Free practice test for the Australian citizenship test (Australia)

1. Rule by a single religion
2. Loyalty to one political party
3. Freedom of speech

Answer: Freedom of speech. Australian values include respect for freedom and dignity of the individual, freedom of speech and association, the rule of law, parliamentary democracy and equality of men and women.

1. Australia has an official state religion
2. Religious people must vote together
3. People are free to follow any religion or none

Answer: People are free to follow any religion or none. Australia has no official religion. The Constitution prevents the Commonwealth from establishing one, and freedom of religion is a core value.

1. To give up their original language
2. To uphold and obey the laws of Australia
3. To serve in the army

Answer: To uphold and obey the laws of Australia. New citizens pledge loyalty to Australia and its people, share its democratic beliefs, respect its rights and liberties, and obey its laws.

1. The Dutch
2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
3. The Vikings

Answer: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the oldest continuous cultures in the world.

1. Remembrance Day
2. Australia Day, marking the arrival of the First Fleet
3. Anzac Day

Answer: Australia Day, marking the arrival of the First Fleet. Many Australians celebrate Australia Day; others observe it as Invasion Day or Survival Day because of its meaning for Indigenous peoples.

1. The right to vote and stand for federal parliament
2. The right to serve in the navy
3. Free education

Answer: The right to vote and stand for federal parliament. Australia was one of the first countries to give women the vote in national elections. Aboriginal people were not guaranteed the vote federally until 1962.

1. Convicts sent from Britain
2. Miners from China
3. Indigenous children removed from their families by governments

Answer: Indigenous children removed from their families by governments. In 2008, the Prime Minister apologised in Parliament to the Stolen Generations.

1. Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy and federal system
2. Absolute monarchy
3. Presidential republic

Answer: Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy and federal system. The King is head of state, represented by the Governor-General. Parliament makes laws; power is shared with the states.

1. 12
2. 6
3. 36

Answer: 12. Each of the six states elects 12 senators, giving equal representation. The Northern Territory and the ACT elect two each.

1. By a vote of the Prime Minister
2. By a decision of the High Court
3. By a referendum

Answer: By a referendum. A referendum needs a majority of voters nationally and a majority in at least four of the six states (a double majority).

1. It appoints judges
2. It runs federal elections
3. It makes laws

Answer: It runs federal elections. The AEC is independent and manages enrolment and federal elections and referendums.

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne
3. Canberra

Answer: Canberra. Canberra was purpose-built as the capital as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.

1. Cairns
2. Gold Coast
3. Brisbane

Answer: Brisbane. Brisbane is the capital; the Gold Coast and Cairns are famous tourist cities.

1. Perth
2. Sydney
3. Melbourne

Answer: Sydney. Sydney, capital of New South Wales, is the biggest city and home to the Opera House.

1. A large sandstone rock sacred to the Anangu people
2. A capital city
3. A river

Answer: A large sandstone rock sacred to the Anangu people. Uluru is in the Northern Territory and is a World Heritage site.

1. Sporting teams and national events
2. The army uniform only
3. Road signs

Answer: Sporting teams and national events. Green and gold, from the wattle, are Australia's official national colours.

1. Advance Australia Fair
2. God Save the King
3. Waltzing Matilda

Answer: Advance Australia Fair. It became the national anthem in 1984.

1. A prime minister
2. A scientist
3. A cricketer with an extraordinary batting average

Answer: A cricketer with an extraordinary batting average. Bradman, who played from 1928 to 1948, is considered the greatest batsman of all time.