United KingdomSociety 54 · A modern society
Robert Adam, an 18th-century Scottish architect, was known for what?
- aBuilding the first iron bridges and canal aqueducts of Britain
- bDesigning war memorials in cities all over the country after 1918
- cPlanning Britain's first railway stations and their steam sheds
- dDesigning the interiors of his buildings as well as the outsideCorrect answer
Why?
Robert Adam designed the decoration, ceilings and even furniture inside his buildings, not just the buildings themselves. His style influenced architects in Europe, Russia and America.
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 examSociety 55
Sir Edwin Lutyens designed which war memorial in Whitehall, London?Correct answer:The Cenotaph
Society 56
Thomas Chippendale was an 18th-century designer of what?Correct answer:Furniture
Society 57
Which of these novels was written by Jane Austen?Correct answer:Pride and Prejudice
Society 58
Oliver Twist and Great Expectations were written by which author?Correct answer:Charles Dickens
Source
Our own practice questions on the facts covered by the official handbook “Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents” (3rd edition). They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no wording of the handbook is reused. Each was written, answered blind and fact-checked by separate passes. Not affiliated with the Home Office.
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 £12.99 · 180 days of access for one payment — it never renews