Question 187 · Federal question
Which German state had a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, compass, and wreath of ears?
German original (as asked in the real test)
Welcher deutsche Staat hatte eine schwarz-rot-goldene Flagge mit Hammer, Zirkel und Ährenkranz?
- A Preußen
- B Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- C "Drittes Reich"
- D DDR ✓ Correct answer
Translation
Which German state had a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, compass, and wreath of ears?
- A Prussia
- B Federal Republic of Germany
- C "Third Reich"
- D GDR ✓ Correct answer
Explanation
The German Democratic Republic (DDR) used a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, compass, and wreath of grain in the center. These symbols represented the working class (hammer), intelligentsia (compass), and farmers (grain wreath) - the three main social groups in the socialist state. Prussia used different colors, the Federal Republic uses a plain tricolor, and Nazi Germany used the swastika flag.
Tips
- Look for symbols that represent socialist/communist ideology: hammer (workers), compass (intellectuals), grain wreath (farmers).
- Remember that the DDR was the socialist German state (East Germany) that existed from 1949-1990.
- The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) uses a plain black-red-gold tricolor without symbols.
- Eliminate options that don't match the socialist symbolism or use different flag designs.
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