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Practice test 11 — Hamburg

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Hamburg. 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 225

    In which other country is there a large German-speaking population?

    1. A — In Czechia, Czech is the national language; German is not spoken by a large share of the population.
    2. B — In Norway, Norwegian is the national language, with no significant German-speaking population.
    3. C — In Spain, Spanish is the national language, with no significant German-speaking population.
    4. D — Correct: Austria has German as its official language and a predominantly German-speaking population — one of the countries with the most native German speakers besides Germany.

    Source: www.bmeia.gv.at

  2. Question 2 of 33Catalogue question 287

    You want to end your employment at a company in Germany. What must you observe?

    1. A — Salary payments concern ongoing pay, not the formal requirements for a resignation.
    2. B — Working hours concern daily/weekly work duration, not the ending of employment.
    3. C — Correct: when resigning, you must observe the notice period set out in the employment contract or by law (§ 622 Civil Code) for the resignation to take effect.
    4. D — The insurance obligation during an ongoing employment relationship is not a direct requirement for the formal resignation itself.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  3. Question 3 of 33Catalogue question 298

    Migrants living in East Germany came mainly from …

    1. A — Correct: East Germany recruited so-called "contract workers" mainly from socialist fraternal states such as Vietnam, Poland and Mozambique.
    2. B — France, Romania and Somalia were not the main countries of origin of East German contract workers.
    3. C — Chile, Hungary and Zimbabwe had some political connections (e.g. Chilean exiles after the Pinochet coup), but were not the main groups of contract workers.
    4. D — North Korea, Mexico and Egypt were not the central countries of origin for East German labour migration.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  4. Question 4 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

  5. Question 5 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

  6. Question 6 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

  7. Question 7 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

  8. Question 8 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

  9. Question 9 of 33Catalogue question 37

    What are the heads of government of most German federal states called?

    1. A — "First Minister" is not a title used in Germany.
    2. B — "Prime Minister" is the title used in other countries (e.g. the UK), not the usual German term.
    3. C — "Senator" is used only in the city-states of Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen for government members, not in the majority of the Länder.
    4. D — Correct: in most of the 16 federal states, the head of government is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).

    Source: www.bundesrat.de

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 149

    What is an example of antisemitic behaviour?

    1. A — Attending a Jewish festival is cultural participation, not antisemitic behaviour.
    2. B — Factual criticism of a government's policy — including Israel's — is covered by freedom of expression and is not inherently antisemitic.
    3. C — Correct: denying the Holocaust is a recognised form of antisemitism, because it disputes or trivialises the historically documented crime against humanity committed against European Jews, and is furthermore a criminal offence in Germany (§ 130(3) Criminal Code).
    4. D — A sporting match against a Jewish team is a normal sporting encounter, not antisemitic behaviour.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 296

    In Germany, the last four weeks before Christmas are called …

    1. A — Repentance and Prayer Day is a single Protestant holiday in November, not the entire four-week pre-Christmas period.
    2. B — The harvest festival is celebrated in autumn (usually early October) to give thanks for the harvest, and is not the same as Advent.
    3. C — Correct: Advent comprises the four Sundays before Christmas and traditionally serves as preparation for Christmas.
    4. D — All Saints' Day is a Catholic holiday on 1 November commemorating the deceased and saints, not a four-week period before Christmas.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  12. Question 12 of 33Catalogue question 101

    Trade unions are interest organisations of …

    1. A — Youth organisations specifically represent young people's interests, not the core function of trade unions.
    2. B — Correct: trade unions represent the interests of employees, for example regarding wages and working conditions, and negotiate collective agreements.
    3. C — Pensioners have their own associations, but they are not the core constituency of trade unions.
    4. D — Employers have their own associations (employers' associations), which are the trade unions' counterpart in collective bargaining.

    Source: www.dgb.de

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 185

    What did the term "Iron Curtain" refer to? The sealing off of …

    1. A — Correct: "Iron Curtain" referred to the political, military and ideological boundary between the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc (Warsaw Pact) and the West during the Cold War.
    2. B — The term referred to the East-West division of Europe, not to a north-south division of Germany.
    3. C — The term was coined only after the Second World War for the East-West division, not for the Nazi era against the Allies.
    4. D — The term described the separation between Eastern and Western Europe, not specifically between Europe and the USA (which belonged to the West).

    Source: www.bpb.de

  14. Question 14 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

  15. Question 15 of 33Catalogue question 182

    What is the Jewish house of prayer called?

    1. A — A basilica is a type of building, often used in Christianity, not a Jewish house of prayer.
    2. B — A mosque is the Islamic house of prayer, not the Jewish one.
    3. C — Correct: the synagogue is the house of prayer and religious centre of the Jewish community.
    4. D — A church is the Christian house of prayer, not the Jewish one.

    Source: www.zentralratderjuden.de

  16. Question 16 of 33Catalogue question 28

    In Germany, who elects the members of the Bundestag?

    1. A — The military has no political voting function in Germany; it is subject to civilian control.
    2. B — Business associations may represent interests but do not elect members of parliament.
    3. C — Correct: under Art. 38 of the Basic Law, the Bundestag is elected by the eligible electorate in general, direct, free, equal and secret elections.
    4. D — The administration implements laws but has no voting role as an institution.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  17. Question 17 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

  18. Question 18 of 33Catalogue question 26

    Germany is …

    1. A — Germany is not a communist republic; it has a parliamentary democracy and a market economy.
    2. B — Correct: Art. 20(1) of the Basic Law defines Germany as a democratic and social federal state.
    3. C — Germany is not a monarchy — it has no hereditary head of state.
    4. D — "Socialist" is incorrect; Germany has a social market economy, not a socialist planned economy.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  19. Question 19 of 33Catalogue question 172

    In which occupation zone was East Germany founded? In the …

    1. A — The American zone, together with the British and French zones, later formed West Germany, not East Germany.
    2. B — The French zone was one of the Western zones from which West Germany emerged.
    3. C — The British zone was likewise one of the Western zones from which West Germany emerged.
    4. D — Correct: East Germany was founded on 7 October 1949 on the territory of the Soviet occupation zone.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  20. Question 20 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

  21. Question 21 of 33Catalogue question 173

    The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member of …

    1. A — West Germany only joined NATO in 1955 — not a founding member (NATO was founded in 1949).
    2. B — West Germany only joined the United Nations in 1973, together with East Germany — not a founding member (the UN was founded in 1945).
    3. C — Correct: the Federal Republic of Germany was one of the six founding members of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957/58, from which the EU later emerged.
    4. D — The Warsaw Pact (1955) was the Eastern military alliance led by the Soviet Union; West Germany was a member of NATO, not the Warsaw Pact, and even East Germany only joined it after its founding.

    Source: european-union.europa.eu

  22. Question 22 of 33Catalogue question 99

    Who pays for social insurance in Germany?

    1. A — Correct: social insurance contributions are, as a rule, shared equally between employers and employees.
    2. B — Contributions from employees alone contradict the basic principle of equal-share financing in Germany.
    3. C — Not all citizens pay social insurance contributions, only employees subject to social insurance (or their employers).
    4. D — Contributions from employers alone do not match the equal-share financing model.

    Source: www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de

  23. Question 23 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

  24. Question 24 of 33Catalogue question 204

    How did the Federal Republic of Germany and East Germany become one state?

    1. A — No military occupation took place; the process was a voluntary, legally regulated accession.
    2. B — Correct: under the former Art. 23 of the Basic Law, the five new states joined the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990 (the accession principle, not a new joint state).
    3. C — The opposite is the case: the eastern states joined the Federal Republic, not the other way around.
    4. D — There was no military occupation of West Germany by East Germany.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  25. Question 25 of 33Catalogue question 165

    What was the name of the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany?

    1. A — Correct: Konrad Adenauer (CDU) was elected the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 and remained in office until 1963.
    2. B — Kiesinger was the third Federal Chancellor (1966–1969), head of the first grand coalition.
    3. C — Helmut Schmidt was the fifth Federal Chancellor (1974–1982).
    4. D — Willy Brandt was the fourth Federal Chancellor (1969–1974), known for his Ostpolitik.

    Source: www.bundeskanzler.de

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 259

    The Vocational Information Centre (BIZ) at the Federal Employment Agency in Germany helps with …

    1. A — Pension calculation is the task of the German Pension Insurance, not the BIZ.
    2. B — Correct: the Vocational Information Centre provides information and advice on choosing a career, searching for apprenticeships and training places, and career prospects.
    3. C — Tax returns are submitted to the tax office, not handled by the BIZ.
    4. D — Health insurance matters concern the health insurance funds, not the BIZ.

    Source: www.arbeitsagentur.de

  27. Question 27 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

  28. Question 28 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

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 194

    On 3 October, Germany celebrates the Day of German …

    1. A — Correct: 3 October is the "Day of German Unity", Germany's national holiday commemorating East Germany's accession to the Federal Republic in 1990.
    2. B — "Day of the German Nation" is not the official name of the holiday.
    3. C — There is no official "Day of the Federal States" on 3 October.
    4. D — There is no official "Day of the Cities" on 3 October.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 117

    What minimum percentage of second votes must parties receive to be elected to the German Bundestag?

    1. A — 3% is below the actual threshold clause.
    2. B — 4% is just below the actual threshold clause.
    3. C — Correct: under the Federal Elections Act, a threshold clause of 5% of second votes applies (or alternatively at least three won constituency seats).
    4. D — 6% is above the actual threshold clause.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  31. Questions on Hamburg

    Question 31 of 33Hamburg · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Hamburg?

    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 — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.
    4. D — Correct: the Hamburg State Centre for Political Education is the responsible institution for cross-party political information.

    Source: www.hamburg.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Hamburg · Catalogue question 10

    Which senator does Hamburg not have?

    1. A — A justice department is one of Hamburg's classic Senate administrations.
    2. B — Correct: foreign policy is exclusively a federal matter (Art. 32 Basic Law); even the city-state of Hamburg has no department for external relations in the sense of a foreign-policy authority.
    3. C — A finance department is one of Hamburg's classic Senate administrations.
    4. D — An interior department is one of Hamburg's classic Senate administrations.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Hamburg · Catalogue question 2

    Which is a borough of Hamburg?

    1. A — Correct: Altona is one of Hamburg's seven boroughs.
    2. B — Hemelingen is a district of Bremen, not Hamburg.
    3. C — Pankow is a borough of Berlin, not Hamburg.
    4. D — The Mecklenburg Lake District lies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, not in Hamburg.

    Source: www.hamburg.de

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