. English settlers d. Fur trappers 2. Hundreds of fishermen and fur traders came to Canada each spring. What did they do in the autumn? a. Harvested their crops b. Explored the rivers of New France c. Sold their fish and their furs to the Native people d. Went back to their own countries to sell their fish and furs 3. Why did the King of France send Samuel de Champlain to the New World? a. To map the region b. To fight the Algonquin tribes c. To build churches d. To learn to speak Native languages 4. With which two Native tribes did Champlain first make contact? a. The Blackfoot and the Cree b. The Mi kmaq and the Oka c. The Montagnais and the Algonquin d. The Athapascan and the Slavey 5. What was the first river Champlain explored? a. The Saguenay b. The Saskatchewan c. The Richelieu d. The Ottawa 6. Why did Champlain think the land around this river was so unpleasant? a. It was boring b. It was full of trees c. There was no flat land for building and farming d. It was rocky and not nice to look at 1
Quiz on Samuel de Champlain 7. What did Champlain do to introduce the New World to the people of France? a. Gave presentations at the King s palace b. Took a First Nations person back with him c. Published a book about his explorations d. Travelled through France talking to people 8. When did Champlain complete the first settlement in Quebec? a. Autumn 1608 b. On the King s birthday in 1622 c. Christmas 1635 d. February 1658 9. The first settlement in New France had 28 settlers. How many of them survived the first harsh winter? a. 28 b. One c. None d. Eight 10. What did some of the men die of that first year? a) Cold b) Starvation c) Scurvy d) Measles 11. Why did Champlain most need the Native peoples? a. To teach him about their culture b. To teach him their language c. To help him explore the land and expand the fur trade d. To help him find enough food to survive 12. Why did the Montagnais and Algonquin peoples need Champlain? a. To help them make war on the Iroquois b. To teach them about French culture and language c. To help them explore their country farther to the west d. To show them different ways to hunt and fish 13. Champlain discovered a big lake? Which lake was it? a. Lake Superior b. Lake Huron c. Lake Ontario d. Lake Champlain 2
Quiz on Samuel de Champlain 14. What was Champlain looking for as he travelled westward? a. A sea passage to India and China b. Good land for growing crops c. More furs d. Lake Superior 15. When Champlain arrived in the Ottawa region, why was he so interested in what the Native people had to say? a. He wanted to convince them to travel with him b. They were excellent storytellers c. He wanted to publish their histories d. They knew the territory he wanted to explore 16. What did Champlain write about during the long winter of 1616? a. How they passed the time b. How the Native people survived the cold winter c. The rules of the game of lacrosse d. The Native people s dress, dances and hunting expeditions 17. How did the Native people hunt deer? a. They shot them with guns b. They herded them into fenced-in areas c. They killed them with knives d. They poisoned them 18. Who taught the French colonists how to make a living from the land? a. The Native people b. The English-speaking people c. The sailors who brought them to Canada d. The King of France 19. By 1624, how many people lived in the settlement? a. 300 b. 500 c. 60 d. 100 20. What is Champlain often called? a. The father of New France b. Le bonhomme de Carnaval c. The Mayor of Quebec d. Canada s greatest map-maker 3
Quiz on Dreams of a Land 1. Who originally gave Quebec its name? a. The Native people b. The colonists c. Samuel de Champlain d. The King of France 2. What was Samuel de Champlain s main ambition? a. To go back to France every winter b. To build a citadel in New France c. To find a passage to China d. To meet the Iroquois 3. Why did Champlain have to return to France every year? a. To get supplies b. To get new commands from the King c. To visit his family d. To sell the fish and furs he d acquired in Canada 4. How long, on average, did it take Champlain to cross the Atlantic Ocean? a. Six days b. Up to 10 weeks c. Half a year d. Three months 5. This voyage back to France was a. Boring b. Dangerous c. Exciting d. Useless 6. What Quebec resource did Champlain think was just as good as in France? a. The fish b. The soil c. The culture d. The furs 1
Quiz on Dreams of a Land 7. Champlain found the remains of the camp of which earlier explorer? a. Christopher Columbus b. Jacques Cousteau c. Jean Cabot d. Jacques Cartier 8. What did the Native people most admire about Champlain? a. His honesty b. His physical strength and determination c. His sense of humour d. His ability to speak several languages 9. When Champlain finally found a huge body of water, how did he know it wasn t the ocean? a. He looked at a map b. He tasted the water, and found it was not salty c. He had read the diary of Jacques Cartier d. He crossed the water in his canoe 10. Why did Champlain think that this land could become a great empire? a. The soil was good for crops b. There were lots of forests c. The hunting was excellent d. All of these 2
1. Where is Quebec City located? a. On a prairie by a lake b. On a cliff near a river c. On a mountaintop d. On the edge of a forest Quiz on Carnival in Quebec 3. When does the Quebec Winter Carnival take place? a. Halloween b. February c. Springtime d. August 4. What does the Carnival NOT need? a. Snow b. Water c. Flowers d. Ice 5. What was once the English name for the Carnival Bonhomme? a. Mr. Snowman b. Carnival Man c. Frosty d. Mr. Quebec 6. What would you describe the Bonhomme as looking like? a. A bear with a hat b. A tree with a belt c. A snowman with a hat and belt d. A log driver with baggy pants 7. What activity did the film show men doing with boats? a. Using them as benches b. Taking people for river rides c. Tobogganing d. Crossing a half-frozen river 1
Quiz on Carnival in Quebec 8. Which sporting event is lit by torches? b. Skating c. Street dancing d. Tobogganing e. Skiing 9. What two Carnival activities did people do a hundred years ago? a. Downhill skiing, snowboarding b. Dog sledding, crossing rivers in boats c. Dancing with the Bonhomme, rollerblading d. Skating in arenas, making ice sculptures 10. Which activities are NOT part of the Carnival today? a. Ski racing, making ice sculptures b. Boat racing, dog sledding c. Speed skating, snowball fights d. Sleigh rides, dancing 2