In 1980, Terry Fox began which famous cross-country event to raise money for cancer research?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: In 1980, Terry Fox, a British Columbian who lost his right leg to cancer at the age of 18, began a cross-country run, the "Marathon of Hope," to raise money for cancer research. He became a hero to Canadians. The event the test wants is therefore the Marathon of Hope.

The story is precise. Discover Canada commits the Marathon of Hope to FOUR specific facts: 1980 (the year), Terry Fox (the runner, a British Columbian), lost his right leg to cancer at the age of 18 (his health condition), and cross-country run to raise money for cancer research (the purpose). So the Marathon of Hope is the named cross-country fundraising run that Terry Fox began in 1980.

Terry Fox became a national hero. Discover Canada commits Terry Fox's status to one phrase: "He became a hero to Canadians." The guide also notes the bittersweet outcome: "While he did not finish the run and ultimately lost his battle with cancer, his legacy continues through yearly fundraising events in his name." So the Marathon of Hope did not complete its planned cross-country route — but the annual fundraising run held every year in his name keeps the legacy alive. Cancer research continues to benefit from the run he started.

Terry Fox is part of a broader Canadian-disability advocacy story. Discover Canada writes that "in 1985, fellow British Columbian Rick Hansen circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research." So Terry Fox (1980, Marathon of Hope, cancer research) and Rick Hansen (1985, around-the-world wheelchair journey, spinal cord research) form a pair of British Columbian fundraising-and-disability-advocacy heroes from the early 1980s. Both used long-distance physical challenges to raise money for medical research connected to their own conditions. Together they represent a Canadian tradition of personal sacrifice in service of public good — one of the qualities that makes Canada distinctive. When the test asks what cross-country event Terry Fox began in 1980, the source-precise answer is the Marathon of Hope.

The question is testing whether new citizens know what cross-country event Terry Fox began in 1980. Discover Canada commits to one event: the Marathon of Hope. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each substitute a different name. The first option is not what the source names. The third option is not the source's name for Terry Fox's event. The fourth option is also not the named event. Only the Marathon of Hope — the source's exact phrase — matches.