Last week, around 3000 aspiring Danish citizens had to answer a
40-question test to determine if they're worthy of Danish
citizenship.
To get citizenship, they had to answer 32 of the questions
correctly.
The questions are about the Royals, rights, culture, geography,
economy, religion and current events.
Try the new test here: http://web2.jp.dk/quiz/quiz/?q=755
New Danish test still has inaccuracies
Another ambiguity has made its way into the latest
edition of the Danish citizenship test
Administrators of the Danish citizenship test may have ironed out
the previous test's errors, but apparently some inaccuracies still
exist in the new edition.
The first 3,000 people to take the newest version of the test
yesterday encountered a question that many experts say is
misleading.
Number 22 on the 40 question test asks citizenship applicants which
language Danish was most influenced by prior to the recent invasion
of English words into the language. The multiple choice
possibilities given are French, German and Old Greek.
According to the answer guide, the correct response is German. But
experts say that while German may be the most obvious answer at a
glance, it could be disputed as being wholly correct.
Lars Trap Jensen, head of the Danish language and Literature
Society, said that French also influenced the Danish language, and
he suggested the wording of the question ought to be changed.
The previous citizenship test had a more concrete error. Test
takers were asked when historians believe the word Denmark first
entered the language. The year 955 was supposedly the correct
response, while the actual answer - the late 9th century - was not
one of the multiple choice possibilities.
From the Copenhagen Post, Friday, 11 December 2009