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German Citizenship Test
Can you answer these questions that might appear on the citizenship test required to become a German citizen?
- Questions from bamf.de, translated by me
- Inspired by this quiz
- The actual test consists of 33 questions, 3 of which pertain to the federated state you apply in. I selected 30 out of the 300 official questions that are normally chosen largely at random (within certain categories) for each test.
- To pass the actual test, you have to answer a minimum of 17 questions correctly.
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Last updated: September 30, 2022
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| First submitted | September 29, 2022 |
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1.
Which of the following is not a federated state within the Federal Republic of Germany?
Alsace-Lorraine
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Saxony-Anhalt
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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North Rhine-Westphalia
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Question #
2.
Which animal is shown on the coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Eagle
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Lion
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Horse
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Bear
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Question #29
3.
What are the heads of government of most of the federated states in Germany called?
Minister President
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Prime Minister
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First Minister
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Senator
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Question #37
4.
The Bundestag election in Germany is the election of the...
president
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parliament of Germany
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parliaments of the federated states
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chancellor
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Question #124
5.
What does "popular sovereignty" mean? All state power rests with the...
Federal Constitutional Court
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people
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Bundestag
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King of Prussia
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Question #52
6.
Today, the Federal Republic of Germany is divided into...
federal, state and local governments
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16 cantons
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one eastern state and one western state
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four occupation zones
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Question #64
7.
Who wrote the lyrics to the German national anthem?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Friedrich von Schiller
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Clemens Brentano
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Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
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Question #66
8.
In Germany, what is primarily a task of the federated states?
Economic policy
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School policy
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Foreign policy
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Defense policy
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Question #67
9.
What is one of the duties of the president of Germany?
Proposing the chancellor for election
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Regulating the governing party
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Selecting the ministers
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Conducting the affairs of government
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Question #70
10.
The two largest parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag are currently...
Democratic socialists (The Left) and the Green Party
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Christian conservatives (CDU/CSU) and social democrats (SPD)
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Democratic socialists (The Left) and free democrats (FDP)
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Free democrats (FDP) and social democrats (SPD)
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Question #73
11.
Who elects the chancellor in Germany?
The Bundesrat
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The Federal Assembly
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The people
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The Bundestag
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Question #81
12.
Who is the head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany?
The German chancellor
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The president of the Bundesrat
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The president of Germany
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The president of the Bundestag
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Question #87
13.
The more second votes a party gets in a federal election, the...
more seats the party gets in parliament.
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greater the risk of having to form a coalition.
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fewer first votes it can have.
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more candidates of the party enter parliament via direct mandate from the electorate.
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Question #93
14.
What can a person be honored with in Germany if they have made a special contribution in the political, economic, cultural, intellectual or social spheres?
Honorary title "Hero of the German Democratic Republic"
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Federal Cross of Merit
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Federal Eagle
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Order of Merit of the Fatherland
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Question #102
15.
A woman in Germany loses her job. What cannot be a legally valid reason for her dismissal?
The woman was often late for work.
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The woman conducts private affairs during working hours.
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The woman has been ill for a long time and is unable to work.
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The woman will be having a baby and her boss knows it.
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Question #104
16.
Why is there an electoral threshold of 5% in the electoral law of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Having many small parties makes it difficult to form a government.
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The small parties do not have as much money to pay politicians.
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The party programs of many small parties have many similarities.
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Citizens can lose track of so many small parties.
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Question #127
17.
Who is directly elected by the people in Germany?
The minister president of a federated state
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The president
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The chancellor
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The Bundestag
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Question #129
18.
The "Third Reich" was a...
Soviet republic
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dictatorship
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monarchy
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democracy
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Question #158
19.
What did not take place in Germany during the time of National Socialism?
Censorship of the press
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Arbitrary arrests
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Free elections
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Persecution of Jews
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Question #159
20.
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg is known for...
establishing the Wehrmacht.
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winning a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games.
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the assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944.
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the construction of the Reichstag building.
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Question #162
21.
What happened in Germany on November 9, 1938?
Jewish stores and synagogues were destroyed by Nazis and their supporters.
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Hitler became president and had all parties banned.
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The National Socialists lost an election and dissolved the Reichstag.
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The Second World War began with the attack on Poland.
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Question #164
22.
After World War II, which countries were called the "Allied Occupation Powers" in Germany?
USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
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France, Soviet Union, Italy, Japan
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USA, Soviet Union, Spain, Portugal
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Soviet Union, Great Britain, Poland, Sweden
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Question #167
23.
The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member of the...
Warsaw Pact
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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United Nations (UN)
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European Union (EU)
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Question #173
24.
From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. Why?
The Soviet Union interrupted all land transport.
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The American servicemen were afraid of raids during land transport.
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For France, supplying the population of West Berlin by air was more cost-effective.
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For Great Britain, supply by airlift was faster.
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Question #178
25.
What did chancellor Willy Brandt want to express with his genuflection in 1970 in the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw?
He said a prayer at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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He showed his humility before the Warsaw Pact.
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He asked Poland and the Polish Jews for forgiveness.
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He submitted to the former Allies.
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Question #181
26.
What happened in the German Democratic Republic on June 17, 1953?
Nationwide strikes and popular uprising
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Celebration of accession to the Warsaw Pact
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The 1st party congress of the Socialist Unity Party
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Fidel Castro's first visit
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Question #210
27.
Who is not allowed to live together as a couple in Germany?
Tom (20 years) and Klaus (45 years)
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Anne (13 years) and Tim (25 years)
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Hans (20 years) and Marie (19 years)
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Sofie (35 years) and Lisa (40 years)
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Question #245
28.
At which festival do people in Germany wear colourful costumes and masks?
Oktoberfest
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Shrove Monday
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Whitsun
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May Day
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Question #264
29.
A young woman in Germany, 22 years old, lives with her boyfriend. The woman's parents don't approve because they don't like the boyfriend. What can the parents do?
They have the right to take the daughter back to the parental home.
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They can go to the police and report the daughter.
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They can find another man for the daughter.
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They have to respect the decision of the adult daughter.
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Question #267
30.
People in Germany live by the principle of religious tolerance. What does that mean?
The state decides which God the people believe in.
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All people believe in God.
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No mosques are allowed to be built.
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Everyone can believe what they want.
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Question #292
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Personally, I'd rather have them ask more questions about a person's world view than about history trivia - people can go to JetPunk for that. Of course I appreciate it if people are interested in the history and culture of my country, but tolerance for others and acceptance of universal basic human rights are much more important to keep the place (or any place) functioning.