• Jean-Jacques Bertrand       · Bill 63    (1969)
• Robert Bourassa                 · Bill 22    (1974)
• René Lévesque                   · Bill 101  (1977)
• Robert Bourassa                 · Bill 178  (1988)

A)    The nationalization of electricity                    C)    Right to strike in the public sector
B)    Reform of the education system                    D)    The legal status of the French language
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

2. The 1980s were marked by constitutional debates on the future of Quebec.

ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.

     1. The Quebec government lost its first referendum on sovereignty-association.
     2. The Meech Lake Accord, which recognized Quebec as a distinct society, was not
         ratified.
     3. The Canadian constitution was patriated, despite the objections of Quebec's National
         Assembly

3. WHICH THREE POINTS BELOW ARE RELATED TO QUEBEC IN THE 1980s?

     1. Constitutional demands
     2. Large increase in union memberships
     3. Language debates
     4. Decreasing government involvement in economic development
     5. The implementation of the Quebec Pension Plan
     6. Achievement of equal salaries for men and women

A)     1,     3,    4                                          C)     2,     3,     6
B)     1,     5,    6                                          D)     2,     4,     5
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

4.   The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Meech Lake, the Charlottetown Accord
       were major issues debated in Quebec and Canada throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

WHAT WERE THESE POLITICAL DEBATES ALL ABOUT?

A)    The constitutional question                                     C)    The language debate
B)    The October crisis                                                   D)    Quebec independence
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

5. IN EACH OF THE CATEGORIES BELOW, WHICH POINT IS RELATED TO QUEBEC
    SOCIETY BETWEEN 1970 AND 1995?

ECONOMIC
1.    Development of iron ore mining activities in the Côte-Nord region
2.    Development of hydroelectricity at James Bay
3.    First exports of aluminum and paper

SOCIAL
4.    Introduction of unemployment insurance
5.    Achievement of women's right to vote
6.    New Amerindian claims regarding self-government and land

POLITICAL
7.    Adoption of Bills 22 and 101 to protect the French language
8.    Installation of electricity in rural areas
9.    Introduction of provincial income tax

A)    1,    4,    8            B)    2,    5,    9            C)    2,    6,    7            D)    3,    4,    7
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

6. WHICH THREE EVENTS  HAVE MARKED QUEBEC'S HISTORY SINCE 1970?

1.    The creation of Hydro-Québec
2.    The creation of the ministère de l'Éducation du Québec
3.    The Asbestos strike
4.    The enactment of the Charter of the French Language (Bill 101)
5.    The patriation of the Constitution by Prime Minister Trudeau
6.    The intensification of negotiations with the Native peoples

TRY THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON TOPICS THAT RECUR IN THE HISTORY OF QUEBEC AND CANADA PROGRAM AND ARE FOUND IN MORE THAN ONE MODULE.