Portugal Citizenship Knowledge Quiz 2026: Test d’entraînement 3

1. Question 1 sur 30

   How many Members currently sit in the Assembly of the Republic?

   • A230
   • B300
   • C180
   • D150
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: A. 230

   The Assembleia da República currently has 230 Members.

2. Question 2 sur 30

   How long is one legislature of the Assembly of the Republic?

   • A3 years
   • B4 years
   • C6 years
   • D5 years
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: B. 4 years

   Members are elected for a four-year term, which is one legislature.

3. Question 3 sur 30

   How are seats in the Assembly of the Republic shared out after an election?

   • ABy appointment by the President
   • BBy proportional representation using the d'Hondt method
   • CBy drawing lots
   • DWinner takes all in each constituency
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: B. By proportional representation using the d'Hondt method

   Votes for party lists are turned into seats by proportional representation using the d'Hondt highest-average method.

4. Question 4 sur 30

   Which group does electoral law exclude from standing for the Assembly of the Republic?

   • ATeachers
   • BJudges
   • CFarmers
   • DDoctors
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: B. Judges

   Any Portuguese citizen over 18 can stand, but the electoral law excludes some groups such as judges, active-service military personnel and diplomats.

5. Question 5 sur 30

   How is the President of the Republic elected?

   • ABy the Government
   • BBy direct, universal and secret vote of Portuguese citizens aged 18 or over
   • CBy the Assembly of the Republic
   • DBy the mayors of all municipalities
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: B. By direct, universal and secret vote of Portuguese citizens aged 18 or over

   Since 1976 the President has been elected by direct, universal and secret suffrage of citizens aged 18 or over.

6. Question 6 sur 30

   How long is the President of the Republic's term of office?

   • A7 years
   • B4 years
   • C5 years
   • D6 years
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: C. 5 years

   The President's mandate lasts five years.

7. Question 7 sur 30

   How many consecutive terms can a President of the Republic serve?

   • AThree
   • BTwo (one consecutive re-election)
   • CNo limit
   • DOne only
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: B. Two (one consecutive re-election)

   The President may be re-elected only once in a row.

8. Question 8 sur 30

   Who appoints the Prime Minister?

   • AThe Assembly of the Republic
   • BThe President of the Republic
   • CThe outgoing Prime Minister
   • DThe Constitutional Court
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: B. The President of the Republic

   Appointing the Prime Minister and dismissing the Government are among the President's powers.

9. Question 9 sur 30

   Who can dissolve the Assembly of the Republic?

   • AThe President of the Republic
   • BThe mayor of Lisbon
   • CThe Prime Minister
   • DThe Minister of Justice
   Voir la réponse

   Réponse: A. The President of the Republic

   The President can dissolve Parliament or call it to an extraordinary meeting.

10. Question 10 sur 30

    What can the President do with a law passed by Parliament before it takes effect?

    • APromulgate it, or veto it on political or constitutional grounds
    • BRewrite it alone
    • CNothing, the President has no role
    • DSend it to a referendum in every case
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Promulgate it, or veto it on political or constitutional grounds

    The President promulgates laws and can use a political veto or a veto for unconstitutionality.

11. Question 11 sur 30

    Which court can the President ask to check a law before it is promulgated?

    • AThe local district court
    • BThe European Court of Human Rights
    • CThe Constitutional Court
    • DThe Court of Auditors
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. The Constitutional Court

    The President can request a preventive review of constitutionality from the Constitutional Court.

12. Question 12 sur 30

    Who declares a state of siege or a state of emergency?

    • AAny mayor
    • BThe President, together with other bodies of the State
    • CThe Constitutional Court alone
    • DThe Prime Minister alone
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. The President, together with other bodies of the State

    Declaring a state of siege or emergency, war or peace is a power the President exercises jointly with other bodies.

13. Question 13 sur 30

    Which town is associated with the emergence of Portuguese national identity in the 12th century and is called Portugal's first capital?

    • AFaro
    • BGuimarães
    • CÉvora
    • DLisbon
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Guimarães

    UNESCO describes Guimarães as linked to the birth of Portuguese national identity and language in the 12th century, and as Portugal's first capital.

14. Question 14 sur 30

    At the battle of São Mamede in 1128, near Guimarães, whom did Afonso Henriques defeat?

    • AThe army of his mother, Teresa
    • BA Viking fleet
    • CThe army of the King of France
    • DThe armies of Napoleon
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. The army of his mother, Teresa

    Afonso Henriques defeated the army of his mother, Dona Teresa, starting the process that led to the founding of Portugal.

15. Question 15 sur 30

    Who became the first king of Portugal?

    • AManuel II
    • BManuel I
    • CAfonso Henriques
    • DJoão I
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Afonso Henriques

    Afonso Henriques, victor at São Mamede, went on to become the first king of Portugal.

16. Question 16 sur 30

    What happened at the battle of Aljubarrota on 15 August 1385?

    • APortugal joined the European Union
    • BPortugal defeated Castile
    • CPortugal lost its independence
    • DThe Republic was declared
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Portugal defeated Castile

    The Portuguese defeated the Castilians at Aljubarrota. The Monastery of Batalha was built to mark the victory.

17. Question 17 sur 30

    Which monument was built to celebrate the victory at Aljubarrota?

    • AThe Monastery of Batalha
    • BThe Vittoriano
    • CThe Tower of Belém
    • DGuimarães Castle
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. The Monastery of Batalha

    King João I had the Monastery of Batalha built to fulfil a vow after the victory over Castile.

18. Question 18 sur 30

    Which king commissioned the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, begun in 1502?

    • AAfonso Henriques
    • BManuel I
    • CManuel II
    • DJoão I
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Manuel I

    King Manuel I commissioned the monastery, whose decoration is typical of Manueline art.

19. Question 19 sur 30

    The Tower of Belém in Lisbon commemorates the voyage of which navigator?

    • AVasco da Gama
    • BJames Cook
    • CFerdinand Magellan
    • DChristopher Columbus
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Vasco da Gama

    UNESCO says the Tower of Belém commemorates the expedition of Vasco da Gama.

20. Question 20 sur 30

    What is the name of the decorative architectural style of the Age of Discoveries, seen at the Jerónimos Monastery?

    • AManueline
    • BArt Nouveau
    • CBaroque
    • DRomanesque
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Manueline

    UNESCO describes the monastery's rich decoration as typical of Manueline art.

21. Question 21 sur 30

    On what date was the Portuguese Republic established, ending the monarchy?

    • A21 August 1911
    • B5 October 1910
    • C25 April 1974
    • D1 December 1640
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. 5 October 1910

    The Republic was established on 5 October 1910 and a Provisional Government was formed.

22. Question 22 sur 30

    Who was the first President of the Portuguese Republic, elected by Congress in 1911?

    • AAntónio Ramalho Eanes
    • BBernardino Machado
    • CManuel de Arriaga
    • DSidónio Pais
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Manuel de Arriaga

    After the first republican Constitution was approved on 21 August 1911, Congress elected Manuel de Arriaga as the first President.

23. Question 23 sur 30

    How long did the dictatorship that ended on 25 April 1974 last?

    • A5 years
    • B48 years
    • C100 years
    • D10 years
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. 48 years

    The Carnation Revolution ended a dictatorship that had lasted 48 years.

24. Question 24 sur 30

    Who carried out the military operation of 25 April 1974?

    • AThe Communist Party alone
    • BThe Armed Forces Movement (MFA)
    • CA foreign alliance
    • DThe Spanish army
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. The Armed Forces Movement (MFA)

    The Armed Forces Movement (Movimento das Forças Armadas), planned by officers known as the April Captains, carried out the operation.

25. Question 25 sur 30

    Which song, played on the radio just after midnight on 25 April 1974, was the signal for the revolution to go ahead?

    • AGrândola, Vila Morena
    • BA Portuguesa
    • CE depois do Adeus
    • DFado Português
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Grândola, Vila Morena

    José Afonso's 'Grândola, Vila Morena' was played on Rádio Renascença at 00:20 as the green light for the troops.

26. Question 26 sur 30

    Why is the revolution of 25 April 1974 called the Carnation Revolution?

    • AIt started in a flower market
    • BThe leaders wore carnations as uniforms
    • CPeople gave red carnations to the soldiers, who put them in their rifles
    • DCarnations are the national flower on the flag
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. People gave red carnations to the soldiers, who put them in their rifles

    Celeste Caeiro and Lisbon florists handed red carnations to soldiers, who placed them in their rifles.

27. Question 27 sur 30

    Who won the 1976 presidential election, the first held in democracy?

    • ASidónio Pais
    • BManuel de Arriaga
    • CAntónio Ramalho Eanes
    • DBernardino Machado
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. António Ramalho Eanes

    António Ramalho Eanes won the 1976 election, the first presidential election under democracy.

28. Question 28 sur 30

    Since when has Portugal been a member of the European Union?

    • A1 January 1986
    • B1 January 1973
    • C1 May 2004
    • D25 March 1957
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. 1 January 1986

    Portugal joined on 1 January 1986.

29. Question 29 sur 30

    Since when has Portugal been part of the euro area?

    • A1 January 1999
    • B1 January 2002
    • C1 January 2010
    • D1 January 1986
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. 1 January 1999

    Portugal has been in the euro area since 1 January 1999.

30. Question 30 sur 30

    How many Members does Portugal elect to the European Parliament?

    • A10
    • B32
    • C52
    • D21
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. 21

    Portugal has 21 Members of the European Parliament.

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