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Mock exam — Lower Saxony

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Lower Saxony. 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 113

    In Germany, elections are won by the party that …

    1. A — Correct: the party that receives the most votes is elected (or becomes the strongest force) — specifically the most second votes, which determine seat allocation.
    2. B — The election result does not depend on the votes of a particular gender group but on the total number of votes from all voters.
    3. C — The election result does not depend on the votes of a particular occupational group but on the total vote count.
    4. D — There is no direct "Chancellor election" via the first vote; the first vote elects constituency candidates, not the Chancellor.

    Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de

  2. Question 2 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

  3. Question 3 of 33Catalogue question 177

    Which German city was divided into four sectors after the Second World War?

    1. A — Munich lay entirely within the American occupation zone and was not divided into sectors.
    2. B — Correct: although Berlin lay in the middle of the Soviet zone, due to its status as the capital it was itself divided into four sectors (US, UK, France, USSR).
    3. C — Dresden lay in the Soviet occupation zone and was not divided into four sectors.
    4. D — Frankfurt an der Oder lay in the Soviet zone and was not divided into four sectors.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  4. Question 4 of 33Catalogue question 34

    Which of these is Germany not?

    1. A — Germany is a parliamentary democracy with free elections.
    2. B — Germany is a state governed by the rule of law: the law binds the state itself too.
    3. C — Correct: Germany is not a monarchy — the head of state is elected, not inherited.
    4. D — Germany is a welfare state (Art. 20(1) Basic Law) with comprehensive social insurance.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  5. Question 5 of 33Catalogue question 108

    At a Bundestag election in Germany, anyone may vote who …

    1. A — Mere residence and the wish to vote are not enough — German citizenship is a requirement for voting in Bundestag elections.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 38(2) of the Basic Law, anyone who is a German citizen and at least 18 years old is entitled to vote.
    3. C — Mere residence of 3 years does not establish the right to vote in Bundestag elections without German citizenship.
    4. D — 21 is the wrong age threshold; the minimum age is 18.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  6. Question 6 of 33Catalogue question 38

    The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social …

    1. A — "Staatenverbund" (a compound of states) rather describes the EU (per the Federal Constitutional Court), not Germany's internal structure.
    2. B — Correct: Art. 20(1) of the Basic Law describes Germany as a democratic and social federal state made up of 16 constituent Länder.
    3. C — A confederation is a loose alliance of sovereign states (like the former German Confederation) — Germany itself is not that.
    4. D — A unitary state has no independent constituent states with their own legislative power — Germany with its 16 Länder is not a unitary state.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  7. Question 7 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

  8. Question 8 of 33Catalogue question 61

    What does "popular sovereignty" mean?

    1. A — Germany is a republic without a monarch; this describes the opposite of popular sovereignty.
    2. B — The Federal Constitutional Court is bound by the constitution, not above it.
    3. C — Interest groups (lobbies) have no constitutional sovereignty; that would contradict democratic legitimacy.
    4. D — Correct: Art. 20(2) of the Basic Law establishes that all state authority is derived from the people — that is the definition of popular sovereignty.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  9. Question 9 of 33Catalogue question 69

    The Federal Republic of Germany has a three-tier administrative structure. What is the lowest political tier called?

    1. A — City councils are bodies within the municipal level, not the level itself.
    2. B — District administrators (Landräte) head rural districts, a middle administrative tier, not the lowest political level.
    3. C — Correct: the municipalities (towns, villages) form the lowest level of the three-tier structure of federal government, states and municipalities, with their own right of self-government (Art. 28(2) Basic Law).
    4. D — District offices exist only in some major cities (e.g. Berlin) as a sub-level, not as the general lowest political tier.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 41

    Why are there more than one party in a democracy?

    1. A — Correct: a multi-party system reflects the diversity of political opinion among the population and enables genuine electoral choice.
    2. B — Multiple parties do not automatically prevent corruption; that is not the actual purpose of a multi-party system.
    3. C — Demonstrations are a separate basic right (Art. 8 Basic Law) and are unrelated to the number of parties.
    4. D — Economic competition is regulated by competition law and market order, not by the number of political parties.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 134

    Someone wants to abolish the bus line you always take to work. What can you do to keep the bus line?

    1. A — Correct: a citizens' initiative is precisely the intended means for exerting local political influence on concrete administrative decisions such as public transport.
    2. B — Cycling does not solve the problem of a discontinued bus line and is not a form of political influence.
    3. C — Taxpayers have no direct enforceable right to a particular bus line, and the tax office is not responsible for public transport planning.
    4. D — The forestry office is responsible for forests, not public transport — the correct body would be the transport or public order office, or the municipal council.

    Source: www.bmi.bund.de

  12. Question 12 of 33Catalogue question 267

    A young woman in Germany, aged 22, lives together with her boyfriend. The woman's parents disapprove because they do not like the boyfriend. What can the parents do?

    1. A — Correct: on reaching legal majority (18), the daughter has the right to the free development of her personality (Art. 2(1) Basic Law) and decides for herself how to live her life — the parents no longer have any say.
    2. B — There is no parental authority over an adult daughter; she cannot be "brought back" against her will.
    3. C — Living with a partner of her own choosing is not a crime and not grounds for reporting her.
    4. D — The choice of partner is a strictly personal decision of the adult daughter; the parents have no right to choose a partner for her.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 136

    In Germany, you go to the labour court in the case of …

    1. A — Disputes about utility cost statements for rented flats belong before the Local Court (civil court), not the labour court.
    2. B — Correct: the labour court has jurisdiction over disputes arising from an employment relationship, such as an unfair dismissal claim (§ 2 Labour Courts Act).
    3. C — Neighbour disputes are of a civil-law nature and belong before the Local Court, not the labour court.
    4. D — Claims after a traffic accident are civil-law matters (compensation) and belong before the ordinary civil courts, not the labour court.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 66

    Which cities have the largest Jewish communities in Germany?

    1. A — Correct: the Jewish Community of Berlin is the largest by membership in Germany, followed by the Israelite Community of Munich.
    2. B — Hamburg and Essen have historically significant but considerably smaller Jewish communities than Berlin and Munich.
    3. C — Nuremberg and Stuttgart have Jewish communities but are not the largest by membership in Germany.
    4. D — Worms and Speyer (part of the medieval "SchUM" league of cities together with Mainz, a UNESCO World Heritage site) are historically significant but not among today's largest communities by membership.

    Source: www.zentralratderjuden.de

  15. Question 15 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

  16. Question 16 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

  17. Question 17 of 33Catalogue question 123

    What is the "5% threshold" in Germany?

    1. A — The 5% threshold is not an internal voting rule for small parties already represented in the Bundestag, but a condition of entry.
    2. B — The 5% threshold has nothing to do with attendance checks.
    3. C — Correct: the 5% threshold is the threshold clause in the Federal Elections Act — a party must reach at least 5% of the second votes to enter the Bundestag via the list.
    4. D — The 5% threshold concerns the Bundestag election, not attendance checks in the Bundesrat.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  18. Question 18 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

  19. Question 19 of 33Catalogue question 233

    Which country is a neighbouring country of Germany?

    1. A — Correct: Czechia is one of Germany's nine direct neighbouring countries, to the south-east.
    2. B — Bulgaria lies on the Black Sea, far from Germany, with no common border.
    3. C — Greece lies in south-eastern Europe, with no common border with Germany.
    4. D — Portugal lies on the Atlantic in the far west of the Iberian Peninsula, far from Germany.

    Source: www.auswaertiges-amt.de

  20. Question 20 of 33Catalogue question 214

    What colours does the German flag have?

    1. A — Correct: Art. 22(2) of the Basic Law establishes black, red and gold as the federal flag — colours with a tradition dating back to the Wars of Liberation and the Weimar Republic.
    2. B — Red, white and black were the colours of the German Empire (1871–1918), not today's federal flag.
    3. C — Black, red and green is not a historical or current German national flag.
    4. D — Black, yellow and red is the wrong order/combination — the correct flag is black, red and gold.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  21. Question 21 of 33Catalogue question 239

    Through which treaties did the Federal Republic of Germany join with other states to form the European Economic Community?

    1. A — "Hamburg Treaties" is not a real designation for the founding treaties of the EEC.
    2. B — Correct: the Treaties of Rome of 1957 founded the European Economic Community (EEC).
    3. C — The Paris Agreements (1952/1955) regulated NATO accession and West Germany's sovereignty, not the founding of the EEC.
    4. D — "London Agreements" is not a real designation for the founding treaties of the EEC.

    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 229

    Which country is a neighbouring country of Germany?

    1. A — Spain does not border Germany; France lies between them.
    2. B — Bulgaria lies on the Black Sea, far from Germany, with no common border.
    3. C — Norway does not border Germany but lies further north in Scandinavia.
    4. D — Correct: Luxembourg is one of Germany's nine direct neighbouring countries, to the west.

    Source: www.auswaertiges-amt.de

  24. Question 24 of 33Catalogue question 155

    When were the National Socialists in power in Germany?

    1. A — 1888 to 1918 was the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II in the German Empire, long before the Nazi era.
    2. B — 1921 to 1934 is not correct: the Nazi party already existed but only came to power in 1933.
    3. C — Correct: Nazi rule lasted from Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor in 1933 to the unconditional surrender in 1945.
    4. D — 1949 to 1963 falls within the early Federal Republic under Adenauer, after the end of the Nazi regime.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  25. Question 25 of 33Catalogue question 45

    Which type of insurance does long-term care insurance belong to?

    1. A — Correct: long-term care insurance has been the fifth pillar of statutory social insurance since 1995, alongside pension, health, accident and unemployment insurance.
    2. B — Accident insurance is a separate pillar of social insurance, not the same as long-term care insurance.
    3. C — Household contents insurance is private property insurance and is not part of social insurance.
    4. D — Liability and fire insurance are private insurance policies, not social insurance.

    Source: www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 151

    Who built the Berlin Wall?

    1. A — Great Britain was a Western occupying power but had no part in building the wall.
    2. B — Correct: the East German (GDR) leadership had the Berlin Wall built during the night of 12–13 August 1961 to stop its citizens fleeing to the West.
    3. C — The Federal Republic of Germany (the West) was the destination of the flight movement, not the builder of the wall.
    4. D — The USA was a Western occupying power but was not involved in building the wall.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 272

    Which way of living together is not permitted in Germany?

    1. A — Divorced people may freely live together with new partners; this is legally unproblematic.
    2. B — Same-sex cohabitation is permitted in Germany and legally protected, including marriage for all since 2017.
    3. C — Single parents living together with their children are a completely legal and common family form.
    4. D — Correct: under § 1306 of the Civil Code, marriage is forbidden while one spouse already has another marriage — polygamy (multiple marriage) is not permitted in Germany and is even a criminal offence as bigamy (§ 172 Criminal Code).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  28. Question 28 of 33Catalogue question 253

    Where do you have to register when you move in Germany?

    1. A — Correct: under the Federal Registration Act, everyone must register with the residents' registration office of their new municipality within two weeks of moving.
    2. B — The registry office is responsible for civil status matters such as marriage, birth and death, not for residence registration.
    3. C — The public order office deals with local public safety and order, not with residence registration.
    4. D — The trade licensing office is responsible for registering businesses, not private changes of residence.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 199

    In East Germany, the abbreviation "Stasi" referred to …

    1. A — East Germany's parliament was called the Volkskammer, not "Stasi".
    2. B — Correct: "Stasi" was the short form for the Ministry for State Security, East Germany's feared secret service and domestic surveillance authority.
    3. C — East Germany's governing party was the SED (Socialist Unity Party of Germany), not the Stasi.
    4. D — The Ministry for People's Education was responsible for the school system, not the same as the Stasi.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 270

    The Volkshochschule (adult education centre) in Germany is an institution …

    1. A — The Volkshochschule offers a broad, ideologically neutral course programme and is not an institution for religious education.
    2. B — The Volkshochschule is aimed at adults of all age groups, not exclusively at young people.
    3. C — Correct: the Volkshochschule is the central institution for adult and continuing education in Germany, with courses ranging from languages to professional qualifications, culture and health.
    4. D — The Volkshochschule is open to all adults, not only to pensioners.

    Source: www.dvv-vhs.de

  31. Questions on Lower Saxony

    Question 31 of 33Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 7

    The state capital of Lower Saxony is called …

    1. A — Correct: Hanover is the state capital of Lower Saxony and the seat of the state parliament and state government.
    2. B — Braunschweig is a significant city, but not the state capital.
    3. C — Wolfsburg is known as the home of Volkswagen, but not the state capital.
    4. D — Osnabrück is a historic city, but not the state capital.

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in Lower Saxony?

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

    Source: www.lpb-niedersachsen.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of Lower Saxony have?

    1. A — White and blue are Bavaria's colours, not Lower Saxony's.
    2. B — Correct: Lower Saxony's state flag shows the federal colours black, red and gold with the white Sachsenross (Saxon horse) in the upper stripe.
    3. C — Black and yellow is not Lower Saxony's state flag; that is associated with Saxony-Anhalt.
    4. D — Blue, white and red is not Lower Saxony's state flag.

    Source: www.niedersachsen.de

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