When was the last Quebec referendum on sovereignty rejected?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence about Quebec sovereignty referendums. The guide writes: Though sovereignty was again defeated in a second referendum in 1995, the autonomy of Quebec within Canada remains a lively topic—part of the dynamic that continues to shape our country. The year the test wants is therefore 1995.

Two named sovereignty referendums. Discover Canada commits Quebec sovereignty referendums to TWO specific years and outcomes: "The movement for Quebec sovereignty gained strength but was defeated in a referendum in the province in 1980. After much negotiation, in 1982 the Constitution was amended without the agreement of Quebec. Though sovereignty was again defeated in a second referendum in 1995, the autonomy of Quebec within Canada remains a lively topic—part of the dynamic that continues to shape our country." So the named referendums were 1980 (first — defeated) and 1995 (second — also defeated). The 1995 referendum is the last named sovereignty referendum in Discover Canada.

The 1995 result was again a defeat. Discover Canada commits the 1995 vote's outcome to a clear word: "defeated." So the second sovereignty referendum, like the first one in 1980, was rejected by Quebec voters. Both votes left Quebec within Canada — though the question of provincial autonomy continues to shape Canadian politics.

The 1995 vote sits within Canada's constitutional sequence. Discover Canada commits the wider chronology to a specific framework: 1980 first sovereignty referendum (defeated); 1982 the Constitution amended without the agreement of Quebec; 1995 second sovereignty referendum (also defeated). The wider context is the Quiet Revolution: "Quebec experienced an era of rapid change in the 1960s known as the Quiet Revolution. Many Quebecers sought to separate from Canada." So the two failed sovereignty referendums were the political expression of the separatist current that grew out of the 1960s Quiet Revolution. The guide concludes that "the autonomy of Quebec within Canada remains a lively topic—part of the dynamic that continues to shape our country" — meaning the question lives on even after both referendums failed. The 1969 Official Languages Act and the bilingualism guarantees remain part of how the federation accommodates French-Canadian identity. So when the test asks when the last Quebec referendum on sovereignty was rejected, the source-precise answer is 1995.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the year of the last Quebec sovereignty referendum. Discover Canada commits to one year: 1995. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each pick a different year. The first choice is too early — never named in the source for sovereignty referendums. The second choice is also not named in the source for any sovereignty referendum. The fourth choice is too late — the source places the second referendum at 1995. Only 1995 — the source's exact named year for the second referendum — matches.