All 300 questions with answers

This page lists all 300 federal questions from the official catalog, sorted by topic, each with its correct answer in English. The real test asks every question in German, and each question page shows the German wording next to the translation. The 10 questions for your state are on the state pages.

Basic Rights and the Basic Law

1. In Germany, people may openly say something against the government because…
Correct answer: freedom of expression applies here.
2. In Germany, parents can decide until the child reaches the age of 14 whether the child participates in…
Correct answer: religious education.
4. Which right is one of the fundamental rights in Germany?
Correct answer: Freedom of expression
6. What is the German constitution called?
Correct answer: Basic Law
7. Which right is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the German constitution? The right to…
Correct answer: freedom of faith and conscience
8. What is NOT in Germany's Basic Law?
Correct answer: Everyone should have the same amount of money.
9. Which fundamental right in Germany applies only to foreigners? The fundamental right to…
Correct answer: asylum
10. What is compatible with the German Basic Law?
Correct answer: monetary fines
11. What is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany called?
Correct answer: Basic Law
12. A party in the German Bundestag wants to abolish freedom of the press. Is this possible?
Correct answer: No, because freedom of the press is a fundamental right. It cannot be abolished.
14. Freedom of expression in Germany means that I…
Correct answer: can express my opinion on the internet.
15. What does the German Basic Law prohibit?
Correct answer: forced labor
16. When is freedom of expression restricted in Germany?
Correct answer: when publicly spreading false claims about individuals
17. German laws prohibit…
Correct answer: unequal treatment of citizens by the state.
18. Which fundamental right is guaranteed in Article 1 of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Correct answer: the inviolability of human dignity
19. What is meant by the right to "freedom of movement" in Germany?
Correct answer: You may choose your place of residence.
33. Which statement is correct? In Germany ...
Correct answer: state and religious communities are separate from each other.
243. Maik and Sybille want to hold a demonstration on the street with friends at their place of residence in Germany. What must they do beforehand?
Correct answer: They must register the demonstration.
274. You have intentionally opened a letter in Germany that is addressed to another person. What have you disregarded?
Correct answer: the confidentiality of correspondence

State Structure and Federalism

21. Which is the coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Correct answer: Image 1
22. What form of government does Germany have?
Correct answer: republic
24. How many federal states does the Federal Republic of Germany have?
Correct answer: 16
25. What is NOT a federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Correct answer: Alsace-Lorraine
26. Germany is …
Correct answer: a democratic and social federal state.
27. Germany is …
Correct answer: a federal state.
29. Which animal is the heraldic animal of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Correct answer: Eagle
34. What is Germany not?
Correct answer: a monarchy
37. What are the heads of government of most federal states in Germany called?
Correct answer: Minister President
38. The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social ...
Correct answer: federal state.
39. What does each German federal state have?
Correct answer: its own government
40. With which words does the German national anthem begin?
Correct answer: Unity and justice and freedom ...
46. The German state has many responsibilities. Which responsibility is included?
Correct answer: It builds roads and schools.
47. The German state has many responsibilities. Which responsibility is not included?
Correct answer: It pays for vacations for all citizens.
48. Which body is not one of the constitutional organs of Germany?
Correct answer: the Citizens' Assembly
49. Who determines education policy in Germany?
Correct answer: the federal states
52. What does 'popular sovereignty' mean? All state authority emanates from the...
Correct answer: people.
55. What does this picture show?
Correct answer: the seat of the Bundestag in Berlin
57. Who is usually elected as the President of the German Bundestag?
Correct answer: a member of the strongest parliamentary group
58. Who appoints the ministers of the federal government in Germany?
Correct answer: the Federal President
60. In Germany, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat are part of the …
Correct answer: Legislative.
61. What does 'popular sovereignty' mean?
Correct answer: State authority emanates from the people.
64. The Federal Republic of Germany is today divided into …
Correct answer: federal government, states, and municipalities.
65. It is not among the tasks of the German Bundestag to...
Correct answer: form the Federal Cabinet.
67. What is primarily a responsibility of the federal states in Germany?
Correct answer: Education policy
68. Why does the state in Germany control the school system?
Correct answer: because it is its duty according to the Basic Law
69. The Federal Republic of Germany has a three-tier administrative structure. What is the name of the lowest political level?
Correct answer: Municipalities
70. In 1974, the German Federal President Gustav Heinemann presents Helmut Schmidt with the certificate of appointment as German Chancellor. What are the duties of the German Federal President?
Correct answer: She/He proposes the Chancellor for election.
71. Where does the German Chancellor most frequently stay? Most often, he/she is ...
Correct answer: in Berlin, because the Federal Chancellery and the Bundestag are located there.
72. What is the name of the current Chancellor of Germany?
Correct answer: Friedrich Merz
74. What is the name of the parliament for all of Germany?
Correct answer: Bundestag
75. What is the name of Germany's current head of state?
Correct answer: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
77. What is the Bundeswehr?
Correct answer: the German army
81. Who elects the Federal Chancellor in Germany?
Correct answer: the Federal Parliament
82. Who leads the German Federal Cabinet?
Correct answer: the Federal Chancellor
83. Who elects the German Chancellor?
Correct answer: the Bundestag
84. What is the main task of the German Federal President? He/She ...
Correct answer: represents the country.
85. Who forms the German Bundesrat?
Correct answer: the government representatives of the federal states
86. Who elects the Federal President in Germany?
Correct answer: the Federal Convention
87. Who is the head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Correct answer: the Federal President
90. The German federal states participate in the federal legislation through …
Correct answer: the Federal Council.
91. In Germany, a change of government in a federal state can have an impact on federal politics. Governing becomes...
Correct answer: more difficult if this changes the majority in the Bundesrat.
102. With what can one be honored in the Federal Republic of Germany if they have made a special achievement in the political, economic, cultural, intellectual, or social field? With the ...
Correct answer: Federal Cross of Merit
212. What is the full name of Germany?
Correct answer: Federal Republic of Germany
213. How many inhabitants does Germany have?
Correct answer: 84 million
214. What colors does the German flag have?
Correct answer: black-red-gold
216. Which symbol can be seen in the plenary hall of the German Bundestag?
Correct answer: the Federal Eagle

Elections and Parties

5. Elections in Germany are free. What does this mean?
Correct answer: Voters may not be influenced or forced to vote in a certain way and may not suffer disadvantages because of their vote.
13. In parliament, the term "opposition" refers to…
Correct answer: all members who do not belong to the governing party/parties.
20. A party in Germany pursues the goal of establishing a dictatorship. It is then…
Correct answer: unconstitutional.
28. Who elects the members of the Bundestag in Germany?
Correct answer: the eligible voters
30. What is not a characteristic of our democracy?
Correct answer: press censorship
31. The cooperation of parties to form a government in Germany is called ...
Correct answer: coalition
41. Why are there more than one party in a democracy?
Correct answer: because this represents the different opinions of the citizens
43. When can a party be banned in Germany?
Correct answer: if it fights against the constitution
44. Whom can citizens in Germany not directly elect?
Correct answer: The Federal President
62. When the parliament of a German federal state is elected, it is called a …
Correct answer: state election
73. The two largest parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag are currently called …
Correct answer: CDU/CSU and AfD.
76. What does the abbreviation CDU mean in Germany?
Correct answer: Christian Democratic Union
78. What does the abbreviation SPD stand for?
Correct answer: Social Democratic Party of Germany
79. What does the abbreviation FDP mean in Germany?
Correct answer: Free Democratic Party
88. The parliamentary opposition in the German Bundestag ...
Correct answer: monitors the government.
89. What is the term for the association of members of parliament from a party in Germany?
Correct answer: Parliamentary Group
92. What does the abbreviation CSU mean in Germany?
Correct answer: Christian Social Union
93. The more 'second votes' a party receives in a federal election, the more …
Correct answer: more seats the party receives in the parliament.
94. At what age can one participate in the election for the German Bundestag?
Correct answer: 18
98. If members of the German Bundestag change their parliamentary group, ...
Correct answer: the government may lose its majority.
103. What is referred to as the 'traffic light coalition' in Germany? The cooperation ...
Correct answer: of SPD, FDP, and Alliance 90/The Greens in a government
105. What is a task of election assistants in Germany?
Correct answer: They count the votes after the election ends.
106. In Germany, volunteer election assistants help during elections. What is a task of election assistants?
Correct answer: They count the votes after the election ends.
107. For how many years is the Bundestag elected in Germany?
Correct answer: 4 years
108. In a federal election in Germany, anyone may vote who ...
Correct answer: is a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany and is at least 18 years old.
109. How often are federal elections normally held in Germany?
Correct answer: every four years
110. For how many years is the Bundestag elected in Germany?
Correct answer: 4 years
112. The elections in Germany are …
Correct answer: secret.
113. Elections in Germany are won by the party that ...
Correct answer: receives the most votes.
114. Participating in democratic elections in Germany is ...
Correct answer: a right.
115. What does 'active voting right' mean in Germany?
Correct answer: One can vote.
116. If you are allowed to vote in a federal election in Germany, it means ...
Correct answer: active right to vote.
117. What percentage of second votes must parties receive at a minimum to be elected to the German Bundestag?
Correct answer: 5%
119. Elections in Germany are free. What does that mean?
Correct answer: Every person can decide without coercion whether they want to vote and whom they want to vote for.
120. The electoral system in Germany is a ...
Correct answer: majority and proportional representation system.
121. A party wants to enter the German Bundestag. However, it must have a minimum share of votes. This means ...
Correct answer: 5% hurdle.
122. What principle are elections in Germany subject to? Elections in Germany are...
Correct answer: free, equal, secret.
123. What is the '5% hurdle' in Germany?
Correct answer: Minimum percentage of votes required to enter parliament
124. The federal election in Germany is the election of …
Correct answer: the parliament for Germany.
125. In a democracy, one function of regular elections is to...
Correct answer: enable a change of government according to the will of the majority of voters.
126. What do eligible voters in Germany receive before an election?
Correct answer: a voting notification from the municipality
127. Why is there a 5% threshold in the electoral law of the Federal Republic of Germany? It exists because …
Correct answer: many small parties make government formation more difficult.
128. Members of parliament who are elected by the citizens are called …
Correct answer: Members of Parliament.
129. In Germany, who is elected by the people?
Correct answer: the Bundestag.
130. Which ballot paper would be valid in a federal election?
Correct answer: Number 1 in the image
133. What is allowed in federal and state elections in Germany?
Correct answer: You can cast your vote by postal voting.
134. They want to abolish the bus line you always take to work. What can you do to keep the bus line?
Correct answer: I participate in a citizens' initiative to preserve the bus line or start an initiative myself.
282. Which honorary position must German citizens assume when requested?
Correct answer: Election assistant

Rule of Law and Courts

3. Germany is a rule-of-law state (Rechtsstaat). What does this mean?
Correct answer: All residents and the state must abide by the laws.
32. What is not a state authority in Germany?
Correct answer: Press
42. Who enacts a new law in Germany?
Correct answer: the parliament
51. A democratic constitutional state does not include that ...
Correct answer: people are arrested by a private police without reason.
53. What does 'Rechtsstaat' mean in Germany?
Correct answer: The state must adhere to the laws.
54. What is not a state power in Germany?
Correct answer: Directive
63. What is not part of the executive branch in Germany?
Correct answer: the courts
80. Which court in Germany is responsible for the interpretation of the Basic Law?
Correct answer: Federal Constitutional Court
136. You go to the labor court in Germany for ...
Correct answer: unjustified dismissal by your boss.
137. Which court is responsible for conflicts in the workplace in Germany?
Correct answer: the labor court
138. What can I do in Germany if my employer has unfairly dismissed me?
Correct answer: file a wrongful dismissal lawsuit
139. When does a trial take place in court in Germany? When someone...
Correct answer: has committed a crime and is charged.
140. What does a lay judge do in Germany? She/He ...
Correct answer: decides with judges on guilt and punishment.
141. Who advises individuals on legal matters in Germany and represents them in court?
Correct answer: a lawyer
142. What is the main task of a judge in Germany? A judge...
Correct answer: works in a court and delivers judgments.
143. A judge in Germany belongs to the …
Correct answer: judiciary.
144. A judge in Germany belongs to the ...
Correct answer: judicial power.
145. In Germany, state power is divided. For which branch of state power does a judge work? For the ...
Correct answer: Judiciary
146. What is the term for a procedure before a court in Germany?
Correct answer: Trial
147. What is the work of a judge in Germany?
Correct answer: Administer justice
148. What is a duty of the police in Germany?
Correct answer: to monitor compliance with laws
150. A lay judge in Germany is ...
Correct answer: an honorary judge.
263. In Germany, juveniles from the age of 14 are criminally responsible. This means: Juveniles who are 14 years and older and violate criminal laws, ...
Correct answer: are punished.

Welfare State and Work

23. In Germany, most employed people are…
Correct answer: employed by a company or government agency.
35. How does the German state finance social insurance?
Correct answer: Social contributions
36. Which measure creates social security in Germany?
Correct answer: health insurance
45. To which insurance does long-term care insurance belong?
Correct answer: Social insurance
50. The economic system in Germany is called...
Correct answer: social market economy.
97. What do you automatically pay in Germany when you are permanently employed?
Correct answer: Social insurance
99. Who pays for social insurance in Germany?
Correct answer: Employers and employees
100. Which of the following is not part of the statutory social insurance?
Correct answer: life insurance
101. Trade unions are interest groups of ...
Correct answer: employees.
104. A woman in Germany loses her job. What cannot be the reason for this dismissal?
Correct answer: The woman is having a child and her boss knows that.
135. Whom do the trade unions represent in Germany?
Correct answer: employees
171. Social market economy means the economy...
Correct answer: is governed by supply and demand, but the state ensures social balance.
241. Ms. Seger is having a child. What must she do to receive parental allowance?
Correct answer: She must submit an application to the parental allowance office.
247. A woman is pregnant. She is particularly protected by law shortly before and after the birth of her child. What is this protection called?
Correct answer: Maternity protection
250. In Germany, you have the best chances of obtaining a well-paid job if you...
Correct answer: are well-educated.
284. What one needs to know for work will change very quickly in the future. What can one do?
Correct answer: Adults must continue learning even after completing their education.
285. Ms. Frost works as a permanent employee in an office. What does she not have to pay from her salary?
Correct answer: Value-added tax
286. Which organization in a company assists employees with issues concerning the employer?
Correct answer: the works council
287. You wish to terminate your employment with a company in Germany. What must you consider?
Correct answer: the notice period
291. Why must one indicate in the tax declaration in Germany whether they belong to a church or not? Because …
Correct answer: there is a church tax that is linked to income and wage tax.

Germany in Europe and the World

173. The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member of …
Correct answer: the European Union (EU).
221. Germany is a member of the Schengen Agreement. What does that mean?
Correct answer: Germans can travel to many European countries without passport control.
222. Which country is a neighboring country of Germany?
Correct answer: Switzerland
223. Which country is a neighboring country of Germany?
Correct answer: Poland
224. What does the abbreviation EU mean?
Correct answer: European Union
225. In which other country is there a large German-speaking population?
Correct answer: Austria
226. Which is the flag of the European Union?
Correct answer: Image 2
227. Which country is a neighboring country of Germany?
Correct answer: Denmark
229. Which country is a neighboring country of Germany?
Correct answer: Luxembourg
230. The European Parliament is elected regularly, namely every...
Correct answer: 5 years.
231. What does the term 'European integration' mean?
Correct answer: The term refers to the union of European states into the EU.
232. Who is elected in the European election?
Correct answer: the members of the European Parliament
233. Which country is a neighboring country of Germany?
Correct answer: Czech Republic
234. Where is a seat of the European Parliament?
Correct answer: Strasbourg
235. The then French President François Mitterrand and the then German Chancellor Helmut Kohl commemorate the dead of both World Wars together in Verdun. Which goal of the European Union is made clear at this meeting?
Correct answer: Peace and security in the EU countries
236. How many member states does the EU have today?
Correct answer: 27
237. In 2007, the 50th anniversary of the 'Treaties of Rome' was celebrated. What was the content of the treaties?
Correct answer: Establishment of the European Economic Community (EEC)
238. In which locations does the European Parliament work?
Correct answer: Strasbourg, Luxembourg, and Brussels
239. Through which treaties did the Federal Republic of Germany join with other states to form the European Economic Community?
Correct answer: through the 'Treaties of Rome'
240. Since when has cash been paid with the Euro in Germany?
Correct answer: 2002

Nazi Era and the Holocaust

96. How can someone who denies the Holocaust be punished?
Correct answer: With imprisonment of up to five years or a fine
152. When were the National Socialists under Adolf Hitler in power in Germany?
Correct answer: 1933 to 1945
153. What happened on May 8, 1945?
Correct answer: End of the Second World War in Europe
154. When did the Second World War end?
Correct answer: 1945
155. When were the National Socialists in power in Germany?
Correct answer: 1933 to 1945
156. In which year did Hitler become Reich Chancellor?
Correct answer: 1933
157. The National Socialists with Adolf Hitler established in Germany in 1933...
Correct answer: a dictatorship.
158. The 'Third Reich' was a ...
Correct answer: dictatorship.
159. What did not exist in Germany during the time of National Socialism?
Correct answer: free elections
160. Which war lasted from 1939 to 1945?
Correct answer: the Second World War
161. What characterized the Nazi state? A policy of …
Correct answer: state racism
162. Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg became known for …
Correct answer: the assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944.
163. In which year did the National Socialists destroy synagogues and Jewish businesses in Germany?
Correct answer: 1938
164. What happened on November 9, 1938, in Germany?
Correct answer: Jewish businesses and synagogues are destroyed by National Socialists and their supporters.
170. What existed during the National Socialist period in Germany?
Correct answer: the prohibition of parties
179. How did the Second World War officially end in Europe?
Correct answer: through the unconditional surrender of Germany
206. What do the so-called 'Stolpersteine' in Germany commemorate?
Correct answer: the victims of National Socialism
220. January 27 is an official day of remembrance in Germany. What does this day commemorate?
Correct answer: the victims of National Socialism (Day of Liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp)

Division, the GDR and Reunification

151. Who built the wall in Berlin?
Correct answer: the GDR
166. At which demonstrations in Germany did people chant 'We are the people'?
Correct answer: during the Monday demonstrations in 1989 in the GDR
167. Which countries were referred to as 'Allied Occupying Powers' in Germany after World War II?
Correct answer: USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
168. Which country was not an 'Allied occupying power' in Germany?
Correct answer: Japan
172. In which occupation zone was the GDR founded? In the ...
Correct answer: Soviet occupation zone
174. When was the GDR founded?
Correct answer: 1949
175. How many occupation zones were there in Germany after the Second World War?
Correct answer: 4
176. How were the occupation zones of Germany distributed after 1945?
Correct answer: 1=Great Britain, 2=Soviet Union, 3=USA, 4=France
177. Which German city was divided into four sectors after World War II?
Correct answer: Berlin
178. From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied via an airlift. What circumstance was responsible for this?
Correct answer: The Soviet Union interrupted all land traffic.
185. What did the term 'Iron Curtain' stand for? For the isolation of ...
Correct answer: the Warsaw Pact against the West
186. In 1953, there was an uprising in the GDR that was commemorated for a long time in the Federal Republic of Germany with a public holiday. When was that?
Correct answer: June 17th
187. Which German state had a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, compass, and wreath of ears?
Correct answer: GDR
188. In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
Correct answer: 1961
189. When did the GDR build the wall in Berlin?
Correct answer: 1961
190. What does the abbreviation DDR mean?
Correct answer: German Democratic Republic
191. When was the Berlin Wall opened for everyone?
Correct answer: 1989
192. Which current German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
Correct answer: Brandenburg
193. From 1961 to 1989, Berlin was …
Correct answer: divided by a wall.
194. On October 3rd, Germany celebrates the Day of German...
Correct answer: Unity.
195. Which present-day German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
Correct answer: Saxony-Anhalt
196. Why is the period in autumn 1989 in the GDR called 'The Turn'? During this time, the GDR changed politically ...
Correct answer: from a dictatorship to a democracy.
197. Which present-day German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
Correct answer: Thuringia
198. Which present-day German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
Correct answer: Saxony
199. In the GDR, the abbreviation 'Stasi' referred to ...
Correct answer: the Ministry for State Security.
200. Which current German federal state was formerly part of the territory of the GDR?
Correct answer: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
201. Which of the following lists contains only federal states that were part of the former GDR?
Correct answer: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
202. To whom did the GDR belong during the 'Cold War'?
Correct answer: to the Warsaw Pact
203. What was the economic system of the GDR called?
Correct answer: Planned economy
204. How did the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR become one state?
Correct answer: The current five eastern states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.
205. With the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, the new federal states now also belong to …
Correct answer: the European Union.
207. In which military alliance was the GDR a member?
Correct answer: in the Warsaw Pact
208. What was the 'Stasi'?
Correct answer: the secret service of the GDR
209. Which was the emblem of the German Democratic Republic?
Correct answer: Image 4
210. What occurred on June 17, 1953, in the GDR?
Correct answer: nationwide strikes and a popular uprising
211. Which politician is associated with the 'Eastern Treaties'?
Correct answer: Willy Brandt
215. Who is referred to as the 'Chancellor of German Unity'?
Correct answer: Helmut Kohl
217. During which period did the German Democratic Republic (GDR) exist?
Correct answer: 1949 to 1990
218. How many federal states were added to the Federal Republic of Germany during reunification in 1990?
Correct answer: 5
219. The Federal Republic of Germany has had its current borders since...
Correct answer: 1990
228. What is the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 generally called?
Correct answer: German reunification
298. In the GDR, most migrants came from ...
Correct answer: Vietnam, Poland, Mozambique.

The Federal Republic since 1949

165. What was the name of the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Correct answer: Konrad Adenauer
169. When was the Federal Republic of Germany founded?
Correct answer: 1949
180. The first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany was …
Correct answer: Konrad Adenauer.
183. When did the 'economic miracle' occur in the Federal Republic of Germany?
Correct answer: 1950s
297. From which country have most migrants come to Germany?
Correct answer: Turkey
299. Foreign workers who were recruited by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1950s and 1960s were called …
Correct answer: guest workers.
300. From which country did the first guest workers come to the Federal Republic of Germany?
Correct answer: Italy

Jewish Life and Antisemitism

59. How many years ago was there a Jewish community for the first time in the area of present-day Germany?
Correct answer: about 1700 years ago
66. Which cities have the largest Jewish communities in Germany?
Correct answer: Berlin and Munich
111. Which actions related to the State of Israel are prohibited in Germany?
Correct answer: publicly calling for the destruction of Israel
118. Who is allowed to become a member of the approximately 40 Jewish Maccabi sports clubs?
Correct answer: all people
149. What is an example of anti-Semitic behavior?
Correct answer: denying the Holocaust
181. What did Willy Brandt want to express with his kneeling in 1970 at the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw?
Correct answer: He asked Poland and the Polish Jews for forgiveness.
182. What is the name of the Jewish house of prayer?
Correct answer: Synagogue
184. On what legal basis was the State of Israel founded?
Correct answer: a resolution of the United Nations
288. What is the basis for Germany's special responsibility towards Israel?
Correct answer: from the National Socialist crimes against Jews

Living Together and Diversity

242. Who decides whether a child in Germany attends kindergarten?
Correct answer: the parents/legal guardians
245. Who is not allowed to live together as a couple in Germany?
Correct answer: Anne (13 years) and Tim (25 years)
246. At what age does one reach the age of majority in Germany?
Correct answer: 18
248. The upbringing of children in Germany is primarily the responsibility of...
Correct answer: the parents.
249. Who is primarily responsible for child-rearing in Germany?
Correct answer: the parents
251. If you hit a child in Germany, ...
Correct answer: you can be punished for it.
252. In Germany ...
Correct answer: one may only be married to one partner at a time.
254. In Germany, married couples are allowed to divorce. They usually have to observe the 'year of separation' for this. What does that mean?
Correct answer: The spouses live separately for at least one year. After that, divorce is possible.
255. In the case of parenting issues, parents in Germany can receive assistance from the ...
Correct answer: Youth Welfare Office.
258. What is the authority of the Youth Welfare Office in Germany?
Correct answer: It can remove a child from the family if the child is being beaten or has to starve.
262. What does the principle of equal treatment mean in Germany?
Correct answer: No one may be disadvantaged, for example, because of a disability.
267. A young woman in Germany, 22 years old, lives with her boyfriend. The woman's parents do not approve because they do not like the boyfriend. What can the parents do?
Correct answer: They must respect the decision of their adult daughter.
272. Which form of living arrangement is not permitted in Germany?
Correct answer: A man is married to two women at the same time.
273. In Germany, if you have educational problems, you go to ...
Correct answer: the youth welfare office.
275. What is required for a divorce in Germany?
Correct answer: the assistance of a lawyer
277. A woman with a two-year-old child applies for a job in Germany. What is an example of discrimination? She does not get the job only because she is...
Correct answer: a mother.
278. A man in a wheelchair has applied for a position as an accountant. What is an example of discrimination? He does not get the job only because he...
Correct answer: is in a wheelchair.
281. Two friends want to go to a public swimming pool in Germany. Both have dark skin and are therefore not allowed in. Which right is violated in this situation? The right to …
Correct answer: equal treatment
289. A man with dark skin applies for a job as a waiter in a restaurant in Germany. What is an example of discrimination? He does not get the job only because...
Correct answer: he has dark skin.
292. People in Germany live according to the principle of religious tolerance. What does that mean?
Correct answer: Everyone can believe what they want.
295. Which religion has shaped European and German culture?
Correct answer: Christianity

Education, Daily Life and Administration

56. Which office is part of the municipal administration in Germany?
Correct answer: Public order office
95. What applies to most children in Germany?
Correct answer: Compulsory education
131. In Germany, a mayor is ...
Correct answer: the head of a municipality.
132. Many people in Germany do volunteer work in their free time. What does that mean?
Correct answer: They work voluntarily and unpaid in clubs and associations.
244. What school qualification is normally required to begin studying at a university in Germany?
Correct answer: the Abitur
253. Where must you register when you move within Germany?
Correct answer: at the registration office
256. A couple wants to open a restaurant in Germany. What do they absolutely need for this?
Correct answer: a restaurant license from the competent authority
257. An adult woman wants to complete her high school diploma in Germany. She can do this at...
Correct answer: an evening school.
259. The Career Information Center BIZ at the Federal Employment Agency in Germany assists with the …
Correct answer: search for apprenticeships.
260. In Germany, a child in school has ...
Correct answer: mandatory attendance.
261. A man wants to complete his Abitur at the age of 30 in Germany. Where can he do this? At ...
Correct answer: an evening school.
264. At which festival do people in Germany wear colorful costumes and masks?
Correct answer: on Rose Monday
265. Where must one go first in Germany if they wish to get married?
Correct answer: to the registry office
266. When does the legal night rest begin in Germany?
Correct answer: at 10 PM
268. A young woman wants to get her driver's license. She is afraid of the exam because her native language is not German. What is correct?
Correct answer: She might be able to take the theoretical exam in her native language. There are more than ten languages to choose from.
269. In Germany, children from the age of three until they start school for the first time are entitled to ...
Correct answer: a kindergarten place.
270. The adult education center in Germany is an institution ...
Correct answer: for further education.
271. What is a custom in Germany at Christmas?
Correct answer: decorate a Christmas tree
276. What should you do if you are treated poorly by your contact person at a German authority?
Correct answer: I can complain to the head of the authority.
279. In most rental buildings in Germany, there is a 'house rule'. What is stated in such a 'house rule'? It specifies …
Correct answer: rules that all residents must adhere to.
280. If you want to contest an incorrect tax assessment in Germany, you must...
Correct answer: file an objection.
283. What do you do if you receive an incorrect invoice from a German authority?
Correct answer: I file an objection with the authority.
290. You bought a television in Germany. At home, you unpack the television, but it does not work. The television is broken. What can you do?
Correct answer: return the television
293. What is a custom in Germany at Easter?
Correct answer: Paint eggs
294. Pentecost is a ...
Correct answer: Christian holiday.
296. In Germany, the last four weeks before Christmas are called ...
Correct answer: the Advent season.

Questions about Your State

Each of the 16 German states has 10 of its own questions in the naturalization test, in addition to the 300 federal questions. Choose your state to practice them.