オーストラリア政府は、市民権を申請する人に
テスト
をさせると去年あたりから言い出して、
その例題が今日の新聞に載っていた。
20問中、12問正解で市民権がもらえるらしい。(もちろん、必要な書類とか条件を全てクリアした上で)
市民権を取る気は全くないけど、取り合えずやってみた。一応パスしたけど、こんなんで落とされたら嫌かも・・
Questions:
1. In what year did Federation take place?
2. Which day of the year is Australia Day?
3. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?
4. What is the first line of Australia's national anthem?
5. What is the floral emblem of Australia?
6. What is the population of Australia?
7. In what city is the Parliament House of the Commonwealth Parliament located?
8. Who is the Queen's representative in Australia?
9. How are Members of Parliament chosen?
10. Who do Members of Parliament represent?
11. After a federal election, who forms the new government?
12. What are the colours on the Australian flag?
13. Who is the head of the Australian Government?
14. What are the three levels of government in Australia?
15. In what year did the European settlement of Australia start?
16. Serving on a jury if required is a responsibility of Australian citizenship: true or false?
17. In Australia, everyone is free to practise the religion of their choice, or practise no religion: true of false?
18. To be elected to the Commonwealth Parliament you must be an Australian citizen: true or false?
19. As an Australian citizen, I have the right to register my baby born overseas as an Australian citizen: true or false?
20. Australian citizens aged 18 years or over are required to enrol on the electoral register: true or false?
Answers:
1. 1901
2. January 26
3. Edmund Barton
4. Australians all let us rejoice
5. Wattle
6. Approx 21 million
7. Canberra
8. The governor-general
9. By election
10. The people of their electorate
11. The political party or coalition of parties which wins a majority of seats in the House of Representatives
12. Red, white and blue
13. The prime minister
14. Commonwealth, State or Territory and local
15. 1788
16. True
17. True
18. True
19. True
20. True