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German citizenship test Brandenburg — the 10 state questions explained

If you sit the test in Brandenburg, 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.

Brandenburg belonged to the GDR until 1990 and was re-founded at unification as one of the five new states; a 1996 referendum rejected a merger with the capital, which it encircles completely. In the east the Oder and Neisse separate the territory from Poland. The Sorbian minority lives in Lusatia, and the royal residence city of Potsdam combines Sanssouci with the site of the 1945 conference.

Capital
Potsdam
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Split
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What to know about this state

Until 1990 the territory belonged to the GDR; at unification it was re-founded as one of the five new states. In 1996 voters rejected a merger with the capital, so the two remained separate — an episode that appears among the ten state questions. Naturalisations are processed by the rural districts and the independent cities.

Questions on Brandenburg

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  1. Question 1 of 7Brandenburg · Catalogue question 2

    Which is a rural district in Brandenburg?

    1. A — Correct: Prignitz is a rural district in the north-west of Brandenburg.
    2. B — The Rhein-Sieg district lies in North Rhine-Westphalia, not in Brandenburg.
    3. C — The Vogtland district lies in Saxony, not in Brandenburg.
    4. D — Amberg-Sulzbach lies in Bavaria, not in Brandenburg.

    Source: www.brandenburg.de

  2. Question 2 of 7Brandenburg · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of Brandenburg have?

    1. A — Blue, white and red is not Brandenburg's state flag.
    2. B — Correct: Brandenburg's state flag shows the colours red and white, derived from the red eagle on a white field in the coat of arms.
    3. C — Green, white and red is not Brandenburg's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.
    4. D — Black and yellow is not Brandenburg's state flag; that is associated with Saxony-Anhalt.

    Source: www.brandenburg.de

  3. Question 3 of 7Brandenburg · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Brandenburg?

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

    Source: www.politische-bildung-brandenburg.de

  4. Question 4 of 7Brandenburg · Catalogue question 7

    The state capital of Brandenburg is called …

    1. A — Correct: Potsdam is the state capital of Brandenburg, even though the federal state shares its name with the city of Brandenburg an der Havel.
    2. B — Cottbus is a significant city in the Lusatia region, but not the state capital.
    3. C — The city of Brandenburg an der Havel gives the federal state its name, but is not the state capital — that is Potsdam.
    4. D — Frankfurt (Oder) lies on the Polish border, but is not the state capital.

    Source: www.brandenburg.de

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

    Which federal state is Brandenburg?

    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. Brandenburg completely surrounds the city-state of Berlin.
    2. B — On this map the number 2 marks a different federal state. Brandenburg completely surrounds the city-state of Berlin.
    3. C — Correct: on this map the number 3 sits on Brandenburg. Brandenburg completely surrounds the city-state of Berlin.
    4. D — On this map the number 4 marks a different federal state. Brandenburg completely surrounds the city-state of Berlin.

    Source: www.brandenburg.de

  6. Question 6 of 7Brandenburg · Catalogue question 9

    What is the head of government of Brandenburg called?

    1. A — "First Minister" is not a title used in Germany.
    2. B — "Prime Minister" is the title used in other countries, not in German federal states.
    3. C — "Mayor" is the title for local heads, not for the state as a whole.
    4. D — Correct: as in most area states, the head of government in Brandenburg is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).

    Source: www.brandenburg.de

  7. Question 7 of 7Brandenburg · Catalogue question 10

    Which minister does Brandenburg not have?

    1. A — A justice ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Brandenburg's.
    2. B — Correct: foreign policy is exclusively a federal matter (Art. 32 Basic Law); no federal state — including Brandenburg — has its own foreign ministry.
    3. C — A finance ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Brandenburg's.
    4. D — An interior ministry is one of the classic departments of every state government, including Brandenburg's.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

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