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Mock exam — 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 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

  2. Question 2 of 33Catalogue question 78

    What does the abbreviation SPD stand for?

    1. A — "Socialist Party of Germany" is not the official name; the SPD distinguishes itself programmatically from socialism in the narrower sense.
    2. B — "Social Policy Party of Germany" is not the correct expansion of the abbreviation.
    3. C — Correct: SPD stands for Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party of Germany), founded in 1863 as the oldest still-existing German party.
    4. D — "Social Justice Party of Germany" is not a real designation.

    Source: www.spd.de

  3. Question 3 of 33Catalogue question 153

    What happened on 8 May 1945?

    1. A — Hitler had already died by suicide on 30 April 1945, eight days before the surrender.
    2. B — The building of the wall only began in 1961, sixteen years later.
    3. C — Adenauer was only elected the first Federal Chancellor in 1949, four years later.
    4. D — Correct: on 8 May 1945, the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht took effect, ending the Second World War in Europe.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  4. Question 4 of 33Catalogue question 53

    What does "Rechtsstaat" (rule-of-law state) mean in Germany?

    1. A — This is a play on the similar-sounding words, but factually wrong: "Rechtsstaat" does not mean the state is automatically right.
    2. B — "Rechtsstaat" has nothing to do with parties' political left-right orientation; it is a constitutional principle.
    3. C — Citizens elect the legislature but do not decide directly on individual laws — that is representative democracy, not the definition of Rechtsstaat.
    4. D — Correct: in a Rechtsstaat, the state itself is also bound by the law (Art. 20(3) Basic Law); arbitrariness is excluded.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  5. Question 5 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

  6. Question 6 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

  7. Question 7 of 33Catalogue question 60

    In Germany, the Bundestag and Bundesrat belong to the …

    1. A — The executive consists of the government and administration, not the parliamentary chambers.
    2. B — Correct: the Bundestag and Bundesrat are the legislative organs in Germany.
    3. C — "Directive" is not one of the three branches of state power.
    4. D — The judiciary consists of the courts, not the Bundestag and Bundesrat.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  8. Question 8 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

  9. Question 9 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

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 50

    Germany's economic system is called …

    1. A — A "free central economy" is a contradictory term and not a designation of the German economic system.
    2. B — Correct: the social market economy combines free competition with social balance (social insurance, worker protection) — Germany's economic model since 1948/49.
    3. C — A centrally directed economy contradicts Germany's market-based economic order.
    4. D — A planned economy, as existed in East Germany, is the opposite of West Germany's social market economy.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 119

    Elections in Germany are free. What does that mean?

    1. A — Offenders do not automatically lose the right to vote upon conviction — withdrawal is only possible in narrowly regulated exceptional cases (§ 45(5) Criminal Code).
    2. B — There is no general statutory duty on employers to give time off for voting — voting takes place outside working hours or by postal vote.
    3. C — Correct: freedom of elections (Art. 38(1) Basic Law) means that nobody may be forced to vote at all, or in a particular way.
    4. D — The polling place is generally tied to one's residence (constituency/polling station), not freely chosen — the exception is a postal voting certificate or another polling station within the constituency.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  12. Question 12 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

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 178

    From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. What circumstance was responsible for this?

    1. A — Cost was not the reason for the airlift; it was a forced emergency solution, not an economic decision by France.
    2. B — There is no documented general fear of ambushes as the reason; the roads were simply blocked.
    3. C — Speed was not the trigger; without the blockade, the land route would have been the obvious, faster option.
    4. D — Correct: from June 1948, the Soviet Union blockaded all land and water routes to West Berlin to put political pressure on the city — the Western Allies responded with the Berlin Airlift.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 107

    For how many years is the Bundestag elected in Germany?

    1. A — 2 years is too short; the Bundestag's legislative term is longer.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 39 of the Basic Law, the Bundestag is elected for four years.
    3. C — 6 years is too long for the Bundestag's legislative term.
    4. D — 8 years is too long for the Bundestag's legislative term.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  15. Question 15 of 33Catalogue question 38

    The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social …

    1. A — "Staatenverbund" (a compound of states) rather describes the EU (per the Federal Constitutional Court), not Germany's internal structure.
    2. B — Correct: Art. 20(1) of the Basic Law describes Germany as a democratic and social federal state made up of 16 constituent Länder.
    3. C — A confederation is a loose alliance of sovereign states (like the former German Confederation) — Germany itself is not that.
    4. D — A unitary state has no independent constituent states with their own legislative power — Germany with its 16 Länder is not a unitary state.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  16. Question 16 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

  17. Question 17 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

  18. Question 18 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

  19. Question 19 of 33Catalogue question 142

    What is the main task of a judge in Germany? A judge …

    1. A — Representing citizens in court is undertaken by lawyers, not judges, who decide neutrally.
    2. B — Correct: judges work at courts and, as part of the judiciary, hand down independent judgments (Art. 92, 97 Basic Law).
    3. C — Laws are passed and amended by the legislature (parliament), not by judges.
    4. D — A general caretaking function for young people is not the main task of judges; specialised juvenile judges rule in juvenile criminal law but do not provide social-educational care.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  20. Question 20 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

  21. Question 21 of 33Catalogue question 86

    In Germany, who elects the Federal President?

    1. A — Correct: the Federal Convention, a body that convenes specially from Bundestag members and members sent by the Länder, elects the Federal President (Art. 54 Basic Law).
    2. B — The Bundesrat participates in legislation but does not elect the Federal President.
    3. C — The Bundestag alone does not elect the Federal President — that is the responsibility of the specially formed Federal Convention.
    4. D — The Federal Constitutional Court has a judicial function, not an electoral function for the head of state.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  22. Question 22 of 33Catalogue question 229

    Which country is a neighbouring country of Germany?

    1. A — Spain does not border Germany; France lies between them.
    2. B — Bulgaria lies on the Black Sea, far from Germany, with no common border.
    3. C — Norway does not border Germany but lies further north in Scandinavia.
    4. D — Correct: Luxembourg is one of Germany's nine direct neighbouring countries, to the west.

    Source: www.auswaertiges-amt.de

  23. Question 23 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

  24. Question 24 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

  25. Question 25 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

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 164

    What happened in Germany on 9 November 1938?

    1. A — The attack on Poland, and thus the start of the war, was on 1 September 1939, not 9 November 1938.
    2. B — The Nazi party did not lose an election in 1938 — there were no longer any free elections at that time.
    3. C — Correct: during the night of 9–10 November 1938, the November Pogroms organised by the National Socialists took place, in which synagogues and Jewish shops were destroyed throughout Germany.
    4. D — Hitler never became Reich President; he never held that office, and Hindenburg only died in 1934, after which Hitler merged the offices of Reich Chancellor and Reich President into "Führer" — not on 9 November 1938.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  27. Question 27 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

  28. Question 28 of 33Catalogue question 57

    Who is usually elected President of the German Bundestag?

    1. A — The oldest member traditionally only chairs the constituent session (as "president by age") but does not automatically become President of the Bundestag.
    2. B — The office of a state's Minister-President is independent of that of the President of the Bundestag; the two offices are not combined.
    3. C — Former Federal Chancellors do not typically become President of the Bundestag; this is not a usual career path.
    4. D — Correct: by parliamentary custom, the President of the Bundestag is usually elected from the largest parliamentary group.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 270

    The Volkshochschule (adult education centre) in Germany is an institution …

    1. A — The Volkshochschule offers a broad, ideologically neutral course programme and is not an institution for religious education.
    2. B — The Volkshochschule is aimed at adults of all age groups, not exclusively at young people.
    3. C — Correct: the Volkshochschule is the central institution for adult and continuing education in Germany, with courses ranging from languages to professional qualifications, culture and health.
    4. D — The Volkshochschule is open to all adults, not only to pensioners.

    Source: www.dvv-vhs.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 244

    What school-leaving qualification is normally needed to begin studying at a university in Germany?

    1. A — Correct: the Abitur (general higher education entrance qualification) is the classic school-leaving qualification that entitles someone to study at a university.
    2. B — A Diplom is an academic degree obtained only after completing a course of study — not a prerequisite for starting one.
    3. C — Prokura is a commercial power of attorney, not a school qualification.
    4. D — A journeyman's examination completes vocational training in a trade but does not generally directly entitle someone to university study.

    Source: www.kmk.org

  31. Questions on Lower Saxony

    Question 31 of 33Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 8Image question

    Which federal state is Lower Saxony?

    A map of Germany with the borders of all federal states. Four states are highlighted in one and the same shade and outlined in dark; each carries a number from 1 to 4 on a dark disc, placed beside the state on a short leader line where the state is very small. The remaining states are left unshaded.
    Kartengeometrie: Natural Earth (ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces), Public Domain. Karte für diese App gezeichnet.
    1. A — On this map the number 1 marks a different federal state. Lower Saxony lies in north-west Germany and almost completely surrounds Bremen.
    2. B — On this map the number 2 marks a different federal state. Lower Saxony lies in north-west Germany and almost completely surrounds Bremen.
    3. C — On this map the number 3 marks a different federal state. Lower Saxony lies in north-west Germany and almost completely surrounds Bremen.
    4. D — Correct: on this map the number 4 sits on Lower Saxony. Lower Saxony lies in north-west Germany and almost completely surrounds Bremen.

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

  32. Question 32 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

  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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