Which city is Canada's second-largest and the second-largest mainly French-speaking city in the world after Paris?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: Montreal, Canada's second largest city and the second largest mainly French-speaking city in the world after Paris, is famous for its cultural diversity. The city the test wants is therefore Montreal.

Three commitments in one sentence. Discover Canada commits Montreal to THREE specific distinctions: (1) Canada's second largest city; (2) second largest mainly French-speaking city in the world after Paris; and (3) famous for its cultural diversity. So the source identifies Montreal by national rank, by global French-speaking rank, and by cultural character.

Montreal is in Quebec. Discover Canada places Montreal in Quebec — the province where "more than three-quarters speak French as their first language" and where "nearly eight million people live, the vast majority along or near the St. Lawrence River." So Montreal sits in the most French-speaking province of Canada, on the St. Lawrence — making it the major Canadian city with a French-speaking majority.

Quebec's cultural reach extends globally. Discover Canada writes: "Quebec films, music, literary works and food have international stature, especially in La Francophonie, an association of French-speaking nations." So Montreal sits at the centre of Canada's French-speaking cultural reach. The Quebecers are "the people of Quebec, the vast majority French-speaking. Most are descendants of 8,500 French settlers from the 1600s and 1700s and maintain a unique identity, culture and language. The House of Commons recognized in 2006 that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada. One million Anglo-Quebecers have a heritage of 250 years and form a vibrant part of the Quebec fabric." So Montreal hosts both the French-speaking Quebecois majority and a significant English-speaking minority — making it culturally diverse beyond just French. Toronto is Canada's largest city; Montreal is the second-largest. So when the test asks Canada's second-largest city (and second-largest French-speaking city after Paris), the source-precise answer is Montreal.

The question is testing whether new citizens know Canada's second-largest city. Discover Canada commits to one city: Montreal. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each substitute a different Canadian city. "Quebec City" is the capital of Quebec province — but smaller than Montreal. "Ottawa" is the federal capital — Canada's fourth-largest metropolitan area. "Toronto" is the LARGEST city in Canada — not the second-largest. Only Montreal — the source's named second-largest city and second-largest French-speaking city after Paris — matches.