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What happened to the church in Denmark at the Reformation (reformationen) in 1536?

In the exam (Danish)

Hvad skete der med kirken i Danmark ved reformationen i 1536?

  1. aThe church became Protestant, and the king became its head.Kirken blev protestantisk, og kongen blev dens leder.Correct answer
  2. bThe church was closed, and all religious belief was banned.Kirken blev lukket, og al tro blev forbudt.
  3. cThe church became Catholic and came under the Pope in Rome.Kirken blev katolsk og kom under paven i Rom.

Why?

At the Reformation, Denmark broke with the Pope and the Catholic Church. The king became the head of the church and took over its land.

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Source

Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.

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