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The Swede Dag Hammarskjöld is well known in the history of the UN. What role did he have?

In the exam (Swedish)

Svensken Dag Hammarskjöld är känd i FN:s historia. Vilken roll hade han?

  1. aHe was Secretary-General of the UN.Han var FN:s generalsekreterare.Correct answer
  2. bHe founded the Red Cross.Han grundade Röda korset.
  3. cHe was NATO's first head.Han var Natos förste chef.
  4. dHe was the first president of the EU Commission.Han var den förste ordföranden i EU-kommissionen.

Why?

Dag Hammarskjöld was Secretary-General of the UN in the 1950s and until his death in 1961. He is an example of Sweden's long commitment to the UN.

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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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