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Practice test 13 — Schleswig-Holstein

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Schleswig-Holstein. 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 265

    In Germany, where must you go first if you want to marry?

    1. A — The residents' registration office handles residence matters, not the marriage itself.
    2. B — The public order office is responsible for public safety and order, not for marriages.
    3. C — The employment agency places people in jobs and pays benefits; it has nothing to do with marriages.
    4. D — Correct: notice of an intended marriage is given at the registry office, which is responsible for civil status matters such as marriage, birth and death.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  2. Question 2 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

  3. Question 3 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

  4. Question 4 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

  5. Question 5 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

  6. Question 6 of 33Catalogue question 110

    For how many years is the Bundestag elected in Germany?

    1. A — 2 years is too short for the Bundestag's legislative term.
    2. B — 3 years is too short for the Bundestag's legislative term.
    3. C — Correct: under Art. 39 of the Basic Law, the Bundestag is elected for four years.
    4. D — 5 years is too long for the Bundestag's legislative term (that applies roughly to the European Parliament).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  7. Question 7 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

  8. Question 8 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

  9. Question 9 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

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 90

    The German federal states participate in federal legislation through …

    1. A — Correct: the Bundesrat is the constitutional organ through which the 16 Länder participate in federal legislation (Art. 50 Basic Law).
    2. B — The Federal Convention only elects the Federal President and has nothing to do with ongoing legislation.
    3. C — The Bundestag is the parliament directly elected by the people, not the Länder's organ of participation.
    4. D — The federal government is the executive and not the Länder's organ of participation in legislation.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 276

    What should you do if you are treated badly by your contact person at a German authority?

    1. A — There are indeed options for action against misconduct by public officials.
    2. B — One does not have to accept inappropriate behaviour without objection; there are avenues for complaint.
    3. C — Threats are themselves a criminal offence (§ 241 Criminal Code) and not an appropriate or legal response.
    4. D — Correct: citizens can, informally or formally, complain to the superior office or head of the authority about misconduct; this is a recognised right.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  12. Question 12 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

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 277

    A woman with a two-year-old child applies for a job in Germany. What is an example of discrimination? She does not get the job solely because she …

    1. A — A lack of required language skills can be a factually permissible, non-discriminatory reason for rejection, provided the language is actually necessary for the job.
    2. B — Excessive salary expectations are a legitimate economic reason for rejection, not discrimination.
    3. C — Lack of professional experience is a factual, permissible selection criterion.
    4. D — Correct: rejection solely because of motherhood is impermissible discrimination on grounds of gender or family situation, forbidden under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 120

    The electoral system in Germany is a …

    1. A — A census suffrage ties the right to vote to wealth or tax payments — this does not exist in Germany today.
    2. B — The three-class voting system was a historical system in the Kingdom of Prussia until 1918, not a current German electoral system.
    3. C — Correct: Bundestag elections combine elements of majority voting (first vote, directly won constituency seats) with proportional representation (second vote, proportional seat allocation).
    4. D — "General male suffrage" contradicts today's principle of equality; women have had the right to vote in Germany since 1918.

    Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de

  15. Question 15 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

  16. Question 16 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

  17. Question 17 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

  18. Question 18 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

  19. Question 19 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

  20. Question 20 of 33Catalogue question 293

    What is a custom in Germany at Easter?

    1. A — Putting pumpkins in front of the door is a Halloween custom, not an Easter custom.
    2. B — Decorating a Christmas tree is a Christmas custom, not associated with Easter.
    3. C — Correct: painting and hiding colourful eggs is a central German Easter custom, symbolising new life and spring.
    4. D — Setting off fireworks is a New Year's Eve custom, not an Easter custom.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  21. Question 21 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

  22. Question 22 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

  23. Question 23 of 33Catalogue question 286

    Which organisation in a company helps employees with problems with their employer?

    1. A — Correct: under the Works Constitution Act, the works council represents the interests of the workforce vis-à-vis the employer and provides support in conflicts.
    2. B — A company auditor usually examines tax or social-insurance-related matters and is not a representative body for employees' interests.
    3. C — "Works group" is not an established employment-law institution for representing employees' interests.
    4. D — Company management represents the employer's side, not employees' interests vis-à-vis it.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  24. Question 24 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

  25. Question 25 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

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 73

    The two largest parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag are currently called …

    1. A — Correct by seat count: in the 21st Bundestag (since the 2025 election), the CDU/CSU group is the largest; the AfD group is the second largest. This holds regardless of which parties form the governing coalition.
    2. B — Neither Die Linke nor Bündnis 90/Die Grünen are among the two largest groups by membership in the current Bundestag.
    3. C — Bündnis 90/Die Grünen is considerably smaller than AfD and SPD in the current Bundestag; this combination does not match the actual size order.
    4. D — Die Linke is represented in the Bundestag but is not among the two largest groups.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 200

    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 — Schleswig-Holstein lay in the British zone and belonged to old West Germany, not East Germany.
    3. C — Correct: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was one of the five "new states" that joined the Federal Republic in 1990.
    4. D — The Saarland joined the Federal Republic in 1957 — never part of East Germany.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  28. Question 28 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

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 43

    When can a party be banned in Germany?

    1. A — The cost of an election campaign is not grounds for a ban; the Party Act rather regulates transparency of funding.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 21(2) of the Basic Law, the Federal Constitutional Court can ban a party that seeks to impair or abolish the free democratic basic order.
    3. C — Criticism of the head of state is covered by freedom of expression and is not grounds for a ban.
    4. D — New political ideas and manifestos are part of democratic competition and not grounds for a ban, as long as the free democratic basic order is not under attack.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 228

    What is East Germany's accession to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 generally called?

    1. A — NATO's eastward enlargement refers to the later accession of Eastern European states to NATO from the 1990s/2000s onward, not East Germany's accession to the Federal Republic.
    2. B — The EU's eastward enlargement (mainly 2004) refers to the accession of Central and Eastern European states to the EU, a different historical event.
    3. C — Correct: East Germany's accession to the Federal Republic on 3 October 1990 is called "German Reunification".
    4. D — "European Community" was the predecessor organisation of the EU, not a term for German reunification.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  31. Questions on Schleswig-Holstein

    Question 31 of 33Schleswig-Holstein · Catalogue question 8Image question

    Which federal state is Schleswig-Holstein?

    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. Schleswig-Holstein lies in the far north of Germany, bordering Denmark.
    2. B — Correct: on this map the number 2 sits on Schleswig-Holstein. Schleswig-Holstein lies in the far north of Germany, bordering Denmark.
    3. C — On this map the number 3 marks a different federal state. Schleswig-Holstein lies in the far north of Germany, bordering Denmark.
    4. D — On this map the number 4 marks a different federal state. Schleswig-Holstein lies in the far north of Germany, bordering Denmark.

    Source: www.schleswig-holstein.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Schleswig-Holstein · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Schleswig-Holstein?

    1. A — The consumer advice centre advises on consumer issues, not political education.
    2. B — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
    3. C — Correct: in Schleswig-Holstein, the body responsible for cross-party political information is designated the "state commissioner for political education".
    4. D — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.

    Source: www.landesbeauftragte-sh.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Schleswig-Holstein · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of Schleswig-Holstein have?

    1. A — White and blue are Bavaria's colours, not Schleswig-Holstein's — beware of this seemingly similar answer.
    2. B — Correct: Schleswig-Holstein's state flag shows the colours blue (top), white (middle) and red (bottom), combining the colours of its constituent regions Schleswig (blue) and Holstein (red and white).
    3. C — White and red is not the complete state flag of Schleswig-Holstein; blue is missing.
    4. D — Green, white and red is not Schleswig-Holstein's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.

    Source: www.schleswig-holstein.de

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