Dutch Citizenship Test Practice (KNM Exam) 2026: Practice test 3

1. Question 1 of 30

   In which year did the Dutch government apologise for the state's role in slavery?

   • A1863
   • B1945
   • C2022
   • D2002
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   Answer: C. 2022

   Prime Minister Rutte apologised on 19 December 2022. The King apologised about half a year later.

2. Question 2 of 30

   Which country was united with the Netherlands from 1815 until its revolt in 1830?

   • ABelgium
   • BGermany
   • CIndonesia
   • DDenmark
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   Answer: A. Belgium

   In 1815 the Southern Netherlands (now Belgium) joined the kingdom. Belgium revolted in 1830.

3. Question 3 of 30

   Who led the commission that wrote the 1848 constitutional reform?

   • AWillem Drees
   • BHugo de Groot
   • CMichiel de Ruyter
   • DJohan Rudolph Thorbecke
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   Answer: D. Johan Rudolph Thorbecke

   Thorbecke's 1848 Constitution made ministers responsible and is seen as the start of Dutch democracy.

4. Question 4 of 30

   In which year did all Dutch men get the right to vote?

   • A1917
   • B1945
   • C1901
   • D1848
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   Answer: A. 1917

   Universal male suffrage came in 1917. Women could also be elected from then.

5. Question 5 of 30

   In which year did Dutch women get the right to vote?

   • A1946
   • B1917
   • C1848
   • D1919
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   Answer: D. 1919

   Women got the vote in 1919 and first voted in 1922.

6. Question 6 of 30

   On which date did Germany invade the Netherlands?

   • A1 September 1939
   • B10 May 1940
   • C14 May 1945
   • D5 May 1940
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   Answer: B. 10 May 1940

   The German army invaded on 10 May 1940.

7. Question 7 of 30

   Which city was heavily bombed on 14 May 1940, after which the Dutch army surrendered?

   • ARotterdam
   • BGroningen
   • CUtrecht
   • DAmsterdam
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   Answer: A. Rotterdam

   The bombing of central Rotterdam led the Dutch army leadership to surrender.

8. Question 8 of 30

   About how many Dutch Jews were murdered during the Second World War?

   • AMore than 100,000
   • BAbout 1 million
   • CAbout 10,000
   • DAbout 1,000
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   Answer: A. More than 100,000

   More than one hundred thousand Dutch Jews were murdered in the camps. Antisemitism and discrimination are forbidden by law.

9. Question 9 of 30

   What was the Hunger Winter?

   • AA cold winter in the Golden Age
   • BA food tax in 1848
   • CThe famine in the western cities in 1944–1945
   • DA strike in 1980
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   Answer: C. The famine in the western cities in 1944–1945

   In the last war winter, at least twenty thousand people died from hunger in the west of the country.

10. Question 10 of 30

    On which date was the Netherlands liberated in 1945?

    • A4 May
    • B27 April
    • C5 May
    • D15 August
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    Answer: C. 5 May

    The German army surrendered and the Netherlands was liberated on 5 May 1945.

11. Question 11 of 30

    What happens every year on 4 May?

    • AThe war victims are remembered
    • BLiberation is celebrated with festivals
    • CThe end of slavery is celebrated
    • DThe King gives a speech in parliament
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    Answer: A. The war victims are remembered

    On 4 May the Netherlands remembers war victims. On 5 May freedom is celebrated.

12. Question 12 of 30

    Which country occupied the Dutch East Indies during the Second World War?

    • AJapan
    • BChina
    • CGermany
    • DItaly
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    Answer: A. Japan

    Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies from 1942 until it surrendered on 15 August 1945.

13. Question 13 of 30

    When did the Netherlands transfer sovereignty to Indonesia?

    • A5 May 1945
    • B17 August 1945
    • C27 December 1949
    • D25 November 1975
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    Answer: C. 27 December 1949

    Indonesia declared independence on 17 August 1945. The Netherlands transferred sovereignty on 27 December 1949.

14. Question 14 of 30

    What disaster struck Zeeland and nearby areas on the night of 31 January to 1 February 1953?

    • AA volcanic eruption
    • BA great flood (watersnood)
    • CA forest fire
    • DAn earthquake
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    Answer: B. A great flood (watersnood)

    Storm and high tide broke the dikes. 1,836 people died.

15. Question 15 of 30

    What was built after the 1953 flood to protect the south-west of the country?

    • AThe Delta Works (Deltawerken)
    • BThe Rotterdam harbour
    • CThe Beemster polder
    • DThe Afsluitdijk
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    Answer: A. The Delta Works (Deltawerken)

    The Delta Works are dams, dikes and storm surge barriers. The Oosterschelde barrier opened in 1986.

16. Question 16 of 30

    When did Suriname become independent?

    • A25 November 1975
    • B27 December 1949
    • C10 October 2010
    • D1 July 1863
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    Answer: A. 25 November 1975

    Suriname became an independent republic on 25 November 1975.

17. Question 17 of 30

    What changed on 10 October 2010?

    • AThe euro was introduced
    • BThe Netherlands Antilles ended and Curaçao and Sint Maarten became countries in the Kingdom
    • CWomen got the vote
    • DSuriname became independent
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    Answer: B. The Netherlands Antilles ended and Curaçao and Sint Maarten became countries in the Kingdom

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba became special municipalities of the Netherlands.

18. Question 18 of 30

    In which year did the first railway line in the Netherlands open?

    • A1789
    • B1839
    • C1889
    • D1919
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    Answer: B. 1839

    The first Dutch railway opened in 1839.

19. Question 19 of 30

    Which famous Dutch painter lived from 1853 to 1890?

    • AVincent van Gogh
    • BRembrandt
    • CJeroen Bosch
    • DJohannes Vermeer
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    Answer: A. Vincent van Gogh

    Vincent van Gogh lived from 1853 to 1890. Rembrandt lived in the 17th century.

20. Question 20 of 30

    Was the Netherlands one of the six founding countries of European cooperation in 1951?

    • AYes, it signed the Treaty of Paris
    • BNo, it joined in 1995
    • CNo, it is not in the EU
    • DNo, it joined in 1973
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    Answer: A. Yes, it signed the Treaty of Paris

    The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy founded the ECSC in 1951.

21. Question 21 of 30

    In which Dutch city was the treaty that created the European Union signed in 1992?

    • AMaastricht
    • BAmsterdam
    • CThe Hague
    • DRotterdam
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    Answer: A. Maastricht

    The Treaty of Maastricht (1992) founded the EU and agreed on a common currency.

22. Question 22 of 30

    Since which year has the euro been used as cash in the Netherlands?

    • A2002
    • B2010
    • C1999
    • D1992
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    Answer: A. 2002

    Euro coins and notes have been used since 2002.

23. Question 23 of 30

    Who must have standard health insurance in the Netherlands?

    • AOnly people over 65
    • BOnly Dutch nationals
    • COnly people with a job
    • DEveryone who lives or works in the Netherlands
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    Answer: D. Everyone who lives or works in the Netherlands

    Standard health insurance is compulsory by law for everyone who lives or works in the Netherlands.

24. Question 24 of 30

    Do children under 18 pay a premium for standard health insurance?

    • AYes, half the adult premium
    • BNo, but they must be insured
    • CYes, the same as adults
    • DNo, and they do not need insurance
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    Answer: B. No, but they must be insured

    Children under 18 must be insured but pay no premium for the standard package.

25. Question 25 of 30

    Which costs are covered by standard health insurance?

    • AOnly dental care for adults
    • BOnly medicines bought abroad
    • CGP visits, hospital treatment and prescription medicines
    • DOnly cosmetic surgery
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    Answer: C. GP visits, hospital treatment and prescription medicines

    The standard package covers things like GP visits, hospital care and prescribed medicine. Extra insurance is optional.

26. Question 26 of 30

    From what age is school compulsory (leerplicht)?

    • AFrom age 4
    • BFrom age 6
    • CFrom age 5
    • DFrom age 3
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    Answer: C. From age 5

    Children may start primary school at 4, and school is compulsory from the month after they turn 5.

27. Question 27 of 30

    A 17-year-old has no basic qualification (startkwalificatie). Must they still go to school?

    • AYes, until they have one or turn 18
    • BOnly in the summer
    • CNo, school ends at 16 for everyone
    • DOnly if their parents agree
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    Answer: A. Yes, until they have one or turn 18

    Pupils of 16 and 17 without a basic qualification must keep going to school.

28. Question 28 of 30

    How many years (groepen) does Dutch primary school have?

    • A4
    • B6
    • C8
    • D10
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    Answer: C. 8

    Primary school has 8 years, called groepen. Pupils get a school advice in year 8.

29. Question 29 of 30

    Do parents pay school fees at a publicly funded primary school?

    • AYes, but only for religious schools
    • BNo, but schools may ask a voluntary contribution
    • CYes, a high yearly fee
    • DOnly if the child is not Dutch
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    Answer: B. No, but schools may ask a voluntary contribution

    There are no school fees. A school may ask for a voluntary contribution for extra activities.

30. Question 30 of 30

    From what age are employees entitled to the full adult minimum wage?

    • A18
    • B16
    • C21
    • D25
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    Answer: C. 21

    Employees from 21 up to state pension age get the full statutory minimum wage. Younger workers get a youth minimum wage.

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