Which part of the original Parliament Building survived the 1916 fire?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: The buildings were completed in the 1860s. The Centre Block was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1916 and rebuilt in 1922. The Library is the only part of the original building remaining. The part the test wants is therefore the Library.

The dates span more than 50 years. Discover Canada traces three Parliament-Building milestones: the buildings "were completed in the 1860s," the Centre Block "was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1916", and rebuilt "in 1922." So between the original construction and the modern Centre Block, the only surviving original section is the Library — the rest is a 1922 reconstruction.

The Library survived by quick action. Discover Canada identifies the Library as "the only part of the original building remaining," meaning it survived the 1916 fire while the rest of the Centre Block burned. So the Library, as a single surviving 1860s structure, sits inside the modern (1922) Parliament Buildings as a piece of original Confederation-era architecture.

The Peace Tower is part of the rebuilt Centre Block. Discover Canada writes that "the Peace Tower was completed in 1927 in memory of the First World War." So the Peace Tower postdates both the original buildings (1860s) and the 1916 fire — it is part of the 1922-rebuilt Centre Block, finished a few years later. Inside it, the Memorial Chamber holds the Books of Remembrance with the names of Canadian soldiers, sailors, and airmen who died serving Canada. So when the test asks what survived the 1916 fire, the answer is specifically the Library — not the Peace Tower (built later) and not the rebuilt Centre Block (which is post-1916 reconstruction).

The question is testing whether new citizens know which part of the original Parliament Building survived the 1916 fire. Discover Canada commits to one part: the Library. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each pick a different building part. The Peace Tower was completed in 1927 — after the 1916 fire — so it is not original. The Centre Block was destroyed by the fire in 1916 and rebuilt in 1922, so it is not the original surviving part. The fourth option is not named in Discover Canada as a survivor of the fire. Only the Library — "the only part of the original building remaining" — matches.