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Re: In the decades leading up to the 1970s, the primarily French-speaking
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25 Feb 2021, 11:56
1. Which of the following is suggested in the passage as a reason for the decline of French in Québec?
Refer this part of the passage: The French-speaking majority was economically marginalized within its own province, as it was left with the choice of either working in lower-paying jobs or teaching its children English as a first language.
A. the disparity of economic opportunities available to French and English speakers--Correct.
B. an influx of English-speaking immigrants-Out of scope- OUT
C. efforts of French Canadians to further integrate themselves with Canadian culture-Not mentioned- OUT
D. the emigration of French Canadians-Out of scope- OUT
E. the outlawing of French in the other provinces- Other provinces are not discussed- OUT
2. According to the passage, Loi 101 was significant in that
Refer this part of the passage: The province passed Loi 101 (Law 101): The Charter of the French Language. It established French as the only official language of the province, established the primacy of French in the workplace, and led to more economic equity.
A. it was a final, unsuccessful attempt at enforcing the usage of French in Québec-Final attempt of first attempt is completely out of scope- OUT
B. curtailed the economic supremacy of English- Lets break this, curtailed means reduced, so the Loi 101 was to reduce the economic supremacy of English. Yes, this simply means to increase the economic supremacy of French. Correct
C. restricted the teaching of English in schools-Incorrect- OUT
D. highlighted the distinctiveness of the cultural identity of Québec from that of the rest of Canada-I was confused between this option and option B but this option is incorrect as the significance of the law was not to just highlight, but to actually lead to some result.-OUT
E provided for bilingual education-OUT
Do let me know if the reasoning for the above answers is wrong! I'd be happy to hear.
Hope this helps!