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  1. The capital ___ Austria is Vienna.
    a. in
    b. of
    c. from

  2. German is spoken ___ a first language by 99% of the Austrian population.
    a. by
    b. for
    c. as

  3. The river ___ runs through Austria is the Danube.
    a. which
    b. what
    c. from

  4. The western part ___ Austria is very mountainous and is great for skiing.
    a. in
    b. of
    c. before

  5. ___ unit of currency is the Austrian Schilling.
    a. The
    b. A
    c. In

  6. Austria ___ more castles and palaces open to visitors than any comparable area ___ Europe.
    a. has; in
    b. is; was
    c. was; in

  7. Some of the cultural activities in Austria ___ opera, concerts and theater.
    a. is
    b. has
    c. are

  8. The Vienna Boys Choir is renowned world-wide ___ their beautiful singing.
    a. because
    b. for
    c. and

  9. Skiing ___ a very popular sport ___ Austria.
    a. is; in
    b. was; on
    c. there; from

  10. Many people visit The Spanish Riding School to see ___ horseback riding demonstrations.
    a. they're
    b. there
    c. their

  11. Many musical masters are ___ Austria, including Mozart and Strauss.
    a. from
    b. by
    c. in

  12. Vienna is the ___ city in Austria with over 1.5 million people.
    a. larger
    b. large
    c. largest

  13. Other major cities ___ Graz, Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck.
    a. from
    b. are
    c. by

  14. Austria joined the European Union ___ January 1, 1995.
    a. on
    b. by
    c. at

  15. English is taught ___ a second language to children in Austrian schools.
    a. for
    b. as
    c. by

  16. The yearly, Vienna Opera Ball is the ___ international social event in Austria.
    a. wonderfullest
    b. bestest
    c. most wonderful

  17. The opera and concert season in Austria generally lasts ___ the beginning of September ___ the end of June.
    a. from; to
    b. to; from
    c. before; until

  18. The best food ___ eat in Austria is Wiener Schnitzel.
    a. for
    b. is
    c. to

  19. Since 1955, Austria ___ an active member of the United Nations.
    a. was been
    b. has been
    c. were

  20. The famous actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ___ born in Austria.
    a. is
    b. was
    c. am

Copyright (C) 2001 by Anett Zahradnik (kaz@aon.at)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.