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Practice test 1 — Baden-Württemberg

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Baden-Württemberg. 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 290

    You bought a television in Germany. At home you unpack the television, but it does not work. The television is broken. What can you do?

    1. A — A broken device is not a criminal matter but a civil-law warranty case — a police report is not the right remedy.
    2. B — Correct: for a defective purchased item, you can, under the warranty provisions of the Civil Code (§ 437), make a claim with the seller and demand supplementary performance (repair or replacement).
    3. C — Exchanging the device unilaterally without prior agreement is not the legally intended route; the claim to the seller comes first.
    4. D — The warranty is a voluntary manufacturer's commitment and cannot simply be "extended" unilaterally; that is not a response step to a defective device.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  2. Question 2 of 33Catalogue question 273

    For problems with raising children, in Germany you go …

    1. A — Doctors are responsible for medical matters, not primarily for advice on upbringing.
    2. B — The public health office is responsible for health matters, not specifically for problems with upbringing.
    3. C — The residents' registration office handles residence matters, not advice on upbringing.
    4. D — Correct: under the Child and Youth Welfare Act (Book VIII of the Social Code), the youth welfare office offers advice and support for problems with raising children.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  3. Question 3 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

  4. Question 4 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

  5. Question 5 of 33Catalogue question 243

    Maik and Sybille want to hold a demonstration on the street with friends where they live in Germany. What must they do beforehand?

    1. A — Correct: under the Assembly Act, public open-air assemblies must be registered with the responsible authority at least 48 hours in advance — freedom of assembly (Art. 8 Basic Law) still exists, but with this formal requirement.
    2. B — Pure freedom of assembly without any formal registration requirement does not apply to registered open-air demonstrations; registration is provided for by law.
    3. C — Demonstrations are precisely a protected basic right in Germany (Art. 8 Basic Law), not fundamentally forbidden.
    4. D — There is no requirement to found a club for demonstrations; private individuals and loose groups may also demonstrate, provided they register.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  6. Question 6 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

  7. Question 7 of 33Catalogue question 160

    Which war lasted from 1939 to 1945?

    1. A — The First World War lasted from 1914 to 1918, not 1939 to 1945.
    2. B — Correct: the Second World War began on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland and ended on 8 May 1945 in Europe.
    3. C — The Vietnam War took place from the 1950s to the 1970s, not 1939 to 1945.
    4. D — The Gulf War took place in 1990/91, many decades later.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  8. Question 8 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

  9. Question 9 of 33Catalogue question 103

    What is referred to in Germany as a "traffic light coalition"? The cooperation …

    1. A — The CDU and CSU are sister parties with a joint parliamentary group, not a "traffic light" alliance of three parties.
    2. B — Correct: "traffic light coalition" refers to the alliance of SPD (red), FDP (yellow) and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (green) — named after the three party colours, which match the colours of a traffic light. This coalition governed Germany from 2021 to 2024.
    3. C — This combination of parties does not match the historical traffic-light coalition or its colour scheme.
    4. D — An alliance of CDU and SPD is called a "grand coalition", not a traffic-light coalition.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 97

    What do you automatically pay in Germany if you are in permanent employment?

    1. A — Correct: in employment subject to social insurance, contributions to pension, health, long-term care and unemployment insurance are automatically deducted from salary.
    2. B — Social assistance is paid out to people in need, not automatically paid by employees.
    3. C — Child benefit is paid out to parents; it is not an automatic payment made by employees.
    4. D — Housing benefit is a social benefit for people on low incomes toward rent, not an automatic contribution paid by employees.

    Source: www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.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 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

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 250

    In Germany, you have the best chances of a well-paid job if you …

    1. A — Religious affiliation has no legally legitimate influence on career opportunities; discrimination on this basis is forbidden under the General Equal Treatment Act.
    2. B — Correct: good education and qualifications are the central, legitimate factor for career opportunities and salary in Germany.
    3. C — Under the principle of equal treatment (Art. 3(2), (3) Basic Law), gender must play no role in career opportunities — gender discrimination is forbidden, even if not fully overcome in practice.
    4. D — Party membership is not a legitimate or usual criterion for allocating jobs in the private sector.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  14. Question 14 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

  15. Question 15 of 33Catalogue question 23

    In Germany, most people in employment are …

    1. A — Family businesses exist, but they employ only a small share of the total workforce.
    2. B — Voluntary work is unpaid and does not describe the majority of employed people who earn their living this way.
    3. C — Only a minority of people in employment in Germany are self-employed; the large majority are employees.
    4. D — Correct: the large majority of people in employment in Germany are in dependent employment with a company or in the public sector.

    Source: www.destatis.de

  16. Question 16 of 33Catalogue question 155

    When were the National Socialists in power in Germany?

    1. A — 1888 to 1918 was the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II in the German Empire, long before the Nazi era.
    2. B — 1921 to 1934 is not correct: the Nazi party already existed but only came to power in 1933.
    3. C — Correct: Nazi rule lasted from Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor in 1933 to the unconditional surrender in 1945.
    4. D — 1949 to 1963 falls within the early Federal Republic under Adenauer, after the end of the Nazi regime.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  17. Question 17 of 33Catalogue question 193

    From 1961 to 1989, Berlin was …

    1. A — Both East and West Berlin had their own mayors during this period, with a Governing Mayor in the western part.
    2. B — Berlin was not an independent state but an occupied, divided city under Allied Four-Power status.
    3. C — Correct: from August 1961 to November 1989, the Berlin Wall separated the eastern from the western part of the city.
    4. D — Only during the 1948/49 blockade was West Berlin exclusively reachable via the airlift — not continuously throughout the entire period of the wall until 1989, when regular transit routes existed.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  18. Question 18 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

  19. Question 19 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

  20. Question 20 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

  21. Question 21 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

  22. Question 22 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

  23. Question 23 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

  24. Question 24 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

  25. Question 25 of 33Catalogue question 162

    Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg became known for …

    1. A — Stauffenberg was not an Olympic participant; he was a Wehrmacht officer.
    2. B — The Reichstag building was completed in 1894, long before Stauffenberg's time.
    3. C — He was a Wehrmacht officer, but is not known as the builder of the Wehrmacht.
    4. D — Correct: on 20 July 1944, Stauffenberg carried out the failed bomb attack on Hitler as part of Operation Valkyrie — the best-known act of military resistance against the Nazi regime.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 35

    What does the German state use to finance social insurance?

    1. A — Church tax finances religious communities, not state social insurance.
    2. B — Correct: social security contributions (to pension, health, long-term care, unemployment and accident insurance), paid jointly by employees and employers, finance social insurance.
    3. C — Donations are voluntary and are not a load-bearing source of funding for social insurance.
    4. D — Club membership fees finance clubs, not the state social insurance system.

    Source: www.bundesregierung.de

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 249

    In Germany, who is mainly responsible for raising children?

    1. A — The state exercises a supervisory function (the guardianship role) but is not the main party responsible for day-to-day upbringing.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 6(2) of the Basic Law, the upbringing of children is primarily the responsibility of the parents.
    3. C — Other relatives can provide support but do not carry the primary legal responsibility.
    4. D — Schools are responsible for education and contribute to upbringing, but the main responsibility lies with the parents.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  28. Question 28 of 33Catalogue question 221

    Germany is a member of the Schengen Agreement. What does that mean?

    1. A — Correct: the Schengen Area comprises most EU states (and a few more), between which there are no longer systematic passport checks at internal borders.
    2. B — The Schengen Area applies only between member states; entry from non-member countries remains subject to border controls and entry requirements.
    3. C — Schengen applies only within the Schengen Area, not worldwide — not "any country".
    4. D — The common euro currency is a separate arrangement (the eurozone), independent of the Schengen Agreement on freedom of travel.

    Source: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 268

    A young woman wants to get her driving licence. She is afraid of the test because her native language is not German. What is correct?

    1. A — There is no ten-year residence requirement for obtaining a driving licence in Germany.
    2. B — German language skills are not a legal requirement for a driving licence; the theory test can be taken in several languages.
    3. C — The driving licence can be obtained in Germany regardless of native language — moving to the country of origin is not necessary.
    4. D — Correct: the theoretical driving test in Germany can be taken in numerous foreign languages (well over ten), which considerably eases access.

    Source: www.bundesregierung.de

  30. Question 30 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

  31. Questions on Baden-Württemberg

    Question 31 of 33Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 2

    Which is a rural district in Baden-Württemberg?

    1. A — The Mecklenburg Lake District lies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, not in Baden-Württemberg.
    2. B — Correct: the Neckar-Odenwald district lies in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg.
    3. C — North Frisia lies in Schleswig-Holstein, not in Baden-Württemberg.
    4. D — Altötting lies in Bavaria, not in Baden-Württemberg.

    Source: www.baden-wuerttemberg.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Baden-Württemberg?

    1. A — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
    2. B — The consumer advice centre advises on consumer issues, not political education.
    3. C — Correct: the state centre for political education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung) in Baden-Württemberg is the responsible institution for cross-party political information and education.
    4. D — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.

    Source: www.lpb-bw.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Baden-Württemberg · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of Baden-Württemberg have?

    1. A — Blue, white and red is not Baden-Württemberg's state flag; that is associated with other regions.
    2. B — Correct: Baden-Württemberg's state colours are black and gold — black stands for Württemberg, gold for Baden.
    3. C — White and blue are Bavaria's colours, not Baden-Württemberg's.
    4. D — Green, white and red is not Baden-Württemberg's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.

    Source: www.baden-wuerttemberg.de

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