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Practice test 4 — Lower Saxony

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Lower Saxony. 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 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

  2. Question 2 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

  3. Question 3 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

  4. Question 4 of 33Catalogue question 181

    What did Willy Brandt want to express with his kneeling gesture at the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw in 1970?

    1. A — The kneeling gesture was not a political-military gesture of submission to the Allies but a moral-historical one.
    2. B — Correct: on 7 December 1970, Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt spontaneously knelt at the memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — an internationally noted gesture asking forgiveness for the Nazi crimes against Polish Jews.
    3. C — The "Warsaw Pact" was the Eastern military alliance, not the addressee of a gesture of humility in this context.
    4. D — The kneeling took place at the ghetto memorial, not at a grave of the Unknown Soldier.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  5. Question 5 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

  6. Question 6 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

  7. Question 7 of 33Catalogue question 80

    Which court in Germany is responsible for interpreting the Basic Law?

    1. A — The Higher Regional Court is part of ordinary jurisdiction, not responsible for constitutional interpretation.
    2. B — The Local Court is the lowest level of ordinary jurisdiction, likewise not responsible for constitutional matters.
    3. C — Correct: the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe oversees compliance with and interpretation of the Basic Law (Art. 93 Basic Law).
    4. D — Administrative courts decide disputes with public authorities, not constitutional interpretation itself.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  8. Question 8 of 33Catalogue question 260

    In Germany, a child at school has …

    1. A — A right to "unlimited free time" does not exist; compulsory schooling occupies time.
    2. B — There is no complete freedom of choice for all subjects; a binding set of compulsory subjects is prescribed, with limited choice options in higher grades.
    3. C — "School fees" are a charge one pays (e.g. at some private schools), not an entitlement a child has.
    4. D — Correct: general compulsory schooling entails a duty to attend — schoolchildren must regularly take part in lessons.

    Source: www.kmk.org

  9. Question 9 of 33Catalogue question 253

    Where do you have to register when you move in Germany?

    1. A — Correct: under the Federal Registration Act, everyone must register with the residents' registration office of their new municipality within two weeks of moving.
    2. B — The registry office is responsible for civil status matters such as marriage, birth and death, not for residence registration.
    3. C — The public order office deals with local public safety and order, not with residence registration.
    4. D — The trade licensing office is responsible for registering businesses, not private changes of residence.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 104

    A woman in Germany loses her job. What must not be the reason for this dismissal?

    1. A — Long-term illness can, under certain circumstances, constitute grounds for dismissal, so it is not automatically excluded under employment law — unlike pregnancy.
    2. B — Repeated lateness can be a permissible, conduct-related reason for dismissal.
    3. C — Attending to private matters during working hours can be a permissible reason for dismissal.
    4. D — Correct: under § 17 of the Maternity Protection Act, special protection against dismissal applies during pregnancy and up to four months after giving birth — a dismissal because of pregnancy is void.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 203

    What was East Germany's economic system called?

    1. A — A market economy is based on free competition — the opposite model to the East German economy.
    2. B — Correct: East Germany operated a centrally directed socialist planned economy, in which the state determined production and prices.
    3. C — "Supply and demand" describes market mechanisms, which precisely did not determine prices in East Germany's planned economy.
    4. D — Capitalism describes a market economic order with private ownership of the means of production — the opposite of East Germany's system.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  12. Question 12 of 33Catalogue question 245

    Who is not allowed to live together as a couple in Germany?

    1. A — Two adults of different genders may live together regardless of the age difference.
    2. B — Two adult men may live together regardless of the age difference and their sexual orientation — same-sex partnerships are legally protected.
    3. C — Two adult women may live together regardless of the age difference.
    4. D — Correct: at 13, Anne is below the age of criminal responsibility and a minor; living together as a couple with a 25-year-old would be incompatible with child protection law and the criminal provisions on the sexual abuse of children (§ 176 Criminal Code).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 166

    At which demonstrations in Germany did people chant "We are the people"?

    1. A — At the 1953 uprising in East Germany, social and economic demands were at the forefront; the slogan "We are the people" was not coined at that time.
    2. B — The 1968 student protests in the Federal Republic were directed against social and political grievances in the West, not against the East German leadership.
    3. C — The 1985 anti-nuclear-power protests had different thematic priorities and took place in the West.
    4. D — Correct: at the Monday demonstrations in Leipzig and other East German cities in autumn 1989, people chanted "We are the people" — a central slogan of the peaceful revolution against the SED regime.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 58

    In Germany, who appoints the ministers of the federal government?

    1. A — The President of the Federal Constitutional Court has nothing to do with forming the government; they lead the constitutional judiciary.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 64(1) of the Basic Law, the Federal President appoints and dismisses the federal ministers on the proposal of the Federal Chancellor.
    3. C — The President of the Bundesrat represents the chamber of the Länder and has no power to appoint federal ministers.
    4. D — The President of the Bundestag chairs parliamentary sessions but does not appoint ministers.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  15. Question 15 of 33Catalogue question 264

    For which festival do people in Germany wear colourful costumes and masks?

    1. A — Correct: Rosenmontag is the high point of street carnival, when colourful costumes, masks and disguises are traditionally worn, especially in the Rhineland.
    2. B — May Day (1 May) is Labour Day, without a tradition of costumes.
    3. C — At Oktoberfest, some people wear traditional dress (dirndls, lederhosen), but that is not disguise with masks and costumes in the carnival sense.
    4. D — Pentecost is a Christian festival with no tradition of costumes.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  16. Question 16 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

  17. Question 17 of 33Catalogue question 256

    A married couple wants to open a restaurant in Germany. What do they absolutely need for this?

    1. A — The police do not issue trade-law permits for restaurants.
    2. B — Political parties have no administrative function and do not issue permits for businesses.
    3. C — The residents' registration office is responsible for residence registration, not trade-law permits.
    4. D — Correct: under the Restaurant Act, operating a restaurant serving alcohol requires a restaurant licence from the responsible authority (usually the public order office/trade office).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  18. Question 18 of 33Catalogue question 66

    Which cities have the largest Jewish communities in Germany?

    1. A — Correct: the Jewish Community of Berlin is the largest by membership in Germany, followed by the Israelite Community of Munich.
    2. B — Hamburg and Essen have historically significant but considerably smaller Jewish communities than Berlin and Munich.
    3. C — Nuremberg and Stuttgart have Jewish communities but are not the largest by membership in Germany.
    4. D — Worms and Speyer (part of the medieval "SchUM" league of cities together with Mainz, a UNESCO World Heritage site) are historically significant but not among today's largest communities by membership.

    Source: www.zentralratderjuden.de

  19. Question 19 of 33Catalogue question 7

    Which right is among the basic rights guaranteed by the German constitution? The right to …

    1. A — Correct: Art. 4 Basic Law guarantees freedom of faith, of conscience, and of religious and ideological belief.
    2. B — There is no "right to entertainment" in the Basic Law.
    3. C — There is no enforceable basic right to a specific job, only freedom of occupation (Art. 12 Basic Law).
    4. D — The Basic Law does not contain an enforceable basic right to housing as such, though welfare-state support exists.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  20. Question 20 of 33Catalogue question 157

    In 1933, the National Socialists under Adolf Hitler established … in Germany.

    1. A — Correct: after seizing power, the National Socialists established, through the Enabling Act and forced coordination (Gleichschaltung), a totalitarian dictatorship without separation of powers or basic rights.
    2. B — The opposite is true: parties were banned, elections abolished, and the democracy of the Weimar Republic destroyed.
    3. C — There was no hereditary head of state; Nazi rule was not a monarchy.
    4. D — A principality is ruled by a prince; the Nazi regime was a totalitarian Führer state, not a principality.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  21. Question 21 of 33Catalogue question 152

    When were the National Socialists under Adolf Hitler in power in Germany?

    1. A — 1918 to 1923 was the early Weimar Republic; the Nazi party existed but was not in power.
    2. B — 1932 to 1950 is incorrectly dated — Hitler's seizure of power was in 1933, and the Nazi regime ended in 1945.
    3. C — Correct: Hitler became Reich Chancellor on 30 January 1933; the Nazi regime ended with the surrender on 8 May 1945.
    4. D — 1945 to 1989 describes the post-war period and the division of Germany, not Nazi rule.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  22. Question 22 of 33Catalogue question 41

    Why are there more than one party in a democracy?

    1. A — Correct: a multi-party system reflects the diversity of political opinion among the population and enables genuine electoral choice.
    2. B — Multiple parties do not automatically prevent corruption; that is not the actual purpose of a multi-party system.
    3. C — Demonstrations are a separate basic right (Art. 8 Basic Law) and are unrelated to the number of parties.
    4. D — Economic competition is regulated by competition law and market order, not by the number of political parties.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  23. Question 23 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

  24. Question 24 of 33Catalogue question 208

    What was the "Stasi"?

    1. A — The Nazi secret service and political police were called the Gestapo and SD, not Stasi — the Stasi was only established in 1950 in East Germany.
    2. B — The Stasi was not a memorial site but an active surveillance authority.
    3. C — Correct: the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) was East Germany's secret service and political secret police.
    4. D — The Stasi was not a sports club but a state security and surveillance authority.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  25. Question 25 of 33Catalogue question 291

    Why do you have to state on your tax return in Germany whether you belong to a church or not?

    1. A — Correct: members of certain religious communities (mainly the large churches) pay church tax, which is levied as a surcharge on income/wage tax — church membership must therefore be stated.
    2. B — Statistical purposes are not the legal reason for the disclosure requirement; the actual reason is the levying of church tax.
    3. C — The opposite is true: those who do not belong to a tax-levying religious community pay no church tax, so overall less, not more.
    4. D — The church itself is not responsible for the general tax return; the tax office administers tax collection, with church tax being collected on behalf of the churches as part of that.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  26. Question 26 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

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 192

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

    1. A — Correct: Brandenburg was one of the five "new states" that joined the Federal Republic in 1990.
    2. B — Bavaria lay throughout in the American occupation zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
    3. C — The Saarland belonged to the French zone or was for a time a separate territory, and joined the Federal Republic in 1957 — never part of East Germany.
    4. D — Hesse lay in the American zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  28. Question 28 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

  29. Question 29 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

  30. Question 30 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

  31. Questions on Lower Saxony

    Question 31 of 33Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Lower Saxony?

    1. A — Correct: the Lower Saxony State Centre for Political Education is the responsible institution for cross-party political information.
    2. B — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
    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.lpb-niedersachsen.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 9

    What is the head of government of Lower Saxony called?

    1. A — "First Minister" is not a title used in Germany.
    2. B — "Prime Minister" is the title used in other countries, not in German federal states.
    3. C — "Mayor" is the title for local heads, not for the state as a whole.
    4. D — Correct: as in most area states, the head of government in Lower Saxony is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 7

    The state capital of Lower Saxony is called …

    1. A — Correct: Hanover is the state capital of Lower Saxony and the seat of the state parliament and state government.
    2. B — Braunschweig is a significant city, but not the state capital.
    3. C — Wolfsburg is known as the home of Volkswagen, but not the state capital.
    4. D — Osnabrück is a historic city, but not the state capital.

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

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