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In which year was the current Constitution of the Portuguese Republic approved?

  1. A1976Correct answer
  2. B1911
  3. C1933
  4. D1986

Explanation

The Constitution was approved on 2 April 1976 and took effect on 25 April that year. Approval and entry into force are different events.

Sources and citations

  1. Constituição da República Portuguesa

    Assembleia da RepúblicaDocument version:

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    Artigo 296.º, n.os 1 e 2

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In which year did Portugal join the European Economic Community (EEC)?

  1. A1974
  2. B1986Correct answer
  3. C1999
  4. D2002

Explanation

Portugal joined the EEC on 1 January 1986, alongside Spain. The EEC preceded today’s European Union.

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  1. Alargamento da UE

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    História do alargamento — 1.1.1986 — Terceiro alargamento

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In which year did euro banknotes and coins enter circulation in Portugal?

  1. A1986
  2. B1999
  3. C2002Correct answer
  4. D2005

Explanation

Euro banknotes and coins entered circulation on 1 January 2002. Portugal had adopted the euro in 1999, initially without euro cash in circulation.

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  1. Portugal and the euro

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    Status; Adoption of the euro

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In which year did the Battle of São Mamede mark the start of Afonso Henriques’s rule over the County of Portugal?

  1. A1179
  2. B1385
  3. C1128Correct answer
  4. D1143

Explanation

São Mamede took place in 1128. It marks rule over the county; papal recognition of the royal title followed in 1179.

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  1. D. Afonso Henriques (c. 1108-1185)

    Assembleia da RepúblicaDocument version:

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    Biography — São Mamede 1128 and Manifestis Probatum 1179

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  2. Os Caminhos da Liberdade Religiosa em Portugal

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    Onze datas de uma história — entries 1143 and 1179 only

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In which year did the bull Manifestis Probatum confirm Afonso Henriques’s royal title?

  1. A1128
  2. B1297
  3. C1415
  4. D1179Correct answer

Explanation

The papal bull of 1179 confirmed the royal title. The 1143 Treaty of Zamora is a separate milestone and should not be confused with this confirmation.

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  1. D. Afonso Henriques (c. 1108-1185)

    Assembleia da RepúblicaDocument version:

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    Biography — São Mamede 1128 and Manifestis Probatum 1179

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  2. Os Caminhos da Liberdade Religiosa em Portugal

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    Onze datas de uma história — entries 1143 and 1179 only

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Which king is associated with founding the Estudo Geral in Lisbon in 1290?

  1. AD. DinisCorrect answer
  2. BD. Afonso Henriques
  3. CD. João I
  4. DD. Manuel I

Explanation

Dinis promoted the foundation of the Estudo Geral in Lisbon in 1290. The institution now known as the University of Coimbra therefore began in Lisbon.

Sources and citations

  1. D. Dinis — Assembleia da República

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    Biography — Treaty of Alcanizes 1297 and Estudo Geral 1290

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In which year did Dinis sign the Treaty of Alcanizes with Castile?

  1. A1640
  2. B1297Correct answer
  3. C1143
  4. D1385

Explanation

The treaty was signed in 1297 and helped stabilise the kingdom’s borders. The source refers to some borders; this does not settle every later territorial question.

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  1. D. Dinis — Assembleia da República

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    Biography — Treaty of Alcanizes 1297 and Estudo Geral 1290

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Which king commissioned Batalha Monastery to fulfil a vow linked to the victory at Aljubarrota?

  1. AD. João IV
  2. BD. Pedro IV
  3. CD. João ICorrect answer
  4. DD. Dinis

Explanation

João I linked the building of Santa Maria da Vitória to the victory of 1385. The monument connects a military event with its historical memory.

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  1. Batalha

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    Sobre — João I and Santa Maria da Vitória monastery

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In which year did the constituent Cortes elected after the 1820 Liberal Revolution begin their work?

  1. A1820
  2. B1826
  3. C1911
  4. D1821Correct answer

Explanation

Work began on 24 January 1821. The revolution took place in 1820 and the first Constitution was approved in 1822: three successive stages.

Sources and citations

  1. Revolução Liberal

    Assembleia da RepúblicaDocument version:

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    Opening chronology — constituent Cortes 1821 and Constitution 1822

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In which year was Portugal’s first Constitution approved?

  1. A1822Correct answer
  2. B1826
  3. C1911
  4. D1976

Explanation

The first Constitution was approved on 23 September 1822 under the monarchy. Today’s republican Constitution dates from 1976.

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  1. Revolução Liberal

    Assembleia da RepúblicaDocument version:

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    Opening chronology — constituent Cortes 1821 and Constitution 1822

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Who granted the Constitutional Charter of 1826?

  1. AManuel de Arriaga
  2. BD. Pedro IVCorrect answer
  3. CD. Miguel
  4. DD. João I

Explanation

Pedro IV granted the Constitutional Charter in 1826. It differs from the 1822 Constitution approved by the constituent Cortes.

Sources and citations

  1. Monarquia Constitucional — Assembleia da República

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    Cortes Gerais na Carta Constitucional de 1826; Cortes Constituintes de 1837–1838

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Which new constitutional text did Maria II swear to at the end of the constituent proceedings following the September Revolution?

  1. AThe Constitutional Charter of 1826
  2. BThe Additional Act of 1852
  3. CThe Constitution of 1838Correct answer
  4. DThe Constitution of 1822

Explanation

Maria II swore to the Constitution on 4 April 1838. It was Portugal’s third constitutional text, following the 1822 Constitution and 1826 Charter.

Sources and citations

  1. Monarquia Constitucional — Assembleia da República

    Assembleia da RepúblicaDocument version:

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    Cortes Gerais na Carta Constitucional de 1826; Cortes Constituintes de 1837–1838

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