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Mock exam — Thuringia

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Thuringia. 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 9

    Which basic right in Germany applies only to foreign nationals? The right to …

    1. A — Protection of marriage and family (Art. 6 Basic Law) is a right "for everyone" and applies to all, not just to foreigners.
    2. B — Human dignity (Art. 1 Basic Law) is the most fundamental of all rights and applies to every human being without exception.
    3. C — Correct: the right to asylum (Art. 16a Basic Law) can, by its very nature, only be claimed by people who are not already German nationals.
    4. D — Freedom of expression (Art. 5 Basic Law) is likewise a right for everyone living in Germany, not just foreigners.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  2. Question 2 of 33Catalogue question 267

    A young woman in Germany, aged 22, lives together with her boyfriend. The woman's parents disapprove because they do not like the boyfriend. What can the parents do?

    1. A — Correct: on reaching legal majority (18), the daughter has the right to the free development of her personality (Art. 2(1) Basic Law) and decides for herself how to live her life — the parents no longer have any say.
    2. B — There is no parental authority over an adult daughter; she cannot be "brought back" against her will.
    3. C — Living with a partner of her own choosing is not a crime and not grounds for reporting her.
    4. D — The choice of partner is a strictly personal decision of the adult daughter; the parents have no right to choose a partner for her.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  3. Question 3 of 33Catalogue question 47

    The German state has many responsibilities. Which of these is not one of them?

    1. A — Correct: there is no state funding of private holiday trips for all citizens — that is not a state responsibility.
    2. B — Child benefit (Kindergeld) is a genuine state family benefit under the Income Tax Act / Federal Child Benefit Act.
    3. C — The state and the Länder do actually support museums and cultural institutions as part of cultural funding.
    4. D — Sports funding, for example via the German Olympic Sports Confederation and federal funds, is a genuine state responsibility.

    Source: www.bundesregierung.de

  4. Question 4 of 33Catalogue question 6

    What is Germany's constitution called?

    1. A — "Volksgesetz" (People's Law) is not an official name of any German legal text.
    2. B — "Bundesgesetz" (Federal Law) is a general umbrella term for laws of the Bund, not the name of the constitution.
    3. C — "Deutsches Gesetz" (German Law) is not an official designation.
    4. D — Correct: the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany is called the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), promulgated in 1949.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  5. Question 5 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

  6. Question 6 of 33Catalogue question 190

    What does the abbreviation GDR (DDR) stand for?

    1. A — "Third German Broadcasting" is not the correct expansion of the abbreviation DDR.
    2. B — "The German Republic" is not the official name of the East German state.
    3. C — "Third German Republic" is not a correct expansion; there was no such numbering.
    4. D — Correct: DDR stands for Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic), the official name of the East German state from 1949 to 1990.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  7. Question 7 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

  8. Question 8 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

  9. Question 9 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

  10. Question 10 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

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 83

    Who elects the German Federal Chancellor?

    1. A — There is no direct popular election of the Federal Chancellor.
    2. B — The Federal Convention elects only the Federal President.
    3. C — Correct: the Bundestag elects the Federal Chancellor under Art. 63 of the Basic Law.
    4. D — The federal government consists of the Chancellor and the ministers and does not elect itself.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  12. Question 12 of 33Catalogue question 91

    In Germany, a change of government in a federal state can affect federal politics. Governing becomes …

    1. A — A state election result does not directly change the majority in the Bundestag, which is elected independently.
    2. B — New majority relations in the Bundesrat typically make governing more difficult if the federal government lacks a majority there — not the opposite.
    3. C — Correct: since the state governments make up the Bundesrat, a change of government in one state can alter the majority relations in the Bundesrat — if the federal government loses its majority there, getting laws approved becomes harder.
    4. D — The financial wealth of a federal state has no direct influence on cooperation between the federal government and the states in the legislative process.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 235

    The then French President François Mitterrand and the then German Chancellor Helmut Kohl jointly commemorate the dead of both world wars in Verdun. Which goal of the European Union becomes clear at this meeting?

    1. A — Verdun was a battlefield of the First World War between Germany and France; England was not the subject of this meeting.
    2. B — Freedom of travel concerns freedom of movement of people in the internal market (Schengen), not the symbolic meaning of the 1984 Verdun gesture.
    3. C — Correct: the joint commemoration in 1984 of the millions of dead from both world wars symbolised Franco-German reconciliation and stood for the central EU goal of securing lasting peace and security in Europe through cooperation.
    4. D — Uniform public holidays are not an EU goal and have no connection to the Verdun meeting.

    Source: www.bundesregierung.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 207

    Which military alliance was East Germany a member of?

    1. A — NATO was the Western alliance that West Germany (not East Germany) joined.
    2. B — The Confederation of the Rhine was a historical Napoleonic alliance of states from 1806, long since dissolved before the East German era.
    3. C — Correct: East Germany was a founding member of the Warsaw Pact (1955), the Eastern military alliance under Soviet leadership.
    4. D — A "European Alliance" in this sense did not exist as a real military alliance.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  15. Question 15 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

  16. Question 16 of 33Catalogue question 70

    In 1974, Federal President Gustav Heinemann hands Helmut Schmidt his certificate of appointment as Federal Chancellor. What is one of the responsibilities of the German Federal President?

    1. A — Day-to-day government business is run by the Federal Chancellor with the cabinet, not the Federal President.
    2. B — Controlling the governing party is the task of parliament (the opposition), not the head of state.
    3. C — The ministers are chosen by the Federal Chancellor and only presented to the Federal President for appointment.
    4. D — Correct: under Art. 63(1) of the Basic Law, the Federal President proposes a candidate for Chancellor to the Bundestag for election and appoints them after the election, as shown in the 1974 photo.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  17. Question 17 of 33Catalogue question 150

    A lay judge in Germany is …

    1. A — A lay judge holds no municipal administrative office and is not the deputy of a mayor's office.
    2. B — Correct: lay judges are voluntary lay judges who take part temporarily in court proceedings (§§ 30 ff. Courts Constitution Act).
    3. C — A lay judge is not a position on the municipal council but a judicial function.
    4. D — A law degree is precisely not required for the office of lay judge — it is deliberately a lay office, open to citizens without legal training.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  18. Question 18 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

  19. Question 19 of 33Catalogue question 271

    What is a custom in Germany at Christmas?

    1. A — Hiding colourful eggs is an Easter custom, not a Christmas custom.
    2. B — Correct: decorating a Christmas tree with baubles, lights and ornaments is a central German Christmas custom.
    3. C — Dressing up in masks and costumes is typical of carnival, not Christmas.
    4. D — Putting pumpkins in front of the door is a Halloween custom, not a German Christmas custom.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  20. Question 20 of 33Catalogue question 158

    The "Third Reich" was a …

    1. A — Correct: the Nazi propaganda term "Third Reich" referred to the totalitarian one-party state under Hitler.
    2. B — Elections and parties were abolished; the opposite of a democracy.
    3. C — There was no hereditary monarch; rule was based on the "Führer principle", not dynastic succession.
    4. D — A council republic is a councils-based democratic system, such as briefly existed in Munich in 1918/19 — the exact opposite of the Nazi dictatorship.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  21. Question 21 of 33Catalogue question 159

    What did not exist in Germany during the Nazi era?

    1. A — Correct: after 1933, all competing parties were banned and elections were reduced to mere acclamation events without real choice — free elections no longer existed.
    2. B — Press censorship was comprehensive and systematic, controlled by the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
    3. C — Arbitrary arrests without rule-of-law oversight, for example by the Gestapo, were widespread.
    4. D — The systematic persecution and extermination of European Jews in the Holocaust was a central feature of the Nazi regime.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  22. Question 22 of 33Catalogue question 136

    In Germany, you go to the labour court in the case of …

    1. A — Disputes about utility cost statements for rented flats belong before the Local Court (civil court), not the labour court.
    2. B — Correct: the labour court has jurisdiction over disputes arising from an employment relationship, such as an unfair dismissal claim (§ 2 Labour Courts Act).
    3. C — Neighbour disputes are of a civil-law nature and belong before the Local Court, not the labour court.
    4. D — Claims after a traffic accident are civil-law matters (compensation) and belong before the ordinary civil courts, not the labour court.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  23. Question 23 of 33Catalogue question 180

    The first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany was …

    1. A — Ludwig Erhard was the second Federal Chancellor (1963–1966), known as the "father of the economic miracle".
    2. B — Willy Brandt was the fourth Federal Chancellor (1969–1974).
    3. C — Correct: Konrad Adenauer was the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic from 1949 to 1963.
    4. D — Gerhard Schröder was Federal Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, much later.

    Source: www.bundeskanzler.de

  24. Question 24 of 33Catalogue question 263

    In Germany, young people are criminally responsible from age 14. This means: young people aged 14 and older who violate criminal law …

    1. A — Correct: from age 14, criminal responsibility applies; young people can be held criminally responsible for offences and punished under the Youth Courts Act (JGG) — however, with more lenient, education-oriented sanctions than for adults.
    2. B — Young people are dealt with under youth criminal law, which has its own, more lenient and education-oriented rules than adult criminal law — it is not identical to how adults are treated.
    3. C — A sentence is imposed personally and is not "shared" with the parents; German criminal law does not recognise collective family liability.
    4. D — The opposite is true: from age 14, young people can indeed be held criminally liable.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  25. Question 25 of 33Catalogue question 82

    Who chairs the German federal cabinet?

    1. A — The President of the Bundestag chairs parliamentary sessions, not the cabinet.
    2. B — The Federal President has representative duties but does not lead the work of government.
    3. C — The President of the Bundesrat chairs the chamber of the Länder, not the federal cabinet.
    4. D — Correct: the Federal Chancellor chairs the federal cabinet and sets the guidelines of policy (Art. 65 Basic Law).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 202

    Which side did East Germany belong to in the "Cold War"?

    1. A — East Germany did not belong to the Western powers but to the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.
    2. B — Correct: East Germany was a founding member of the Warsaw Pact (1955), the Eastern military alliance led by the Soviet Union.
    3. C — NATO was the Western military alliance that West Germany (not East Germany) joined in 1955.
    4. D — East Germany was clearly anchored in the Eastern Bloc, not non-aligned.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 269

    In Germany, children from the age of three until they first start school have a right to …

    1. A — Pocket money is a private, voluntary contribution from parents, not a statutory entitlement against the state.
    2. B — There is no statutory entitlement to a place in a sports club.
    3. C — Correct: under § 24(2) of Book VIII of the Social Code, children from the completed age of three until starting school have a legal entitlement to a childcare place in a day-care facility.
    4. D — A "holiday pass" is a local offer in some cities, not a nationwide statutory entitlement.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  28. Question 28 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

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 89

    What is the association of one party's members in parliament called in Germany?

    1. A — An "association" is a general term for interest organisations, not a parliamentary technical term.
    2. B — The council of elders is a body for organising parliamentary work, not an association of party members.
    3. C — Correct: a Fraktion (parliamentary group) is the grouping of the members of one party (or allied parties) in parliament.
    4. D — Opposition refers to all non-governing parliamentary groups together, not the grouping of one single party's members.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 133

    What is permitted at Bundestag and Landtag elections in Germany?

    1. A — Voting on someone else's behalf is forbidden — the right to vote is strictly personal (exception: an assistant for someone with a disability, who only provides technical support and does not decide themselves).
    2. B — Correct: postal voting (§ 36 Federal Elections Act) is a permitted, and in practice very commonly used, way to cast a vote without appearing in person at the polling station.
    3. C — Voting by phone is not permitted, for reasons of ballot secrecy and protection against fraud.
    4. D — The minimum voting age for Bundestag and most Landtag elections is 18, not 14.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  31. Questions on Thuringia

    Question 31 of 33Thuringia · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Thuringia?

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

    Source: www.lzt-thueringen.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Thuringia · Catalogue question 10

    Which minister does Thuringia not have?

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

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Thuringia · Catalogue question 2

    Which is a rural district in Thuringia?

    1. A — Ammerland lies in Lower Saxony, not in Thuringia.
    2. B — Altötting lies in Bavaria, not in Thuringia.
    3. C — North Frisia lies in Schleswig-Holstein, not in Thuringia.
    4. D — Correct: the Wartburg district lies in the west of Thuringia, named after the famous Wartburg castle near Eisenach.

    Source: www.thueringen.de

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