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Ludvig Holberg lived in the 18th century (1700s). What is he mainly known for?

In the exam (Danish)

Ludvig Holberg levede i 1700-tallet. Hvad er han især kendt for?

  1. aComedies in DanishKomedier på danskCorrect answer
  2. bPortraits of the royal familyPortrætter af kongefamilien
  3. cOperas in ItalianOperaer på italiensk

Why?

Holberg was the first to write comedies in Danish, for example “Jeppe på Bjerget” (Jeppe of the Hill). The plays are still performed, and in them he makes fun of farmers, townspeople and the nobility alike.

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Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.

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