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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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1. Which of the following is not a federated state within the Federal Republic of Germany?
North Rhine-Westphalia
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Alsace-Lorraine
Saxony-Anhalt
Question #
2. Which animal is shown on the coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Horse
Lion
Eagle
Bear
Question #29
3. What are the heads of government of most of the federated states in Germany called?
Minister President
Prime Minister
Senator
First Minister
Question #37
4. The Bundestag election in Germany is the election of the...
parliaments of the federated states
parliament of Germany
chancellor
president
Question #124
5. What does "popular sovereignty" mean? All state power rests with the...
people
Bundestag
Federal Constitutional Court
King of Prussia
Question #52
6. Today, the Federal Republic of Germany is divided into...
four occupation zones
16 cantons
one eastern state and one western state
federal, state and local governments
Question #64
7. Who wrote the lyrics to the German national anthem?
Friedrich von Schiller
Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Clemens Brentano
Question #66
8. In Germany, what is primarily a task of the federated states?
Defense policy
Economic policy
Foreign policy
School policy
Question #67
9. What is one of the duties of the president of Germany?
Regulating the governing party
Proposing the chancellor for election
Selecting the ministers
Conducting the affairs of government
Question #70
10. The two largest parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag are currently...
Democratic socialists (The Left) and free democrats (FDP)
Free democrats (FDP) and social democrats (SPD)
Christian conservatives (CDU/CSU) and social democrats (SPD)
Democratic socialists (The Left) and the Green Party
Question #73
11. Who elects the chancellor in Germany?
The people
The Bundestag
The Bundesrat
The Federal Assembly
Question #81
12. Who is the head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany?
The president of Germany
The president of the Bundesrat
The German chancellor
The president of the Bundestag
Question #87
13. The more second votes a party gets in a federal election, the...
more candidates of the party enter parliament via direct mandate from the electorate.
fewer first votes it can have.
greater the risk of having to form a coalition.
more seats the party gets in parliament.
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?
Federal Cross of Merit
Order of Merit of the Fatherland
Federal Eagle
Honorary title "Hero of the German Democratic Republic"
Question #102
15. A woman in Germany loses her job. What cannot be a legally valid reason for her dismissal?
The woman has been ill for a long time and is unable to work.
The woman conducts private affairs during working hours.
The woman was often late for work.
The woman will be having a baby and her boss knows it.
Question #104
16. Why is there an electoral threshold of 5% in the electoral law of the Federal Republic of Germany?
The party programs of many small parties have many similarities.
The small parties do not have as much money to pay politicians.
Having many small parties makes it difficult to form a government.
Citizens can lose track of so many small parties.
Question #127
17. Who is directly elected by the people in Germany?
The president
The chancellor
The minister president of a federated state
The Bundestag
Question #129
18. The "Third Reich" was a...
Soviet republic
dictatorship
monarchy
democracy
Question #158
19. What did not take place in Germany during the time of National Socialism?
Persecution of Jews
Censorship of the press
Free elections
Arbitrary arrests
Question #159
20. Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg is known for...
the assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944.
the construction of the Reichstag building.
winning a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games.
establishing the Wehrmacht.
Question #162
21. What happened in Germany on November 9, 1938?
Jewish stores and synagogues were destroyed by Nazis and their supporters.
The Second World War began with the attack on Poland.
Hitler became president and had all parties banned.
The National Socialists lost an election and dissolved the Reichstag.
Question #164
22. After World War II, which countries were called the "Allied Occupation Powers" in Germany?
Soviet Union, Great Britain, Poland, Sweden
France, Soviet Union, Italy, Japan
USA, Soviet Union, Spain, Portugal
USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
Question #167
23. The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member of the...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
European Union (EU)
Warsaw Pact
United Nations (UN)
Question #173
24. From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. Why?
For France, supplying the population of West Berlin by air was more cost-effective.
The American servicemen were afraid of raids during land transport.
The Soviet Union interrupted all land transport.
For Great Britain, supply by airlift was faster.
Question #178
25. What did chancellor Willy Brandt want to express with his genuflection in 1970 in the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw?
He asked Poland and the Polish Jews for forgiveness.
He said a prayer at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
He submitted to the former Allies.
He showed his humility before the Warsaw Pact.
Question #181
26. What happened in the German Democratic Republic on June 17, 1953?
Nationwide strikes and popular uprising
The 1st party congress of the Socialist Unity Party
Celebration of accession to the Warsaw Pact
Fidel Castro's first visit
Question #210
27. Who is not allowed to live together as a couple in Germany?
Sofie (35 years) and Lisa (40 years)
Tom (20 years) and Klaus (45 years)
Anne (13 years) and Tim (25 years)
Hans (20 years) and Marie (19 years)
Question #245
28. At which festival do people in Germany wear colourful costumes and masks?
Oktoberfest
Shrove Monday
May Day
Whitsun
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.
They have to respect the decision of the adult daughter.
They can go to the police and report the daughter.
They can find another man for the daughter.
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.
Everyone can believe what they want.
No mosques are allowed to be built.
All people believe in God.
Question #292
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Level 75
May 30, 2023
Thanks to whoever spotlighted this quiz today!
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Level 35
May 30, 2023
Whew! Got *just* enough to become a citizen!
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Level 67
May 30, 2023
Need another minute or two
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Level 75
May 31, 2023
Added another minute, let's see how that goes.
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Level 90
May 30, 2023
Seems like a pretty easy pass mark.
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Level 75
Jun 1, 2023
Yes, I think it's just a formality. Since all potential questions can be looked up online, preparing for the rest is easy. I am not really sure what's the point of these tests, it seems more like a language test in disguise. My wife passed it with 32/33, she just got the Alsace-Lorraine question wrong on purpose because she thought it was funny :D

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.

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Level 68
Jul 19, 2023
30/30, great quiz!
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Level 75
Jul 19, 2023
Thank you!