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Key Facts: HAVO Geschiedenis Exam

09:00–12:00

1e tijdvak CE window 2026 (3 hours)

Examenblad geschiedenis havo 2026 rooster

12 May 2026

1e tijdvak CE date

Examenblad.nl

18 June 2026

2e tijdvak CE date (13:30–16:30)

Examenblad.nl

Tijdvakken 5–10

CE oriëntatiekennis scope (after 1500)

Examenprogramma / Syllabus geschiedenis havo 2026

3 contexts

Britse rijk; Duitsland in Europa; Nederland 1948–2008

Syllabus geschiedenis havo 2026 §4

≥5.5

Typical subject pass on 1–10 scale

Dutch VO grading practice / Examenblad uitslagbepaling

N-term

CE points → grade conversion

Examenblad omzettingstabel normering

100

Free English MCQ study items on this page

OpenExamPrep study adaptation

Official HAVO Geschiedenis 2026 is CE (3-hour written open/short answers + N-term) plus school SE — not pure MCQ. These 100 English MCQs are a study adaptation aligned to CvTE/Examenblad 2026 tijdvakken 5–10, kenmerkende aspecten, and historical contexts (British Empire, Germany in Europe, postwar Netherlands).

Sample HAVO Geschiedenis Practice Questions

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1In HAVO geschiedenis, what does the Vroegmoderne tijd (Early Modern period) mainly cover on the Centraal Examen?
A.Prehistory through classical Antiquity only
B.Roughly the centuries after about 1500 that include tijdvakken 5–7 before the fully industrial/modern age
C.Only the Cold War decades after 1950
D.Only tijdvakken 1–4 of the Middeleeuwen
Explanation: On the HAVO CE, questions are framed within Vroegmoderne tijd, Moderne tijd, and door-de-tijd-heen. Tijdvakken 5–7 (after 1500 through the revolutionary era) sit in the Early Modern frame; tijdvakken 1–4 are SE material and are not the CE’s Early Modern focus.
2A candidate must explain why a seventeenth-century pamphlet is useful for studying public opinion. Which Domein A skill is mainly being tested?
A.Memorising every kenmerkend aspect wording verbatim without context
B.Source interpretation: judging usefulness and reliability for a historical question
C.Naming the exact N-term for that exam series
D.Calculating the final CE grade from raw points
Explanation: Domein A (Historisch besef) includes interpreting bronnen: usefulness, standpoint, and reliability relative to a research question. Kenmerkende aspecten help classify content, but source criticism is the interpretation skill.
3What is the main purpose of kenmerkende aspecten on the HAVO Centraal Examen?
A.They replace the need for any historical context knowledge
B.They are orientation labels candidates use to recognise and explain developments with (often unfamiliar) examples
C.They are only SE topics and never appear on the CE
D.They are multiple-choice answer keys printed in the correctievoorschrift
Explanation: Kenmerkende aspecten organise oriëntatiekennis. Candidates must recognise and explain them with examples—including unfamiliar ones—and, when asked, write the relevant official wording (from the bronnenkatern) plus an explanation.
4Which statement best describes the relationship between CE and SE for HAVO geschiedenis?
A.The CE alone covers all ten tijdvakken and Domains C–E
B.The CE tests Domein A with Domein B tijdvakken 5–10; the SE covers tijdvakken 1–4 plus Domains C–E as set in the PTA
C.The SE never assesses any history content
D.Both CE and SE use only multiple-choice items
Explanation: Examenprogramma/syllabus: CE = Domein A with tijdvakken 5–10; SE = tijdvakken 1–4, themes (C), rechtsstaat/parlementaire democratie (D), and studie/beroep (E) per PTA. Official CE items are open/short-answer, not pure MCQ.
5A question asks you to place an event ‘door de tijd heen’ (across time). What must you mainly do?
A.Ignore chronology and focus only on biography
B.Compare continuity and change across periods rather than stay inside one tijdvak snapshot
C.Use only Ancient Greek examples
D.Convert score points to a 1–10 grade
Explanation: Door-de-tijd-heen tasks test chronological and comparative thinking: patterns of continuity and change spanning periods, a core Historisch besef skill alongside tijdvak knowledge.
6Why does the syllabus group some kenmerkende aspecten into historische contexten?
A.To cancel the need to learn any aspect wording
B.To create coherent clusters with leidende vragen and beschrijvende texts candidates must know
C.To move those topics exclusively into the SE
D.To replace Domein A skills with Domains C–E only
Explanation: Historische contexten (Britse rijk 1585–1900; Duitsland in Europa 1918–1991; Nederland 1948–2008) cluster related aspects with leidende vragen and beschrijvende texts that candidates are expected to know.
7When a CE item asks for a kenmerkend aspect, what does vakspecifieke informatie emphasise?
A.Only listing a year is enough for full credit
B.Write the (relevant part of the) official aspect text and then give an explanation
C.Invent a new aspect label in English only
D.Skip the aspect and discuss only Domains C–E
Explanation: With aspects printed in the bronnenkatern, scoring expects the official wording (or the relevant part) plus an explanation. Writing the aspect alone without explanation is not enough for the intended score.
8Which best captures ‘betekenis voor het heden’ (contemporary meaning) as a Historisch besef skill?
A.Claiming every past event has identical modern politics
B.Explaining how interpretations of the past matter for present debates, identities, or institutions without erasing historical difference
C.Ignoring sources and using only Wikipedia dates
D.Treating the N-term table as a historical source
Explanation: Betekenis nu asks how the past is used or contested today—commemoration, rights debates, national narratives—while still respecting historical distance and evidence.
9Which kenmerkend aspect best labels Columbus’s 1492 voyage and early Iberian Atlantic expansion?
A.het begin van de Europese overzeese expansie
B.de eenwording van Europa
C.de crisis van het wereldkapitalisme
D.de Duitse bezetting van Nederland
Explanation: Aspect 18 covers the start of European overseas expansion in tijdvak 5 (Tijd van ontdekkers en hervormers, c.1500–1600). Later European unification, Depression, and WWII occupation belong to other tijdvakken.
10The Renaissance’s changed view of humanity and nature, plus early scientific curiosity, matches which aspect?
A.het streven van vorsten naar absolute macht
B.het veranderende mens- en wereldbeeld van de renaissance en het begin van een nieuwe wetenschappelijke belangstelling
C.de dekolonisatie die een eind maakte aan de westerse hegemonie in de wereld
D.racisme en discriminatie die leidden tot genocide, in het bijzonder op de joden
Explanation: Aspect 19 (tijdvak 5) names the Renaissance’s changing human/worldview and the start of new scientific interest—distinct from absolutism, postwar decolonization, or Holocaust-era racism.

About the HAVO Geschiedenis Exam

HAVO Geschiedenis is a Dutch upper-secondary history exam administered under CvTE rules and catalogued on Examenblad.nl. The 2026 Syllabus geschiedenis havo (Versie 2; no content changes vs 2025) specifies CE coverage of Domein A with tijdvakken 5–10 and three historische contexten: Het Britse rijk 1585–1900, Duitsland in Europa 1918–1991, and Nederland 1948–2008. Kenmerkende aspecten for the period after 1500 appear in the bronnenkatern. The official CE is a 3-hour written paper (open/short answers), not an MCQ-only test. This practice bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation covering those CE concepts for revision; Dutch tijdvak names and kenmerkende aspecten wording are preserved where official.

Assessment

Eindexamen = CE + SE. Centraal Examen: one national written sitting testing Domein A with Domein B tijdvakken 5–10 (kenmerkende aspecten after 1500), including syllabus historische contexten (Het Britse rijk 1585–1900; Duitsland in Europa 1918–1991; Nederland 1948–2008). Open/short-answer items scored via correctievoorschrift; raw points converted to a 1–10 grade with the series N-term omzettingstabel. Schoolexamen: PTA covers Domein A, tijdvakken 1–4, themes (C), rechtsstaat/parlementaire democratie (D), and study/career orientation (E). Official assessment is not pure multiple-choice.

Time Limit

CE: 3 hours (Examenblad 2026: 1e tijdvak Tuesday 12 May 2026 09:00–12:00; 2e tijdvak Thursday 18 June 2026 13:30–16:30). SE duration and forms follow each school’s PTA.

Passing Score

Dutch grading scale 1–10; a subject is typically passed at ≥5.5. When both apply, the final subject grade is the average of CE and SE. CE points are converted via the published N-term table for that series.

Exam Fee

No separate published per-subject fee for regular secondary-school HAVO candidates (publicly funded). Do not treat DUO Staatsexamen subject fees as the school CE fee; those fees apply only to independent DUO Staatsexamen candidates. (College voor Toetsen en Examens (CvTE); catalogue and documents on Examenblad.nl)

HAVO Geschiedenis Exam Content Outline

CE integrated

Domein A — Historisch besef

Chronology, periodization (Vroegmoderne / Moderne tijd), source interpretation, and contemporary meaning applied with content domains.

~14%

Tijdvak 5 — Tijd van ontdekkers en hervormers (1500–1600)

Overseas expansion, Renaissance and scientific curiosity, classical heritage, Reformation, Dutch Revolt and state formation (aspects 18–22).

~12%

Tijdvak 6 — Tijd van regenten en vorsten (1600–1700)

Absolutism, Dutch Republic’s special political place and Golden Age flowering, world trade/commercial capitalism, Scientific Revolution (aspects 23–26).

~12%

Tijdvak 7 — Tijd van pruiken en revoluties (1700–1800)

Enlightenment, enlightened absolutism, plantation colonies and Atlantic slave trade/abolitionism, democratic revolutions (aspects 27–30).

~15%

Tijdvak 8 — Tijd van burgers en stoommachines (1800–1900)

Industrial Revolution, sociale kwestie, modern imperialism, emancipation, democratization, political currents (aspects 31–36).

~20%

Tijdvak 9 — Tijd van de wereldoorlogen (1900–1950)

Propaganda and mass organization, fascism/Nazism/communism, Depression, world wars, Holocaust, occupation of the Netherlands, total war, anti-imperial resistance (aspects 37–44).

~15%

Tijdvak 10 — Tijd van televisie en computer (1950–2000)

Cold War and nuclear threat, decolonization, European unification, postwar prosperity and socio-cultural change, plural/multicultural societies (aspects 45–49).

How to Pass the HAVO Geschiedenis Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Dutch grading scale 1–10; a subject is typically passed at ≥5.5. When both apply, the final subject grade is the average of CE and SE. CE points are converted via the published N-term table for that series.
  • Assessment: Eindexamen = CE + SE. Centraal Examen: one national written sitting testing Domein A with Domein B tijdvakken 5–10 (kenmerkende aspecten after 1500), including syllabus historische contexten (Het Britse rijk 1585–1900; Duitsland in Europa 1918–1991; Nederland 1948–2008). Open/short-answer items scored via correctievoorschrift; raw points converted to a 1–10 grade with the series N-term omzettingstabel. Schoolexamen: PTA covers Domein A, tijdvakken 1–4, themes (C), rechtsstaat/parlementaire democratie (D), and study/career orientation (E). Official assessment is not pure multiple-choice.
  • Time limit: CE: 3 hours (Examenblad 2026: 1e tijdvak Tuesday 12 May 2026 09:00–12:00; 2e tijdvak Thursday 18 June 2026 13:30–16:30). SE duration and forms follow each school’s PTA.
  • Exam fee: No separate published per-subject fee for regular secondary-school HAVO candidates (publicly funded). Do not treat DUO Staatsexamen subject fees as the school CE fee; those fees apply only to independent DUO Staatsexamen candidates.

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HAVO Geschiedenis Study Tips from Top Performers

1Map every practice topic to tijdvakken 5–10 and the matching kenmerkende aspect (18–49) so SE-only early tijdvakken do not crowd out CE revision.
2Learn the three historische contexten as coherent stories: Het Britse rijk 1585–1900; Duitsland in Europa 1918–1991; Nederland 1948–2008 — then practise linking each episode to the official aspect wording.
3Train source skills (Domein A): identify standpoint, usefulness, and reliability; MCQs build factual command that interpretation rests on.
4Preserve Dutch tijdvak names and aspect phrases exactly — examiners expect that official wording when an aspect is asked.
5Use these English MCQs for concept drill, then switch to Dutch past CE papers on Examenblad for authentic open-answer timing and bronnen work.
6Check vakspecifieke informatie each year for scoring rules on kenmerkende aspecten and any announcement changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Netherlands HAVO Geschiedenis?

It is the HAVO history eindexamen subject under CvTE, with documents and rooster on Examenblad.nl. Domains are A (Historisch besef), B (Oriëntatiekennis / tijdvakken), C (Thema’s), D (rechtsstaat and parlementaire democratie), and E (studie en beroep). The 2026 CE focuses on Domein A with tijdvakken 5–10 and the syllabus historische contexten.

Is the official Centraal Examen multiple-choice?

No. The official CE is a written paper with open and short-answer items (often source-based) scored with a correctievoorschrift and converted to a grade using the N-term omzettingstabel. This page’s 100 questions are an English-language MCQ study adaptation for concept practice, not an official CE simulation.

How long is the 2026 HAVO Geschiedenis CE?

Examenblad lists 1e tijdvak (12 May 2026) as 09:00–12:00 and 2e tijdvak (18 June 2026) as 13:30–16:30 — both 3 hours. Schoolexamen timing is set in each school’s PTA.

Which tijdvakken are on the Centraal Examen?

CE tests tijdvakken 5–10 (after 1500) with their kenmerkende aspecten. Tijdvakken 1–4 belong to the schoolexamen. From 2025 the kenmerkende aspecten for the CE period are printed in the bronnenkatern.

What score do I need to pass?

Dutch secondary grades use a 1–10 scale; a subject is typically passed at 5.5 or higher. When both CE and SE apply, the final subject grade is normally their average. CE raw scores are converted via the series N-term table published on Examenblad.

How much does HAVO Geschiedenis cost for school candidates?

Regular secondary-school HAVO candidates do not pay a separate published per-subject CE fee; schooling is publicly funded. DUO Staatsexamen subject fees apply only to independent Staatsexamen candidates and should not be cited as the school exam fee.

Which syllabus should I use for 2026?

Use the Syllabus geschiedenis havo 2026 (CvTE) and the examenprogramma geschiedenis havo (vanaf 2018) linked from the Examenblad subject page. The 2026 syllabus has no content changes versus 2025. Memorize the three historische contexten and practise applying kenmerkende aspecten to unfamiliar examples.