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German citizenship test Rhineland-Palatinate — the 10 state questions explained

If you sit the test in Rhineland-Palatinate, 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.

Rhineland-Palatinate is the only state touching three neighbouring countries — France, Luxembourg and Belgium — and was created in 1946 by the French occupying power. Its arms combine the wheel of Mainz, the cross of Trier and the Palatine lion. The Upper Middle Rhine Valley is World Heritage, Trier counts as the country's oldest city, and in Mainz Gutenberg invented printing.

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What to know about this state

Rhineland-Palatinate is the only state that touches three neighbouring countries at once: France, Luxembourg and Belgium. Anyone seeking naturalisation here applies to the district administration, to the administration of an independent city, or to a large town within a district; oversight rests with the supervisory and services directorate in Trier.

Questions on Rhineland-Palatinate

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  1. Question 1 of 7Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 2

    Which is a rural district in Rhineland-Palatinate?

    1. A — Correct: the Westerwald district lies in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate.
    2. B — Altötting lies in Bavaria, not in Rhineland-Palatinate.
    3. C — Emsland lies in Lower Saxony, not in Rhineland-Palatinate.
    4. D — Prignitz lies in Brandenburg, not in Rhineland-Palatinate.

    Source: www.rlp.de

  2. Question 2 of 7Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of Rhineland-Palatinate have?

    1. A — White and red is not Rhineland-Palatinate's state flag; that is associated with Hamburg or Berlin.
    2. B — Correct: Rhineland-Palatinate's state flag shows the federal colours black, red and gold.
    3. C — Black and yellow is not Rhineland-Palatinate's state flag; that is associated with Saxony-Anhalt.
    4. D — Green, white and red is not Rhineland-Palatinate's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.

    Source: www.rlp.de

  3. Question 3 of 7Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Rhineland-Palatinate?

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

    Source: www.politische-bildung-rlp.de

  4. Question 4 of 7Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 7

    The state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate is called …

    1. A — Correct: Mainz is the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate and the seat of the state parliament and state government.
    2. B — Kaiserslautern is known for football and its technical university, but is not the state capital.
    3. C — Ludwigshafen is a significant industrial location (home to BASF), but is not the state capital.
    4. D — Koblenz lies at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle, but is not the state capital.

    Source: www.rlp.de

  5. Question 5 of 7Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 8Image question

    Which federal state is Rhineland-Palatinate?

    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. Rhineland-Palatinate lies in western Germany, bordering France, Luxembourg and Belgium.
    2. B — On this map the number 2 marks a different federal state. Rhineland-Palatinate lies in western Germany, bordering France, Luxembourg and Belgium.
    3. C — Correct: on this map the number 3 sits on Rhineland-Palatinate. Rhineland-Palatinate lies in western Germany, bordering France, Luxembourg and Belgium.
    4. D — On this map the number 4 marks a different federal state. Rhineland-Palatinate lies in western Germany, bordering France, Luxembourg and Belgium.

    Source: www.rlp.de

  6. Question 6 of 7Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 9

    What is the head of government of Rhineland-Palatinate 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 Rhineland-Palatinate is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).

    Source: www.rlp.de

  7. Question 7 of 7Rhineland-Palatinate · Catalogue question 10

    Which minister does Rhineland-Palatinate not have?

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

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

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