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German citizenship test Berlin — the 10 state questions explained

If you sit the test in Berlin, three of your 33 questions come from exactly these ten. The other 30 are federal. Questions from other states will not appear in your test.

Berlin is a city and a state in one, and since 1990 once again the capital of a reunified Germany. Its parliament is the Abgeordnetenhaus, its state government the Senat, and its leader the Governing Mayor. The Wall divided the city from 1961 until 9 November 1989. Enclosed by Brandenburg and crossed by the Spree, it houses the Bundestag, the Bundesrat and the Federal President's official residence.

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What to know about this state

Because city and state are one and the same entity here, the parliament is called the Abgeordnetenhaus and the head of government the Governing Mayor. Since 2024 naturalisation applications have been processed centrally by the State Office for Immigration for all twelve boroughs; before that each borough office was responsible.

Questions on Berlin

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  1. Question 1 of 7Berlin · Catalogue question 2

    Which is a borough of Berlin?

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

    Source: www.berlin.de

  2. Question 2 of 7Berlin · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of Berlin have?

    1. A — Blue, white and red is not Berlin's state flag.
    2. B — Correct: Berlin's state flag is white and red with the Berlin bear in the upper white field.
    3. C — Green, white and red is not Berlin's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.
    4. D — Black and gold is not Berlin's state flag; that is associated with Baden-Württemberg.

    Source: www.berlin.de

  3. Question 3 of 7Berlin · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Berlin?

    1. A — The public order office deals with public safety and order, not political education.
    2. B — Churches are religious institutions and not an official point of contact for political education.
    3. C — The consumer advice centre advises on consumer issues, not political education.
    4. D — Correct: the Berlin State Centre for Political Education is the responsible institution for cross-party political information.

    Source: www.berlin.de

  4. Question 4 of 7Berlin · Catalogue question 7

    Which federal state is a city-state?

    1. A — Correct: alongside Hamburg and Bremen, Berlin is one of Germany's three city-states — a federal state consisting of a single city.
    2. B — The Saarland is an area state, not a city-state.
    3. C — Brandenburg is an area state, not a city-state.
    4. D — Hesse is an area state, not a city-state.

    Source: www.berlin.de

  5. Question 5 of 7Berlin · Catalogue question 8Image question

    Which federal state is Berlin?

    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. As a city-state, Berlin lies entirely within Brandenburg's territory.
    2. B — On this map the number 2 marks a different federal state. As a city-state, Berlin lies entirely within Brandenburg's territory.
    3. C — On this map the number 3 marks a different federal state. As a city-state, Berlin lies entirely within Brandenburg's territory.
    4. D — Correct: on this map the number 4 sits on Berlin. As a city-state, Berlin lies entirely within Brandenburg's territory.

    Source: www.berlin.de

  6. Question 6 of 7Berlin · Catalogue question 9

    What is the head of government of the city-state of Berlin called?

    1. A — "Minister-President" is the title used in the 13 area states, not in the city-state of Berlin.
    2. B — "Lord Mayor" (Oberbürgermeister) is the title for heads of ordinary large cities, not Berlin's special title.
    3. C — "President of the Senate" is the title used in Bremen, not in Berlin.
    4. D — Correct: in Berlin, the head of government is called the Governing Mayor (Regierende Bürgermeisterin/Regierender Bürgermeister).

    Source: www.berlin.de

  7. Question 7 of 7Berlin · Catalogue question 10

    Which senator does Berlin not have?

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

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

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