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Practice test 13 — Saarland

33 questions as in the real exam: 30 federal and 3 on Saarland. 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 265

    In Germany, where must you go first if you want to marry?

    1. A — The residents' registration office handles residence matters, not the marriage itself.
    2. B — The public order office is responsible for public safety and order, not for marriages.
    3. C — The employment agency places people in jobs and pays benefits; it has nothing to do with marriages.
    4. D — Correct: notice of an intended marriage is given at the registry office, which is responsible for civil status matters such as marriage, birth and death.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  2. Question 2 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

  3. Question 3 of 33Catalogue question 90

    The German federal states participate in federal legislation through …

    1. A — Correct: the Bundesrat is the constitutional organ through which the 16 Länder participate in federal legislation (Art. 50 Basic Law).
    2. B — The Federal Convention only elects the Federal President and has nothing to do with ongoing legislation.
    3. C — The Bundestag is the parliament directly elected by the people, not the Länder's organ of participation.
    4. D — The federal government is the executive and not the Länder's organ of participation in legislation.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  4. Question 4 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

  5. Question 5 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

  6. Question 6 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

  7. Question 7 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

  8. Question 8 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

  9. Question 9 of 33Catalogue question 206

    What do the so-called "Stolpersteine" (stumbling stones) in Germany commemorate?

    1. A — Stolpersteine do not commemorate politicians but individual victims of Nazi persecution.
    2. B — Correct: Stolpersteine are small brass plaques set in front of the last freely chosen residence, commemorating individual victims of National Socialism — Jews, Sinti and Roma, the politically persecuted and other groups.
    3. C — Stolpersteine have nothing to do with road accident victims; the project is dedicated to the culture of remembrance of the Nazi era.
    4. D — Stolpersteine do not commemorate musicians specifically, but very different people from all sections of the population who were persecuted by the Nazi regime.

    Source: www.stolpersteine.eu

  10. Question 10 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

  11. Question 11 of 33Catalogue question 50

    Germany's economic system is called …

    1. A — A "free central economy" is a contradictory term and not a designation of the German economic system.
    2. B — Correct: the social market economy combines free competition with social balance (social insurance, worker protection) — Germany's economic model since 1948/49.
    3. C — A centrally directed economy contradicts Germany's market-based economic order.
    4. D — A planned economy, as existed in East Germany, is the opposite of West Germany's social market economy.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  12. Question 12 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

  13. Question 13 of 33Catalogue question 111

    Which actions relating to the State of Israel are prohibited in Germany?

    1. A — Publicly criticising a government's policy, including Israel's, is covered by freedom of expression (Art. 5 Basic Law).
    2. B — Displaying a foreign flag on private property is generally permitted and not a criminal offence.
    3. C — Factual discussion of politics, including about Israel, is permitted and an expression of freedom of speech.
    4. D — Correct: publicly calling for the destruction of a state and its population fulfils the offence of incitement to hatred (§ 130 Criminal Code) and is punishable — this applies regardless of which state is concerned, and here explicitly to Israel as well.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  14. Question 14 of 33Catalogue question 277

    A woman with a two-year-old child applies for a job in Germany. What is an example of discrimination? She does not get the job solely because she …

    1. A — A lack of required language skills can be a factually permissible, non-discriminatory reason for rejection, provided the language is actually necessary for the job.
    2. B — Excessive salary expectations are a legitimate economic reason for rejection, not discrimination.
    3. C — Lack of professional experience is a factual, permissible selection criterion.
    4. D — Correct: rejection solely because of motherhood is impermissible discrimination on grounds of gender or family situation, forbidden under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  15. Question 15 of 33Catalogue question 276

    What should you do if you are treated badly by your contact person at a German authority?

    1. A — There are indeed options for action against misconduct by public officials.
    2. B — One does not have to accept inappropriate behaviour without objection; there are avenues for complaint.
    3. C — Threats are themselves a criminal offence (§ 241 Criminal Code) and not an appropriate or legal response.
    4. D — Correct: citizens can, informally or formally, complain to the superior office or head of the authority about misconduct; this is a recognised right.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  16. Question 16 of 33Catalogue question 73

    The two largest parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag are currently called …

    1. A — Correct by seat count: in the 21st Bundestag (since the 2025 election), the CDU/CSU group is the largest; the AfD group is the second largest. This holds regardless of which parties form the governing coalition.
    2. B — Neither Die Linke nor Bündnis 90/Die Grünen are among the two largest groups by membership in the current Bundestag.
    3. C — Bündnis 90/Die Grünen is considerably smaller than AfD and SPD in the current Bundestag; this combination does not match the actual size order.
    4. D — Die Linke is represented in the Bundestag but is not among the two largest groups.

    Source: www.bundestag.de

  17. Question 17 of 33Catalogue question 120

    The electoral system in Germany is a …

    1. A — A census suffrage ties the right to vote to wealth or tax payments — this does not exist in Germany today.
    2. B — The three-class voting system was a historical system in the Kingdom of Prussia until 1918, not a current German electoral system.
    3. C — Correct: Bundestag elections combine elements of majority voting (first vote, directly won constituency seats) with proportional representation (second vote, proportional seat allocation).
    4. D — "General male suffrage" contradicts today's principle of equality; women have had the right to vote in Germany since 1918.

    Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de

  18. Question 18 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

  19. Question 19 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

  20. Question 20 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

  21. Question 21 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

  22. Question 22 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

  23. Question 23 of 33Catalogue question 298

    Migrants living in East Germany came mainly from …

    1. A — Correct: East Germany recruited so-called "contract workers" mainly from socialist fraternal states such as Vietnam, Poland and Mozambique.
    2. B — France, Romania and Somalia were not the main countries of origin of East German contract workers.
    3. C — Chile, Hungary and Zimbabwe had some political connections (e.g. Chilean exiles after the Pinochet coup), but were not the main groups of contract workers.
    4. D — North Korea, Mexico and Egypt were not the central countries of origin for East German labour migration.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  24. Question 24 of 33Catalogue question 164

    What happened in Germany on 9 November 1938?

    1. A — The attack on Poland, and thus the start of the war, was on 1 September 1939, not 9 November 1938.
    2. B — The Nazi party did not lose an election in 1938 — there were no longer any free elections at that time.
    3. C — Correct: during the night of 9–10 November 1938, the November Pogroms organised by the National Socialists took place, in which synagogues and Jewish shops were destroyed throughout Germany.
    4. D — Hitler never became Reich President; he never held that office, and Hindenburg only died in 1934, after which Hitler merged the offices of Reich Chancellor and Reich President into "Führer" — not on 9 November 1938.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  25. Question 25 of 33Catalogue question 182

    What is the Jewish house of prayer called?

    1. A — A basilica is a type of building, often used in Christianity, not a Jewish house of prayer.
    2. B — A mosque is the Islamic house of prayer, not the Jewish one.
    3. C — Correct: the synagogue is the house of prayer and religious centre of the Jewish community.
    4. D — A church is the Christian house of prayer, not the Jewish one.

    Source: www.zentralratderjuden.de

  26. Question 26 of 33Catalogue question 35

    What does the German state use to finance social insurance?

    1. A — Church tax finances religious communities, not state social insurance.
    2. B — Correct: social security contributions (to pension, health, long-term care, unemployment and accident insurance), paid jointly by employees and employers, finance social insurance.
    3. C — Donations are voluntary and are not a load-bearing source of funding for social insurance.
    4. D — Club membership fees finance clubs, not the state social insurance system.

    Source: www.bundesregierung.de

  27. Question 27 of 33Catalogue question 110

    For how many years is the Bundestag elected in Germany?

    1. A — 2 years is too short for the Bundestag's legislative term.
    2. B — 3 years is too short for the Bundestag's legislative term.
    3. C — Correct: under Art. 39 of the Basic Law, the Bundestag is elected for four years.
    4. D — 5 years is too long for the Bundestag's legislative term (that applies roughly to the European Parliament).

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  28. Question 28 of 33Catalogue question 62

    When a German federal state's parliament is elected, this is called …

    1. A — A municipal election concerns the level of municipalities and districts, not the state parliament.
    2. B — Correct: the election of a state parliament (Landtag; in the city-states, the Bürgerschaft/Abgeordnetenhaus) is called a Landtagswahl.
    3. C — The European election determines the German members of the European Parliament, not a state parliament.
    4. D — The Bundestag election determines the all-German parliament, not that of an individual federal state.

    Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de

  29. Question 29 of 33Catalogue question 250

    In Germany, you have the best chances of a well-paid job if you …

    1. A — Religious affiliation has no legally legitimate influence on career opportunities; discrimination on this basis is forbidden under the General Equal Treatment Act.
    2. B — Correct: good education and qualifications are the central, legitimate factor for career opportunities and salary in Germany.
    3. C — Under the principle of equal treatment (Art. 3(2), (3) Basic Law), gender must play no role in career opportunities — gender discrimination is forbidden, even if not fully overcome in practice.
    4. D — Party membership is not a legitimate or usual criterion for allocating jobs in the private sector.

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

  30. Question 30 of 33Catalogue question 187

    Which German state had a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, compass and wreath of grain?

    1. A — Prussia was a historical kingdom with its own flag (black and white), long before this symbolism.
    2. B — The Federal Republic uses the plain black-red-gold flag without an emblem (Art. 22 Basic Law).
    3. C — The "Third Reich" used the swastika flag, not a hammer, compass and wreath of grain.
    4. D — Correct: from 1959, the East German (GDR) flag showed the state emblem — a hammer (the working class), a compass (the intelligentsia) and a wreath of grain (the peasantry) — on a black-red-gold background.

    Source: www.bpb.de

  31. Questions on Saarland

    Question 31 of 33Saarland · Catalogue question 5

    What colours does the state flag of the Saarland have?

    1. A — White and blue are Bavaria's colours, not the Saarland's.
    2. B — Correct: the Saarland's state flag shows the federal colours black, red and gold, usually with the state coat of arms in the central field.
    3. C — Black and yellow is not the Saarland's state flag; that is associated with Saxony-Anhalt.
    4. D — Green, white and red is not the Saarland's flag; that is associated with North Rhine-Westphalia.

    Source: www.saarland.de

  32. Question 32 of 33Saarland · Catalogue question 6

    Where can you get information about political topics in the Saarland?

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

    Source: www.saarland.de

  33. Question 33 of 33Saarland · Catalogue question 10

    Which minister does the Saarland not have?

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

    Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de

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