Einbürgerungstest Practice

With which words does the German national anthem begin?

• A. "Freude, schöner Götterfunken …" (Joy, beautiful spark of the gods)
• B. "Deutschland einig Vaterland …" (Germany, unified fatherland)
• C. "Völker, hört die Signale …" (Peoples, hear the signals)
• D. "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit …" (Unity and justice and freedom)

In Germany, the last four weeks before Christmas are called …

• A. Advent season.
• B. All Saints' Day.
• C. harvest festival.
• D. Day of Repentance and Prayer.

What is an example of antisemitic behavior?

• A. attending a Jewish festival
• B. denying the Holocaust
• C. playing football against Jews
• D. criticizing the Israeli government

How many federal states joined the Federal Republic of Germany during reunification in 1990?

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 6
• D. 7

Which type of insurance does long-term care insurance belong to?

• A. household contents insurance
• B. liability and fire insurance
• C. social insurance
• D. accident insurance

What are currently the two largest parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag called?

• A. CDU/CSU and AfD.
• B. The Left and Alliance 90/The Greens.
• C. Alliance 90/The Greens and SPD.
• D. The Left and CDU/CSU.

Elections in Germany are free. What does that mean?

• A. Every person can decide without coercion whether they want to vote and whom they want to vote for.
• B. I can freely decide where I want to go to vote.
• C. All convicted criminals are not allowed to vote.
• D. If I want to go and vote, my employer must give me time off.

The German state has many tasks. Which task is one of them?

• A. It supplies all residents with free newspapers.
• B. It manufactures cars and buses.
• C. It builds roads and schools.
• D. It sells food and clothing.

The Federal Republic of Germany has had its current borders since …

• A. 1933
• B. 1949
• C. 1971
• D. 1990

The electoral system in Germany is a …

• A. general male suffrage system.
• B. mixed-member proportional electoral system.
• C. three-class franchise system.
• D. census-based suffrage system.

What is the parliament for all of Germany called?

• A. Bundestag
• B. Federal Convention
• C. Federal Court of Justice
• D. People's Chamber

The German state has many tasks. Which task is not one of them?

• A. It supports athletes.
• B. It supports museums.
• C. It pays child benefit.
• D. It pays for vacation trips for all citizens.

January 27 is an official day of remembrance in Germany. What does this day commemorate?

• A. the adoption of the Basic Law
• B. the victims of National Socialism
• C. the end of the Second World War
• D. the reunification of Germany

What is the name of Germany's current head of state?

• A. Bärbel Bas
• B. Bodo Ramelow
• C. Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• D. Joachim Gauck

A party wants to enter the German Bundestag. However, it must have a minimum share of voter votes. This is called …

• A. base value.
• B. 5% threshold.
• C. guideline.
• D. admission limit.

It is not part of a democratic state governed by the rule of law that …

• A. citizens are allowed to demonstrate peacefully.
• B. people can criticize the government.
• C. someone commits a crime and is therefore arrested.
• D. people are arrested by a private police force without reason.

Which politician stands for the "Eastern Treaties" (Ostverträge)?

• A. Willy Brandt
• B. Ludwig Erhard
• C. Helmut Kohl
• D. Mikhail Gorbachev

What does the abbreviation CDU mean in Germany?

• A. Christian German Environmental Protection
• B. Christian Democratic Union
• C. Christian German Union
• D. Club of German Entrepreneurs

Which principle governs elections in Germany? Elections in Germany are …

• A. closed, equal, secure.
• B. free, equal, secret.
• C. secure, open, voluntary.
• D. open, secure, free.

What is the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 generally called?

• A. EU eastward enlargement
• B. European Community
• C. NATO eastward enlargement
• D. German reunification