Test 17 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 17 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 17 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 17
In the second half of the 19th century there was an important group of artists who painted detailed pictures on religious or literary themes in bright colours. These were known as:
Correct Answer: The Pre-Raphaelites
The Pre-Raphaelites were an influential group of artists in the second half of the 19th century who painted highly detailed pictures on religious and literary themes, using vivid, bright colours.
Their name refers to their admiration for art that pre-dated the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael — they believed earlier art was more sincere and detailed.
Key Pre-Raphaelite figures include Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt.