KNM practice questions: History and society
Questions on history and society cover key moments in Dutch history, the Second World War and remembrance on 4 and 5 May, the colonial past, and migration to the Netherlands.
1.Met welke regio handelde de VOC vooral?
Not quite. The correct answer is: Met gebieden in Azië.
The VOC mainly traded with Asian regions.
2.Tegen welk land vochten de Nederlanders in de Tachtigjarige Oorlog?
Not quite. The correct answer is: Spanje.
The Dutch fought Spain in the Eighty Years' War.
3.Waarom noemt men de zeventiende eeuw de Gouden Eeuw?
Not quite. The correct answer is: Nederland werd rijk door handel en scheepvaart.
In the 17th century, trade and shipping made the Netherlands rich.
4.Waarom was de grondwetswijziging van 1848 belangrijk?
Not quite. The correct answer is: Het parlement kreeg meer macht, de koning minder.
The 1848 change gave more power to parliament and less to the king.
5.Wat is een grondwet?
Not quite. The correct answer is: Een document met de belangrijkste regels van een land.
A constitution is the main rules of a country in a document.
6.Wat veranderde door de industrialisatie?
Not quite. The correct answer is: Meer mensen gingen in fabrieken werken.
Industrialization made more people work in factories.
7.Wat vieren mensen op Keti Koti?
Not quite. The correct answer is: De vrijheid nadat de slavernij stopte.
Keti Koti marks the end of slavery and freedom.
8.Wat viert Nederland op 5 mei?
Not quite. The correct answer is: De bevrijding en vrijheid.
May 5th celebrates liberation and freedom in the Netherlands.
9.Werd Nederland militair betrokken bij de Eerste Wereldoorlog?
Not quite. The correct answer is: Nederland bleef neutraal.
The Netherlands stayed neutral in World War I.
10.Wie werd leider van het verzet tegen Spanje?
Not quite. The correct answer is: Willem van Oranje.
Willem van Oranje led the resistance against Spain.
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