Mock exam 6
25 questions · 45 minutes · pass with 15
Answer every question, then tap Check results. Only then will you see which answers were right.
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Question 1Not answered
Where does the king live?
Correct answer: In the Zarzuela Palace.
The king lives at the Zarzuela Palace. His official residence is the Royal Palace, but he does not live there.
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Question 2Not answered
Which of these bodies is responsible for interpreting the Constitution?
Correct answer: The Constitutional Court.
The Constitutional Court is the supreme interpreter of the Constitution. It is independent of the three branches of the state.
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Question 3Not answered
The Institute of Women is…
Correct answer: a Spanish public body.
The Institute of Women is an autonomous body attached to Spain's Ministry of Equality.
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Question 4Not answered
The mission of the Etxepare Institute is to spread…
Correct answer: Basque and Basque culture.
The Etxepare Institute promotes the spread of Basque and Basque culture abroad.
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Question 5Not answered
Which language is official in the Basque Country?
Correct answer: Basque.
Basque (euskera) is co-official in the Basque Country and in part of Navarre.
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Question 6Not answered
Which of these cities is among the 10 most populated in Spain?
Correct answer: Málaga.
Málaga is among the 10 most populated cities in Spain. Cádiz and Albacete are not.
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Question 7Not answered
Who moderates the working of Spain's institutions?
Correct answer: The king.
The king arbitrates and moderates the regular working of the institutions, under Article 56 of the Constitution.
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Question 8Not answered
Government is organised into three levels: central, regional and…
Correct answer: local.
The three levels of government are: central (the state), regional (the autonomous communities) and local (provinces and municipalities).
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Question 9Not answered
Where does the investiture of the prime minister take place?
Correct answer: In the Congress of Deputies.
The investiture of the prime minister takes place in the Congress of Deputies, on the king's proposal.
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Question 10Not answered
What is the highest body of executive power?
Correct answer: The government.
The government is the highest body of executive power, directing domestic and foreign policy.
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Question 11Not answered
Spaniards must help in cases of catastrophe or public calamity.
Correct answer: True.
Article 30.4 establishes the duty to help in cases of grave risk, catastrophe or public calamity.
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Question 12Not answered
In Spain citizens can choose which city they want to live in.
Correct answer: True.
Article 19 recognises the right to choose one's place of residence freely within Spain.
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Question 13Not answered
Someone can be forced to state their political or religious ideas.
Correct answer: False.
Article 16.2 says that no one can be forced to declare their ideology, religion or beliefs.
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Question 14Not answered
What is the extensive plain in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula called?
Correct answer: Meseta (plateau).
The Meseta is the great central plain of the Iberian Peninsula, with an average altitude of more than 600 m.
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Question 15Not answered
Where are the Balearic Islands?
Correct answer: In the Mediterranean Sea.
The Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera) are in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Question 16Not answered
What do Spaniards eat on the night of 31 December to celebrate the new year?
Correct answer: Grapes.
It is a tradition to eat 12 grapes with the 12 midnight chimes on New Year's Eve (31 December).
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Question 17Not answered
Who wrote The House of Bernarda Alba?
Correct answer: Federico García Lorca.
Federico García Lorca wrote 'The House of Bernarda Alba'. He was a central figure of the Generation of '27.
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Question 18Not answered
In which Spanish city is the Guggenheim Museum?
Correct answer: Bilbao.
The Guggenheim Museum is in Bilbao. It was designed by Frank Gehry and opened in 1997.
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Question 19Not answered
What is the maximum permitted blood alcohol level for drivers, in grams per litre (g/l)?
Correct answer: 0.5.
The blood alcohol limit for drivers is 0.5 g/l (0.25 mg/l in breath).
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Question 20Not answered
Value Added Tax (VAT) is one of the…
Correct answer: indirect taxes.
VAT (Value Added Tax) is an indirect tax applied to consumption.
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Question 21Not answered
A person over 18 can obtain the Compulsory Secondary Education certificate at…
Correct answer: an Adult Education Centre.
CEPA (Adult Education Centres) allow people over 18 to obtain the ESO qualification.
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Question 22Not answered
Which autonomous community is known for the quality of its olive oil?
Correct answer: Andalusia.
Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha are the main olive oil producing regions in Spain.
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Question 23Not answered
What should you do if you have a dog?
Correct answer: Microchip it and vaccinate it
Dogs must have a microchip, be vaccinated, have insurance, and their droppings must be picked up.
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Question 24Not answered
Where is the family book obtained?
Correct answer: At the Civil Registry.
The family book is obtained at the Civil Registry, which reports to the Ministry of Justice.
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Question 25Not answered
What qualification is obtained after completing a doctoral thesis in Spain?
Correct answer: Doctor.
The title of Doctor is obtained after researching and defending a doctoral thesis.
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