SwedenEn sekulär stat och ett mångreligiöst land 14 · A secular state and a multi-faith country
What are the three main branches of Christianity?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vilka är kristendomens tre huvudinriktningar?
- aTheravada, Mahayana and VajrayanaTheravada, mahayana och vajrayana
- bOrthodox, Catholic and ProtestantOrtodox, katolsk och protestantiskCorrect answer
- cLutheran, Baptist and MethodistLuthersk, baptistisk och metodistisk
- dSunni, Shia and SufismSunni, shia och sufism
Why?
Christianity is divided into three main branches: Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant. All three are represented in Sweden today.
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Which statement about religion in Sweden today is true?Correct answer:Many people who do not see themselves as believers still choose baptism, a church wedding or a Christian funeral.
Vilket påstående om religion i dagens Sverige stämmer? — Många som inte ser sig som troende väljer ändå dop, kyrkbröllop eller en kristen begravning.
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Sweden is a secular state. What does that mean?Correct answer:The state is neutral in matters of religion and favours no faith.
Sverige är en sekulär stat. Vad betyder det? — Staten är neutral i frågor om religion och gynnar ingen tro.
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In 1860 the rules changed for people who wanted to leave the Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan). What became allowed then?Correct answer:To leave the church, if you joined another Christian religious community approved by the state instead.
År 1860 ändrades reglerna för den som ville lämna Svenska kyrkan. Vad blev då tillåtet? — Att gå ur kyrkan, om man i stället gick med i ett annat kristet samfund som staten godkänt.
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What did the Freedom of Religion Act (religionsfrihetslagen) of 1951 mean?Correct answer:That people were free to choose a religion, or to choose to belong to no religious community.
Vad innebar religionsfrihetslagen från 1951? — Att man fritt fick välja religion eller välja att stå utan trossamfund.
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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