NorwayHistorie 22 · History of Norway
What was Norway's position during the First World War (1914–1918)?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Hvilken stilling hadde Norge under første verdenskrig (1914–1918)?
- aNorway fought on Germany's side against Britain.Norge kjempet på Tysklands side mot Storbritannia.
- bNorway was occupied by Germany throughout the war.Norge var okkupert av Tyskland i hele krigen.
- cNorway was neutral and did not take part in the war.Norge var nøytralt og deltok ikke i krigen.Correct answer
Why?
Norway stayed neutral during the First World War. Even so, many Norwegian seamen lost their lives because their merchant ships were sunk.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Norwegian, as shown above.
Check yourself
Would you know these too?
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
Take a free mock examHistorie 23
What happened in Norway on 9 April 1940?Correct answer:Germany attacked Norway.
Hva skjedde i Norge 9. april 1940? — Tyskland angrep Norge.
Historie 24
In 1943 Norwegian resistance fighters destroyed equipment in the factory at Vemork near Rjukan. What did the factory make that was important to Germany?Correct answer:Heavy water for research on nuclear weapons
I 1943 ødela norske motstandsfolk utstyr i fabrikken på Vemork ved Rjukan. Hva laget fabrikken som var viktig for Tyskland? — Tungtvann til forskning på atomvåpen
Historie 25
What happened to many of the Jews in Norway during the occupation?Correct answer:They were arrested and sent to Auschwitz.
Hva skjedde med mange av jødene i Norge under okkupasjonen? — De ble arrestert og sendt til Auschwitz.
Historie 26
What did the German army do in Finnmark and northern Troms when it withdrew in the autumn of 1944?Correct answer:It burnt houses and destroyed roads, bridges and harbours.
Hva gjorde den tyske hæren i Finnmark og Nord-Troms da den trakk seg tilbake høsten 1944? — Den brente hus og ødela veier, bruer og havner.
Source
Our own practice questions on the facts of the public social studies curriculum (the curriculum for adult immigrants and samfunnskunnskap.no). They are not the real test tasks, which are confidential and never published, and no text from samfunnskunnskap.no 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 Norwegian. We are not affiliated with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).
Official informationTry it under exam conditions.
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
The pass NOK 199.00 · 90 days of access for one payment — it never renews