NetherlandsStaatsinrichting en rechtsstaat 39 · System of government and the rule of law
A family wants to have their daughter circumcised during the holidays in the country the parents come from. What is true?
In the exam (Dutch)
Een familie wil hun dochter in de vakantie laten besnijden in het land waar de ouders vandaan komen. Wat is waar?
- aIt is allowed, if the whole family wants it.Het mag, als de hele familie het wil.
- bIt is allowed, because it is not in the Netherlands.Het mag, want het is niet in Nederland.
- cThat is a criminal offence, also abroad.Dat is strafbaar, ook in het buitenland.Correct answer
Why?
Female circumcision (meisjesbesnijdenis), also called female genital mutilation (FGM), is a criminal offence in the Netherlands. Parents who live in the Netherlands can also be punished if it happens in another country.
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Yasmin has a boyfriend. Her brother thinks that is a disgrace to the family. He threatens to hurt her. What is true?Correct answer:Threatening violence is a criminal offence.
Yasmin heeft een vriend. Haar broer vindt dat een schande voor de familie. Hij dreigt haar pijn te doen. Wat is waar? — Dreigen met geweld is strafbaar.
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On the train, a man keeps touching a woman in a sexual way. She does not want this. What is true?Correct answer:That is a criminal offence.
Een man in de trein raakt een vrouw steeds op een seksuele manier aan. Zij wil dat niet. Wat is waar? — Dat is strafbaar.
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Eva is 30 years old and lives in the Netherlands. She has never filled in a choice in the Donor Register (Donorregister). What is then recorded next to her name in the register?Correct answer:No objection to organ donation.
Eva is 30 jaar en woont in Nederland. Ze heeft nooit een keuze ingevuld in het Donorregister. Wat staat er dan bij haar naam in het register? — Geen bezwaar tegen orgaandonatie.
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Tom does not want to be an organ donor after his death. What must he do?Correct answer:Fill in 'no' in the Donor Register.
Tom wil na zijn dood geen orgaandonor zijn. Wat moet hij doen? — 'Nee' invullen in het Donorregister.
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Our own practice questions, based on the official end terms (eindtermen) of the Knowledge of Dutch Society exam (Kennis van de Nederlandse Maatschappij, Annex 2 to the Regeling inburgering 2021). They are not the real exam questions, which are secret, and we use none of DUO’s practice exam questions. The English translation and the explanations were made with the help of AI; the exam itself is taken in Dutch. We are not affiliated with DUO or the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
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