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Mock exam — Bavaria

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Bavaria. With an explanation for every option. Free, 2026.

Questions in the test
33
Split
30 + 3
Pass mark — naturalisation
17 / 33
Pass mark — "Leben in Deutschland"
15 / 33
Time
60 min
Two pass marks — read this
It is the same paper, but there are two pass marks. Naturalisation requires 17 of 33 correct. The "Leben in Deutschland" test at the end of an orientation course requires 15. So a score of 15 or 16 passes the orientation course and does not meet the naturalisation requirement. If you are sitting this for naturalisation, 17 is your number.
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  1. Question 1 of 33Catalogue question 63

    Which of these does not belong to the executive in Germany?

    1. A — The police are part of the executive branch at the state level.
    2. B — Correct: the courts form the judiciary — an independent branch of state power, separate from the executive (Art. 20(2), 92 Basic Law).
    3. C — The tax office is an administrative authority and part of the executive.
    4. D — The ministries are the core of the executive branch.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  2. Question 2 of 33Catalogue question 5

    Elections in Germany are free. What does that mean?

    1. A — That would be electoral bribery — a criminal offence under § 108b of the Criminal Code, not an expression of free elections.
    2. B — The right to vote depends on citizenship, age and residence, not on having no criminal record.
    3. C — Correct: free elections mean freedom from coercion and influence when casting a vote, and no disadvantage may result from voting.
    4. D — There is no obligation to vote in Germany; nobody is required to go to the polls.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  3. Question 3 of 33Catalogue question 118

    Who may become a member of the roughly 40 Jewish Maccabi sports clubs?

    1. A — The Maccabi clubs are not restricted to German nationals.
    2. B — The Maccabi clubs are not restricted to Israeli nationals.
    3. C — Membership does not require any particular degree of religious observance.
    4. D — Correct: the Maccabi sports clubs, originally founded as a Jewish sports movement, are today generally open to anyone interested, regardless of background or religion.

    Source: www.makkabi.de

  4. Question 4 of 33Catalogue question 25

    Which of these is not a federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany?

    1. A — Correct: Alsace-Lorraine is in France and has never been a federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany.
    2. B — North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the 16 federal states.
    3. C — Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is one of the 16 federal states.
    4. D — Saxony-Anhalt is one of the 16 federal states.

    Source: www.bundesrat.de

  5. Question 5 of 33Catalogue question 295

    Which religion has shaped European and German culture?

    1. A — Hinduism is historically rooted mainly in South Asia and has not shaped European culture to a comparable extent.
    2. B — Correct: over almost two millennia, Christianity has decisively shaped the art, law, holidays, values and institutions of Europe and Germany.
    3. C — Buddhism is historically rooted mainly in Asia and has not shaped European culture to a comparable extent.
    4. D — Islam has made important contributions to world culture and today is part of Germany's religious diversity, but historically did not shape European culture to the same extent as Christianity.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  6. Question 6 of 33Catalogue question 102

    With what can someone be honoured in the Federal Republic of Germany for a special achievement in the political, economic, cultural, intellectual or social field? With the …

    1. A — Correct: the Federal Cross of Merit (officially: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) is the highest honour the Federal Republic awards for special merit.
    2. B — The federal eagle is Germany's heraldic animal, not an award for personal achievement.
    3. C — The Order of Merit of the Fatherland was an East German award, not one of the Federal Republic.
    4. D — The honorary title "Hero of the German Democratic Republic" was an East German award and has not existed since 1990.

    Source: www.bundespraesident.de

  7. Question 7 of 33Catalogue question 122

    What principle do elections in Germany follow? Elections in Germany are …

    1. A — Correct: Art. 38(1) of the Basic Law names five electoral principles — general, direct, free, equal, secret; "free, equal, secret" correctly names three of them.
    2. B — "Open" contradicts the principle of the secret ballot.
    3. C — "Closed" is not an electoral principle of the Basic Law.
    4. D — "Voluntary" is not a distinct electoral principle, even though there is in fact no compulsory voting.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  8. Question 8 of 33Catalogue question 276

    What should you do if you are treated badly by your contact person at a German authority?

    1. A — There are indeed options for action against misconduct by public officials.
    2. B — One does not have to accept inappropriate behaviour without objection; there are avenues for complaint.
    3. C — Threats are themselves a criminal offence (§ 241 Criminal Code) and not an appropriate or legal response.
    4. D — Correct: citizens can, informally or formally, complain to the superior office or head of the authority about misconduct; this is a recognised right.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  9. Question 9 of 33Catalogue question 294

    Pentecost is a …

    1. A — Correct: Pentecost is a Christian holiday celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit fifty days after Easter.
    2. B — Pentecost is not a secular German day of remembrance like German Unity Day, but a religious festival.
    3. C — Pentecost is a joyful festival in Christianity, not a day of mourning.
    4. D — Pentecost is observed nationwide as a statutory public holiday, not only in Bavaria.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 145

    In Germany, state power is divided. Which branch of state power does a judge work for? For the …

    1. A — Correct: judges are part of the judiciary, the judicial branch (Art. 92 Basic Law).
    2. B — The executive comprises the government and administration, not independent judges.
    3. C — The press is often called the "fourth estate", but it is not one of the three branches of state power named in the Basic Law.
    4. D — The legislature consists of the Bundestag and Bundesrat, not judges.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 179

    How did the Second World War officially end in Europe?

    1. A — Hitler's death on 30 April 1945 was an event before the war ended, but not the official end of the war itself — the war continued for another eight days afterwards.
    2. B — Correct: the war officially ended in Europe through the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht on 8/9 May 1945.
    3. C — A mere withdrawal without formal surrender did not take place; the surrender was the official, internationally significant act.
    4. D — There was no revolution that ended the war; the war ended through military defeat and surrender.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  12. Question 12 of 33Catalogue question 241

    Ms Seger is having a baby. What does she have to do to receive parental allowance?

    1. A — Parental allowance is not a benefit from the health insurance fund but a separate family benefit under the Federal Parental Allowance and Parental Leave Act.
    2. B — Correct: parental allowance must be applied for in writing at the responsible parental allowance office — it is not paid out automatically.
    3. C — Parental allowance is not granted automatically; an application is mandatory.
    4. D — The employment office (today the Federal Employment Agency) is not responsible for parental allowance; permission from there is not required.

    Source: www.bmfsfj.de

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 248

    In Germany, raising children is primarily the responsibility of …

    1. A — The state monitors the welfare of the child (the state's guardianship role) but does not primarily undertake the upbringing itself.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 6(2) of the Basic Law, the care and upbringing of children is the natural right of the parents and a duty primarily incumbent upon them.
    3. C — Grandparents can play a supporting role but do not carry the primary legal responsibility for upbringing.
    4. D — Schools take on education and part of the upbringing during school time, but not the primary, comprehensive responsibility for upbringing.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 115

    What does "active suffrage" mean in Germany?

    1. A — The right to be elected is called "passive suffrage", not active.
    2. B — There is no compulsory voting in Germany; "must" is wrong here.
    3. C — Correct: active suffrage is the right to vote — as distinct from passive suffrage, the right to be elected.
    4. D — There is no obligation to be present at the vote count.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  15. Question 15 of 33Catalogue question 195

    Which of today's German federal states was formerly part of East Germany?

    1. A — Hesse lay in the American zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
    2. B — Correct: Saxony-Anhalt was one of the five "new states" that joined the Federal Republic in 1990.
    3. C — North Rhine-Westphalia lay in the British zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
    4. D — The Saarland joined the Federal Republic in 1957 — never part of East Germany.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  16. Question 16 of 33Catalogue question 282

    Which honorary post must German citizens take on if called upon to do so?

    1. A — Being a club coach is a voluntary honorary post without any statutory obligation.
    2. B — Correct: under the Federal Elections Act, eligible citizens can be obliged to take on the honorary post of election official — refusal is only possible for an important reason.
    3. C — Library supervision is not a statutorily mandatory honorary function.
    4. D — The teaching profession is a regular, paid occupation, not an imposed honorary post.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  17. Question 17 of 33Catalogue question 220

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

    1. A — The end of the war in Europe is commemorated on 8 May, not 27 January.
    2. B — The Basic Law came into force on 23 May 1949, not 27 January.
    3. C — Reunification is celebrated on 3 October, not 27 January.
    4. D — Correct: since 1996, 27 January has been the official "Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism", chosen to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in 1945.

    Source: www.bundespraesident.de

  18. Question 18 of 33Catalogue question 126

    What do eligible citizens in Germany receive before an election?

    1. A — Correct: before every election, the municipality sends a notification card with details of the polling station and time to everyone registered on the electoral roll.
    2. B — There is no "voting permit" issued by the Federal President; the right to vote follows directly from the law.
    3. C — The Federal Convention only meets to elect the Federal President and does not send out notification cards.
    4. D — The parish office is a church, not a state, body and does not send out notification cards.

    Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de

  19. Question 19 of 33Catalogue question 27

    Germany is …

    1. A — Germany has a social market economy, not a socialist economic system.
    2. B — Correct: Germany is a federal state made up of 16 Länder with their own state authority (Art. 20(1) Basic Law).
    3. C — Germany has free elections, separation of powers and basic rights — the opposite of a dictatorship.
    4. D — Germany has no hereditary head of state, so it is not a monarchy.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  20. Question 20 of 33Catalogue question 227

    Which country is a neighbouring country of Germany?

    1. A — Finland does not border Germany; the Baltic Sea with other coastal states lies between them.
    2. B — Correct: Denmark is one of Germany's nine direct neighbouring countries, to the north.
    3. C — Norway does not border Germany but lies further north in Scandinavia.
    4. D — Sweden does not directly border Germany; the Baltic Sea separates the two countries.

    Source: www.auswaertiges-amt.de

  21. Question 21 of 33Catalogue question 161

    What characterised the Nazi state? A policy of …

    1. A — Correct: with the Nuremberg Laws and its racial ideology, the Nazi state pursued a systematic, state-institutionalised racism that led to the Holocaust.
    2. B — Freedom of expression was abolished; dissenting opinions were persecuted.
    3. C — Religious communities were under heavy state pressure, and Jews were persecuted precisely because of their identity — this was not freedom of religion.
    4. D — The opposite was true: the democracy of the Weimar Republic was destroyed, not developed further.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  22. Question 22 of 33Catalogue question 48

    Which of these is not a constitutional organ of Germany?

    1. A — The Bundesrat is a constitutional organ anchored in the Basic Law (Art. 50 ff.), through which the Länder participate in legislation.
    2. B — The Federal President, as head of state, is a constitutional organ (Art. 54 ff. Basic Law).
    3. C — Correct: a "citizens' assembly" does not exist as an independent constitutional organ in the Basic Law; direct citizen participation at the federal level is not provided for in this form.
    4. D — The federal government, as the executive organ, is a constitutional organ (Art. 62 ff. Basic Law).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  23. Question 23 of 33Catalogue question 117

    What minimum percentage of second votes must parties receive to be elected to the German Bundestag?

    1. A — 3% is below the actual threshold clause.
    2. B — 4% is just below the actual threshold clause.
    3. C — Correct: under the Federal Elections Act, a threshold clause of 5% of second votes applies (or alternatively at least three won constituency seats).
    4. D — 6% is above the actual threshold clause.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  24. Question 24 of 33Catalogue question 280

    If you want to challenge an incorrect tax assessment in Germany, you must …

    1. A — Inaction results in the incorrect assessment becoming final after the deadline expires — you lose the right to have it corrected.
    2. B — Throwing the notice away does not change its legal validity; the obligation to pay remains.
    3. C — Correct: an objection to an incorrect tax assessment must be filed in writing with the tax office within one month of notification (§ 355 Fiscal Code).
    4. D — Waiting leads to the incorrect assessment becoming final once the deadline expires; a new notice does not arrive automatically.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  25. Question 25 of 33Catalogue question 36

    Which measure provides social security in Germany?

    1. A — Correct: statutory health insurance is one of the five pillars of social insurance and secures medical care for everyone insured.
    2. B — Car insurance protects against financial risks in road traffic but is not social insurance.
    3. C — Building insurance protects property, not people's social security.
    4. D — Liability insurance covers damage to third parties but is not part of statutory social insurance.

    Source: www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 187

    Which German state had a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, compass and wreath of grain?

    1. A — Prussia was a historical kingdom with its own flag (black and white), long before this symbolism.
    2. B — The Federal Republic uses the plain black-red-gold flag without an emblem (Art. 22 Basic Law).
    3. C — The "Third Reich" used the swastika flag, not a hammer, compass and wreath of grain.
    4. D — Correct: from 1959, the East German (GDR) flag showed the state emblem — a hammer (the working class), a compass (the intelligentsia) and a wreath of grain (the peasantry) — on a black-red-gold background.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 281

    Two friends want to go to a public swimming pool in Germany. Both have dark skin and are refused entry because of it. Which right is violated in this situation? The right to …

    1. A — Freedom of expression concerns expressing opinions, not access to public facilities.
    2. B — Correct: exclusion on the basis of skin colour is discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin, forbidden by the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) and Art. 3(3) of the Basic Law — the right to equal treatment is violated.
    3. C — Freedom of assembly protects the right to gather with others, not individual access to a swimming pool.
    4. D — Freedom of movement concerns the free choice of residence, not access to a single public facility.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  28. Question 28 of 33Catalogue question 185

    What did the term "Iron Curtain" refer to? The sealing off of …

    1. A — Correct: "Iron Curtain" referred to the political, military and ideological boundary between the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc (Warsaw Pact) and the West during the Cold War.
    2. B — The term referred to the East-West division of Europe, not to a north-south division of Germany.
    3. C — The term was coined only after the Second World War for the East-West division, not for the Nazi era against the Allies.
    4. D — The term described the separation between Eastern and Western Europe, not specifically between Europe and the USA (which belonged to the West).

    Source: www.bpb.de

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 274

    In Germany, you have intentionally opened a letter addressed to another person. What have you failed to observe?

    1. A — The right to remain silent is a right of the accused in criminal procedure not to incriminate themselves — it has nothing to do with opening someone else's mail.
    2. B — Correct: Art. 10 of the Basic Law protects the secrecy of correspondence; unauthorised opening of someone else's mail is furthermore a criminal offence under § 202 of the Criminal Code (violation of the secrecy of letters).
    3. C — The duty of confidentiality applies to certain professional secret-holders (e.g. doctors, lawyers), not to general postal secrecy.
    4. D — Freedom of expression (Art. 5 Basic Law) protects the expression of your own opinions, not opening someone else's mail.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 68

    Why does the state control the school system in Germany?

    1. A — Germany also has private and denominational schools, not only state schools.
    2. B — Compulsory schooling exists, but it is not the reason for state supervision of schools as such.
    3. C — Differences between the states explain federal diversity, not state oversight of the school system itself.
    4. D — Correct: Art. 7(1) of the Basic Law expressly places the entire school system under the supervision of the state.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  31. Questions on Bavaria

    Question 31 of 33Bavaria · Catalogue question 10

    Which minister does Bavaria not have?

    1. A — A justice ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Bavaria's.
    2. B — Correct: foreign policy is exclusively a federal matter (Art. 32 Basic Law); no federal state — including Bavaria — has its own foreign ministry.
    3. C — A finance ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Bavaria's.
    4. D — An interior ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Bavaria's.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Bavaria · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Bavaria?

    1. A — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
    2. B — Correct: the Bavarian State Centre for Political Education is the responsible institution for cross-party political information.
    3. C — The consumer advice centre advises on consumer issues, not political education.
    4. D — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.

    Source: www.blz.bayern.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Bavaria · Catalogue question 7

    The state capital of Bavaria is called …

    1. A — Ingolstadt is a major industrial city (home to Audi, among others), but not the state capital.
    2. B — Regensburg is a historic city on the Danube, but not the state capital.
    3. C — Nuremberg is Bavaria's second-largest city, but not the state capital.
    4. D — Correct: Munich is the state capital of Bavaria and the seat of the state parliament and state government.

    Source: www.bayern.de

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