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Practice test 12 — 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 118

    Who may become a member of the roughly 40 Jewish Maccabi sports clubs?

    1. A — The Maccabi clubs are not restricted to German nationals.
    2. B — The Maccabi clubs are not restricted to Israeli nationals.
    3. C — Membership does not require any particular degree of religious observance.
    4. D — Correct: the Maccabi sports clubs, originally founded as a Jewish sports movement, are today generally open to anyone interested, regardless of background or religion.

    Source: www.makkabi.de

  2. Question 2 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

  3. Question 3 of 33Catalogue question 193

    From 1961 to 1989, Berlin was …

    1. A — Both East and West Berlin had their own mayors during this period, with a Governing Mayor in the western part.
    2. B — Berlin was not an independent state but an occupied, divided city under Allied Four-Power status.
    3. C — Correct: from August 1961 to November 1989, the Berlin Wall separated the eastern from the western part of the city.
    4. D — Only during the 1948/49 blockade was West Berlin exclusively reachable via the airlift — not continuously throughout the entire period of the wall until 1989, when regular transit routes existed.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  4. Question 4 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

  5. Question 5 of 33Catalogue question 95

    What applies to most children in Germany?

    1. A — There is no compulsory voting in Germany — and children cannot vote anyway.
    2. B — Correct: general compulsory schooling applies to all children in Germany and is anchored in state constitutions and school laws.
    3. C — A general "duty of confidentiality" for children does not exist; duties of confidentiality apply to certain professions (e.g. doctors).
    4. D — There is no state-imposed religious obligation; freedom of religion (Art. 4 Basic Law) also includes the right to practise no religion at all.

    Source: www.kmk.org

  6. Question 6 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

  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 143

    A judge in Germany belongs to the …

    1. A — Correct: judges exercise judicial power, the judiciary (Art. 92 Basic Law).
    2. B — The executive consists of the government and administration, not independent judges.
    3. C — "Operative" is not one of the three classic branches of state power.
    4. D — The legislature consists of the Bundestag and Bundesrat, not judges.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  9. Question 9 of 33Catalogue question 202

    Which side did East Germany belong to in the "Cold War"?

    1. A — East Germany did not belong to the Western powers but to the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.
    2. B — Correct: East Germany was a founding member of the Warsaw Pact (1955), the Eastern military alliance led by the Soviet Union.
    3. C — NATO was the Western military alliance that West Germany (not East Germany) joined in 1955.
    4. D — East Germany was clearly anchored in the Eastern Bloc, not non-aligned.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  10. Question 10 of 33Catalogue question 40

    What are the opening words of the German national anthem?

    1. A — That is the opening line of "The Internationale", the socialist workers' anthem, not the German national anthem.
    2. B — Correct: the third verse of the Deutschlandlied, the sole national anthem since 1991, begins with "Unity and justice and freedom for the German fatherland".
    3. C — That is the opening of Schiller's "Ode to Joy", set to music in Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the anthem of the European Union — not Germany's national anthem.
    4. D — That was the opening line of East Germany's national anthem "Risen from Ruins", not today's all-German anthem.

    Source: www.bundespraesident.de

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 208

    What was the "Stasi"?

    1. A — The Nazi secret service and political police were called the Gestapo and SD, not Stasi — the Stasi was only established in 1950 in East Germany.
    2. B — The Stasi was not a memorial site but an active surveillance authority.
    3. C — Correct: the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) was East Germany's secret service and political secret police.
    4. D — The Stasi was not a sports club but a state security and surveillance authority.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  12. Question 12 of 33Catalogue question 249

    In Germany, who is mainly responsible for raising children?

    1. A — The state exercises a supervisory function (the guardianship role) but is not the main party responsible for day-to-day upbringing.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 6(2) of the Basic Law, the upbringing of children is primarily the responsibility of the parents.
    3. C — Other relatives can provide support but do not carry the primary legal responsibility.
    4. D — Schools are responsible for education and contribute to upbringing, but the main responsibility lies with the parents.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 88

    The parliamentary opposition in the German Bundestag …

    1. A — Correct: a central function of the opposition is holding the government to account, for example through questions, debates and committees of inquiry.
    2. B — Federal ministers are proposed by the Federal Chancellor and appointed by the Federal President, not determined by the opposition.
    3. C — Members of the Bundesrat are sent by the state governments, not determined by the Bundestag opposition.
    4. D — The heads of government of the Länder are elected by their respective state parliaments, not proposed by the Bundestag opposition.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 3

    Germany is a state governed by the rule of law. What does that mean?

    1. A — Correct: in a state governed by the rule of law, the law binds everyone — including the state itself (Art. 20(3) Basic Law). No one stands above the law.
    2. B — The opposite is true: it is precisely the state's own obligation to the law that makes it a Rechtsstaat.
    3. C — The laws generally apply to everyone in Germany, regardless of nationality.
    4. D — Laws are made by the legislature (parliament); courts apply them and administer justice.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.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 211

    Which politician is associated with the "Ostverträge" (Eastern Treaties)?

    1. A — Helmut Kohl is above all associated with German reunification in 1990, not with the Eastern Treaties of the early 1970s.
    2. B — Correct: with his "Ostpolitik", Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt initiated the Eastern Treaties (including with the Soviet Union and Poland, 1970), which led to détente with the Eastern Bloc.
    3. C — Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet head of state and party who shaped the reform policies of glasnost and perestroika, not a German politician of the Eastern Treaties.
    4. D — Ludwig Erhard was known for the social market economy and the economic miracle, not for the Eastern Treaties.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  17. Question 17 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

  18. Question 18 of 33Catalogue question 217

    During what period did the German Democratic Republic (GDR) exist?

    1. A — 1919 to 1927 falls within the Weimar Republic era, long before East Germany was founded.
    2. B — 1933 to 1945 was the Nazi era, not the East German era.
    3. C — 1945 to 1961 ends with the building of the wall, but East Germany continued to exist for almost thirty more years afterwards.
    4. D — Correct: East Germany existed from its founding on 7 October 1949 until its accession to the Federal Republic on 3 October 1990.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  19. Question 19 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

  20. Question 20 of 33Catalogue question 160

    Which war lasted from 1939 to 1945?

    1. A — The First World War lasted from 1914 to 1918, not 1939 to 1945.
    2. B — Correct: the Second World War began on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland and ended on 8 May 1945 in Europe.
    3. C — The Vietnam War took place from the 1950s to the 1970s, not 1939 to 1945.
    4. D — The Gulf War took place in 1990/91, many decades later.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  21. Question 21 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

  22. Question 22 of 33Catalogue question 89

    What is the association of one party's members in parliament called in Germany?

    1. A — An "association" is a general term for interest organisations, not a parliamentary technical term.
    2. B — The council of elders is a body for organising parliamentary work, not an association of party members.
    3. C — Correct: a Fraktion (parliamentary group) is the grouping of the members of one party (or allied parties) in parliament.
    4. D — Opposition refers to all non-governing parliamentary groups together, not the grouping of one single party's members.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  23. Question 23 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

  24. Question 24 of 33Catalogue question 248

    In Germany, raising children is primarily the responsibility of …

    1. A — The state monitors the welfare of the child (the state's guardianship role) but does not primarily undertake the upbringing itself.
    2. B — Correct: under Art. 6(2) of the Basic Law, the care and upbringing of children is the natural right of the parents and a duty primarily incumbent upon them.
    3. C — Grandparents can play a supporting role but do not carry the primary legal responsibility for upbringing.
    4. D — Schools take on education and part of the upbringing during school time, but not the primary, comprehensive responsibility for upbringing.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  25. Question 25 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

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 242

    In Germany, who decides whether a child attends kindergarten?

    1. A — Unlike compulsory schooling, attending kindergarten is not mandated by the state in Germany.
    2. B — The federal states do regulate the legal framework (e.g. the right to a childcare place), but do not decide in individual cases whether a particular child attends.
    3. C — Correct: attending kindergarten is voluntary in Germany; the parents or legal guardians decide whether their child goes.
    4. D — Schools are responsible for compulsory schooling, not for the kindergarten decision, which comes before school age.

    Source: www.bmfsfj.de

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 171

    A social market economy means that the economy …

    1. A — Pure regulation by supply and demand without state balancing describes a free market economy, not a social market economy.
    2. B — Complete state planning without market mechanisms describes a planned economy, the opposite of a social market economy.
    3. C — Germany's economic order is not primarily governed by foreign demand but by the domestic market and social security.
    4. D — Correct: the social market economy combines the market mechanisms of supply and demand with a state-organised social balance, for example through social insurance and worker protection.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  28. Question 28 of 33Catalogue question 33

    Which statement is correct? In Germany …

    1. A — Correct: Germany has no state religion; the state and religious communities are organisationally separate (ideological neutrality, Art. 140 Basic Law together with Art. 137 Weimar Constitution), even though some cooperation exists (e.g. collecting church tax).
    2. B — The opposite is true: the state is not formed by religious communities but is ideologically neutral.
    3. C — The state is independent of religious communities and makes its decisions with democratic legitimacy.
    4. D — There is no unity of state and church; Germany is not a state with an established religion.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 1

    In Germany, people may openly say something against the government because …

    1. A — Freedom of religion (Art. 4 Basic Law) protects belief and worship, not political criticism of the government.
    2. B — The duty to pay tax comes from tax law and creates no right to free speech.
    3. C — The right to vote (Art. 38 Basic Law) governs casting a ballot, not speaking freely day to day.
    4. D — Correct: Art. 5(1) Basic Law guarantees everyone the right to express their opinion freely — including sharp criticism of the government.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 280

    If you want to challenge an incorrect tax assessment in Germany, you must …

    1. A — Inaction results in the incorrect assessment becoming final after the deadline expires — you lose the right to have it corrected.
    2. B — Throwing the notice away does not change its legal validity; the obligation to pay remains.
    3. C — Correct: an objection to an incorrect tax assessment must be filed in writing with the tax office within one month of notification (§ 355 Fiscal Code).
    4. D — Waiting leads to the incorrect assessment becoming final once the deadline expires; a new notice does not arrive automatically.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  31. Questions on Lower Saxony

    Question 31 of 33Lower Saxony · Catalogue question 9

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

    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 10

    Which minister does Lower Saxony not have?

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

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

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