SwitzerlandKanton Aargau 24 · Canton of Aargau: History
Which well-known educator cared for poor children at the Neuhof in Birr and is buried there?
In the exam (German)
Welcher bekannte Pädagoge betreute auf dem Neuhof in Birr arme Kinder und liegt dort begraben?
- aHeinrich PestalozziHeinrich PestalozziCorrect answer
- bHuldrych ZwingliHuldrych Zwingli
- cJeremias GotthelfJeremias Gotthelf
- dHenry DunantHenry Dunant
Why?
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi took in poor children at the Neuhof in Birr and taught them. He died in Brugg in 1827 and was buried in Birr.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in German, as shown above.
Check yourself
Would you know these too?
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
Take a free mock examKanton Aargau 25
Which famous physicist passed his Matura (the school-leaving exam) at the Kantonsschule (cantonal secondary school) in Aarau in 1896?Correct answer:Albert Einstein
Welcher berühmte Physiker machte 1896 an der Kantonsschule Aarau die Matura? — Albert Einstein
Kanton Aargau 41
According to the 19th-century interpretation, what did the three stars in the Aargau coat of arms stand for?Correct answer:For the County of Baden, the Freie Ämter and the Fricktal
Wofür standen die drei Sterne im Aargauer Wappen nach der Deutung im 19. Jahrhundert? — Für die Grafschaft Baden, die Freien Ämter und das Fricktal
Kanton Aargau 50
What is special about Hallwyl Castle near Seengen?Correct answer:It is a moated castle on two islands in the Aabach stream.
Was ist das Besondere am Schloss Hallwyl bei Seengen? — Es ist ein Wasserschloss auf zwei Inseln im Aabach.
Kanton Aargau 1
Through Napoleon's Act of Mediation (Mediationsakte), several areas were joined together to form today's canton of Aargau. In which year was that?Correct answer:1803
Mit der Mediationsakte von Napoleon wurden mehrere Gebiete zum heutigen Kanton Aargau vereinigt. In welchem Jahr war das? — 1803
Source
Our own practice questions on the facts of the Federal Constitution and the official information of the Confederation and the cantons of Zurich, Aargau and Bern. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no wording from the cantonal question catalogues has been reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI; in the test the questions are in German. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
Official informationTry it under exam conditions.
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
The pass CHF 14.90 · 180 days of access for one payment — it never renews