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Mock exam — Rhineland-Palatinate

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Rhineland-Palatinate. 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
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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 79

    What does the abbreviation FDP stand for in Germany?

    1. A — "Peaceful Demonstrative Party" is not a real designation.
    2. B — "Free Germany Party" is not the official name of the FDP.
    3. C — "Leading Democratic Party" is not the correct expansion of the abbreviation.
    4. D — Correct: FDP stands for Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party), founded in 1948, traditionally liberal and pro-business in orientation.

    Source: www.fdp.de

  2. Question 2 of 33Catalogue question 1

    In Germany, people may openly say something against the government because …

    1. A — Freedom of religion (Art. 4 Basic Law) protects belief and worship, not political criticism of the government.
    2. B — The duty to pay tax comes from tax law and creates no right to free speech.
    3. C — The right to vote (Art. 38 Basic Law) governs casting a ballot, not speaking freely day to day.
    4. D — Correct: Art. 5(1) Basic Law guarantees everyone the right to express their opinion freely — including sharp criticism of the government.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  3. Question 3 of 33Catalogue question 140

    What does a lay judge do in Germany? They …

    1. A — Correct: lay judges (Schöffen) are voluntary lay judges who decide on guilt and sentencing on an equal footing with professional judges (§§ 30 ff. Courts Constitution Act).
    2. B — Legal advice is the task of lawyers, not lay judges.
    3. C — Issuing documents is the task of authorities (e.g. the registry office), not lay judges.
    4. D — Defending the accused is undertaken by a defence lawyer, not a lay judge, who is part of the deciding court.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  4. Question 4 of 33Catalogue question 206

    What do the so-called "Stolpersteine" (stumbling stones) in Germany commemorate?

    1. A — Stolpersteine do not commemorate politicians but individual victims of Nazi persecution.
    2. B — Correct: Stolpersteine are small brass plaques set in front of the last freely chosen residence, commemorating individual victims of National Socialism — Jews, Sinti and Roma, the politically persecuted and other groups.
    3. C — Stolpersteine have nothing to do with road accident victims; the project is dedicated to the culture of remembrance of the Nazi era.
    4. D — Stolpersteine do not commemorate musicians specifically, but very different people from all sections of the population who were persecuted by the Nazi regime.

    Source: www.stolpersteine.eu

  5. Question 5 of 33Catalogue question 289

    A man with dark skin applies for a job as a waiter in a restaurant in Germany. What is an example of discrimination? He does not get the job solely because …

    1. A — A lack of German skills actually required for the job can be a factually permissible reason for rejection.
    2. B — Excessive salary expectations are a legitimate economic criterion, not discrimination.
    3. C — Correct: a rejection solely because of skin colour is discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin, forbidden under the AGG.
    4. D — Lack of professional experience is a factual, permissible selection criterion.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  6. Question 6 of 33Catalogue question 237

    In 2007, the 50th anniversary of the "Treaties of Rome" was celebrated. What was the content of the treaties?

    1. A — West Germany's accession to NATO took place in 1955 through the Paris Agreements, not through the Treaties of Rome of 1957.
    2. B — Correct: the Treaties of Rome of 25 March 1957 founded the European Economic Community (EEC) and Euratom, the predecessors of today's EU.
    3. C — Reparations issues were addressed in other agreements (including the Potsdam Conference, later treaties), not in the Treaties of Rome.
    4. D — The Oder-Neisse line was only established as Germany's eastern border in the Treaty of Warsaw in 1970 and finally in the Two Plus Four Treaty in 1990, not in the Treaties of Rome.

    Source: european-union.europa.eu

  7. Question 7 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

  8. Question 8 of 33Catalogue question 44

    As a citizen in Germany, who can you not vote for directly?

    1. A — Members of the European Parliament are elected directly by citizens (European elections).
    2. B — Correct: the Federal President is not elected by the people but by the Federal Convention (Art. 54 Basic Law), a body that convenes specially from the Bundestag and state representatives.
    3. C — State parliament (Landtag) members are elected directly by the citizens of their respective federal state.
    4. D — Bundestag members are elected directly by the eligible electorate (Art. 38 Basic Law).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  9. Question 9 of 33Catalogue question 34

    Which of these is Germany not?

    1. A — Germany is a parliamentary democracy with free elections.
    2. B — Germany is a state governed by the rule of law: the law binds the state itself too.
    3. C — Correct: Germany is not a monarchy — the head of state is elected, not inherited.
    4. D — Germany is a welfare state (Art. 20(1) Basic Law) with comprehensive social insurance.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 55

    What does this picture show?

    1. A — Correct: the picture shows the Reichstag building in Berlin, seat of the German Bundestag since 1999, easily recognisable by its glass dome.
    2. B — The Federal Constitutional Court sits in Karlsruhe in a different, much more modern building complex, not the Reichstag building.
    3. C — The Bundesrat meets in its own building on Leipziger Platz in Berlin, not the Reichstag building.
    4. D — The Federal Chancellery is a separate modern building near the Reichstag, architecturally clearly distinguishable.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 215

    Who is referred to as the "Chancellor of German Unity"?

    1. A — Gerhard Schröder was Federal Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, after reunification, but not its central political actor.
    2. B — Correct: Helmut Kohl (Federal Chancellor 1982–1998) decisively drove German reunification in 1990 and is therefore referred to as the "Chancellor of Unity".
    3. C — Konrad Adenauer was the first Federal Chancellor (1949–1963), long before reunification.
    4. D — Helmut Schmidt was Federal Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, also before reunification.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  12. Question 12 of 33Catalogue question 232

    Who is elected in the European election?

    1. A — The European Commission is not directly elected but is proposed by the member states and confirmed by the European Parliament.
    2. B — The accession of new countries to the EU is an international treaty process, not an election of individuals.
    3. C — Correct: in the European election, citizens of the EU member states directly elect the members of the European Parliament.
    4. D — A "European constitution" in the formal sense was rejected in 2005; the Lisbon Treaty took its place — in any case, no constitution is "elected".

    Source: www.europarl.europa.eu

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 93

    The more "second votes" a party receives in a Bundestag election, the …

    1. A — First votes and second votes are cast independently of each other; the number of second votes does not limit the number of first votes.
    2. B — The number of directly won constituency seats depends on the first votes in the constituencies, not directly on the number of second votes.
    3. C — The number of second votes determines seat allocation, not the risk of a coalition — coalitions arise from a lack of absolute majorities, independent of one party's success.
    4. D — Correct: the second vote determines the allocation of seats in the Bundestag under proportional representation — more second votes mean more seats for the party.

    Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 257

    An adult woman wants to complete her Abitur later in life in Germany. She can do this at …

    1. A — A university already requires the Abitur as a prerequisite; you cannot obtain it there.
    2. B — Correct: an evening grammar school (Abendgymnasium) enables adults to obtain the general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) later in life alongside work.
    3. C — The Hauptschule leads to a lower-level qualification (Hauptschulabschluss), not the Abitur.
    4. D — A private university likewise already requires a higher education entrance qualification.

    Source: www.kmk.org

  15. Question 15 of 33Catalogue question 112

    Elections in Germany are …

    1. A — "Special" is not one of the five constitutional principles of elections.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 38(1) of the Basic Law, elections are general, direct, free, equal and secret — the secret ballot protects against influence and monitoring of how someone votes.
    3. C — The right to vote is independent of occupation; every eligible citizen may vote, regardless of their job.
    4. D — The right to vote applies equally to all genders (principle of equality, Art. 3(2), (3) Basic Law).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  16. Question 16 of 33Catalogue question 143

    A judge in Germany belongs to the …

    1. A — Correct: judges exercise judicial power, the judiciary (Art. 92 Basic Law).
    2. B — The executive consists of the government and administration, not independent judges.
    3. C — "Operative" is not one of the three classic branches of state power.
    4. D — The legislature consists of the Bundestag and Bundesrat, not judges.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  17. Question 17 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

  18. Question 18 of 33Catalogue question 95

    What applies to most children in Germany?

    1. A — There is no compulsory voting in Germany — and children cannot vote anyway.
    2. B — Correct: general compulsory schooling applies to all children in Germany and is anchored in state constitutions and school laws.
    3. C — A general "duty of confidentiality" for children does not exist; duties of confidentiality apply to certain professions (e.g. doctors).
    4. D — There is no state-imposed religious obligation; freedom of religion (Art. 4 Basic Law) also includes the right to practise no religion at all.

    Source: www.kmk.org

  19. Question 19 of 33Catalogue question 210

    What happened in East Germany on 17 June 1953?

    1. A — East Germany only joined the Warsaw Pact in 1955, not on 17 June 1953.
    2. B — Correct: on 17 June 1953, nationwide strikes and a popular uprising against increased work quotas and for political reforms broke out in East Germany, which Soviet tanks violently suppressed.
    3. C — The first SED party congress already took place in 1946, years before 17 June 1953.
    4. D — Fidel Castro only visited East Germany in the 1970s, long after 1953.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  20. Question 20 of 33Catalogue question 292

    People in Germany live by the principle of religious tolerance. What does that mean?

    1. A — Building mosques is legally permitted in Germany and protected by freedom of religion — the opposite of the statement.
    2. B — Religious tolerance precisely does not mean that everyone believes in God — being without a religious affiliation and atheism are also protected.
    3. C — Correct: religious tolerance and the freedom of religion guaranteed by the Basic Law (Art. 4) mean that everyone can freely decide what faith to hold, or to have none at all.
    4. D — The state in Germany precisely does not decide on its citizens' faith; that would be incompatible with the state's ideological neutrality.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  21. Question 21 of 33Catalogue question 299

    Foreign workers recruited by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1950s and 1960s were called …

    1. A — "Undeclared workers" refers to people employed illegally, without registration — the opposite of officially recruited labour.
    2. B — Correct: foreign workers recruited under bilateral recruitment agreements (including with Italy, Turkey, Spain) were referred to as "guest workers" (Gastarbeiter).
    3. C — "Temporary agency work" is a modern employment-law concept of staff leasing, not a historical term from the 1950s/60s.
    4. D — "Shift work" describes a working-time model, not a designation for the foreign workers of that time.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  22. Question 22 of 33Catalogue question 176

    How were Germany's occupation zones distributed after 1945?

    1. A — This assignment is only correct if it exactly matches the map as drawn — the geographically correct positions must be checked against the actual map (Great Britain northwest, USA south, France southwest, Soviet Union east).
    2. B — This assignment is only correct if it exactly matches the map as drawn — the geographically correct positions must be checked against the actual map.
    3. C — This assignment is only correct if it exactly matches the map as drawn — the geographically correct positions must be checked against the actual map.
    4. D — This assignment is only correct if it exactly matches the map as drawn — the geographically correct positions must be checked against the actual map.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  23. Question 23 of 33Catalogue question 33

    Which statement is correct? In Germany …

    1. A — Correct: Germany has no state religion; the state and religious communities are organisationally separate (ideological neutrality, Art. 140 Basic Law together with Art. 137 Weimar Constitution), even though some cooperation exists (e.g. collecting church tax).
    2. B — The opposite is true: the state is not formed by religious communities but is ideologically neutral.
    3. C — The state is independent of religious communities and makes its decisions with democratic legitimacy.
    4. D — There is no unity of state and church; Germany is not a state with an established religion.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  24. Question 24 of 33Catalogue question 62

    When a German federal state's parliament is elected, this is called …

    1. A — A municipal election concerns the level of municipalities and districts, not the state parliament.
    2. B — Correct: the election of a state parliament (Landtag; in the city-states, the Bürgerschaft/Abgeordnetenhaus) is called a Landtagswahl.
    3. C — The European election determines the German members of the European Parliament, not a state parliament.
    4. D — The Bundestag election determines the all-German parliament, not that of an individual federal state.

    Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de

  25. Question 25 of 33Catalogue question 300

    From which country did the first guest workers come to the Federal Republic of Germany?

    1. A — Correct: the Federal Republic's first recruitment agreement was concluded in 1955 with Italy; Italian guest workers were thus the first of their kind.
    2. B — The recruitment agreement with Spain only followed in 1960, after the one with Italy.
    3. C — The recruitment agreement with Portugal followed in 1964, well after Italy.
    4. D — The recruitment agreement with Turkey was only concluded in 1961 — later than the one with Italy, even though people of Turkish origin became the largest group in the long run (see question 297).

    Source: www.bpb.de

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 177

    Which German city was divided into four sectors after the Second World War?

    1. A — Munich lay entirely within the American occupation zone and was not divided into sectors.
    2. B — Correct: although Berlin lay in the middle of the Soviet zone, due to its status as the capital it was itself divided into four sectors (US, UK, France, USSR).
    3. C — Dresden lay in the Soviet occupation zone and was not divided into four sectors.
    4. D — Frankfurt an der Oder lay in the Soviet zone and was not divided into four sectors.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 105

    What is one task of election officials in Germany?

    1. A — Personal assistance in the polling booth is not a regular task of election officials but can be provided by a support person of the voter's own choosing.
    2. B — Notification cards are sent out by the municipal administration, not written by volunteer election officials.
    3. C — Election officials do not pass interim results on to the media — that would violate the secrecy of the ballot and the duty of neutrality.
    4. D — Correct: after the election, the volunteer election officials on the electoral board publicly count the votes cast.

    Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de

  28. Question 28 of 33Catalogue question 39

    What does every German federal state have?

    1. A — Foreign policy is a federal matter (Art. 32 Basic Law); federal states do not have their own foreign ministers.
    2. B — The currency (euro) is regulated uniformly at the federal and European level, not by the individual states.
    3. C — Defence lies with the federal government (Art. 87a Basic Law); the states have no army of their own.
    4. D — Correct: each of the 16 Länder has its own state government with a Minister-President and its own ministries — that is the core of federalism.

    Source: www.bundesrat.de

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 272

    Which way of living together is not permitted in Germany?

    1. A — Divorced people may freely live together with new partners; this is legally unproblematic.
    2. B — Same-sex cohabitation is permitted in Germany and legally protected, including marriage for all since 2017.
    3. C — Single parents living together with their children are a completely legal and common family form.
    4. D — Correct: under § 1306 of the Civil Code, marriage is forbidden while one spouse already has another marriage — polygamy (multiple marriage) is not permitted in Germany and is even a criminal offence as bigamy (§ 172 Criminal Code).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 124

    The Bundestag election in Germany is the election of …

    1. A — The Federal Chancellor is elected by the Bundestag, not directly by the people in the Bundestag election.
    2. B — The state parliaments are elected in separate Landtag elections, not in the Bundestag election.
    3. C — Correct: the Bundestag election determines the composition of the Bundestag, the parliament for the whole of Germany.
    4. D — The Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention, not in the Bundestag election.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  31. Questions on Rhineland-Palatinate

    Question 31 of 33Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 10

    Which minister does Rhineland-Palatinate not have?

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

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 2

    Which is a rural district in Rhineland-Palatinate?

    1. A — Correct: the Westerwald district lies in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate.
    2. B — Altötting lies in Bavaria, not in Rhineland-Palatinate.
    3. C — Emsland lies in Lower Saxony, not in Rhineland-Palatinate.
    4. D — Prignitz lies in Brandenburg, not in Rhineland-Palatinate.

    Source: www.rlp.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of Rhineland-Palatinate have?

    1. A — White and red is not Rhineland-Palatinate's state flag; that is associated with Hamburg or Berlin.
    2. B — Correct: Rhineland-Palatinate's state flag shows the federal colours black, red and gold.
    3. C — Black and yellow is not Rhineland-Palatinate's state flag; that is associated with Saxony-Anhalt.
    4. D — Green, white and red is not Rhineland-Palatinate's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.

    Source: www.rlp.de

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