German Citizenship Test: Mock test 3
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About German Citizenship Test mock test 3
This is mock test 3 of 3 for the German Citizenship Test. It has 33 questions, the same number as the real test, with a 60-minute timer and the real pass mark (17 of 33 correct). Answers and explanations are shown when you submit. Each mock test uses a fixed set of questions, so you can retake this one until you pass it, then move on to the next.
Topics in this mock test: Living in a democracy (3) · History and responsibility (30)
Last reviewed: October 19, 2026 · Questions are written from the official study material linked on the country page.
The 33 questions in mock test 3
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1. What does a lay judge (Schöffe) do in Germany?
Decides on guilt and sentence together with professional judges
Schöffen are honorary lay judges who sit alongside professional judges in criminal trials. [DE: Was macht ein Schöffe / eine Schöffin in Deutschland?]
2. What is a task of the police in Germany?
To monitor compliance with the law
The police enforce the law; defence is the Bundeswehr's job and lawmaking is parliament's. [DE: Was ist eine Aufgabe der Polizei in Deutschland?]
3. What is a lay judge (Gerichtsschöffe) in Germany?
An honorary judge
Lay judges are citizens without legal training who serve as honorary judges. [DE: Ein Gerichtsschöffe / eine Gerichtsschöffin in Deutschland ist …]
4. Who built the Berlin Wall?
The GDR (East Germany)
The East German government built the Wall in 1961 to stop its citizens fleeing to the West. [DE: Wer baute die Mauer in Berlin?]
5. What happened on 8 May 1945?
The end of the Second World War in Europe
Germany's unconditional surrender took effect on 8 May 1945. [DE: Was war am 8. Mai 1945?]
6. What did Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg become known for?
The assassination attempt on Hitler on 20 July 1944
Stauffenberg planted the bomb in the failed 20 July 1944 plot and was executed the same night. [DE: Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg wurde bekannt durch …]
7. What happened in Germany on 9 November 1938?
Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed by Nazis and their supporters
The November pogrom ('Kristallnacht') saw synagogues burned and Jews attacked across Germany. [DE: Was passierte am 9. November 1938 in Deutschland?]
8. Who was the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany?
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer (CDU) was Chancellor from 1949 to 1963. [DE: Wie hieß der erste Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland?]
9. At which demonstrations did people chant ‘Wir sind das Volk’ (We are the people)?
The Monday demonstrations of 1989 in the GDR
The chant came from the peaceful protests in Leipzig and other East German cities in autumn 1989. [DE: Bei welchen Demonstrationen in Deutschland riefen die Menschen „Wir sind das Volk“?]
10. Which countries were the ‘Allied occupying powers’ in Germany after the Second World War?
USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
The four victorious Allies divided Germany into four occupation zones in 1945. [DE: Welche Länder wurden nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in Deutschland als „Alliierte Besatzungsmächte“ bezeichnet?]
11. What does ‘social market economy’ mean?
The economy follows supply and demand, but the state ensures social balance
The social market economy combines a free market with a welfare state. [DE: Soziale Marktwirtschaft bedeutet, die Wirtschaft …]
12. How many occupation zones were there in Germany after the Second World War?
4
Germany was divided into American, British, French and Soviet zones. [DE: Wie viele Besatzungszonen gab es in Deutschland nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg?]
13. Which German city was divided into four sectors after the Second World War?
Berlin
Berlin was split into four Allied sectors, later East and West Berlin. [DE: Welche deutsche Stadt wurde nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in vier Sektoren aufgeteilt?]
14. From June 1948 to May 1949 West Berlin was supplied by an airlift. Why?
The Soviet Union blocked all land traffic
The Soviet blockade cut land links, so the Western Allies flew in supplies. [DE: Vom Juni 1948 bis zum Mai 1949 wurden die Bürger und Bürgerinnen von West-Berlin durch eine Luftbrücke versorgt. Welcher Umstand war dafür verantwortlich?]
15. How did the Second World War in Europe officially end?
With Germany's unconditional surrender
The Wehrmacht's unconditional surrender in May 1945 ended the war in Europe. [DE: Wie endete der Zweite Weltkrieg in Europa offiziell?]
16. What did Willy Brandt express by kneeling in 1970 at the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw?
He asked Poland and the Polish Jews for forgiveness
Brandt's 'Kniefall' was a gesture of remorse for German crimes in the Second World War. [DE: Was wollte Willy Brandt mit seinem Kniefall 1970 im ehemaligen jüdischen Ghetto in Warschau ausdrücken?]
17. Which parties were forcibly merged in 1946 into the SED, the ruling party of the later GDR?
KPD and SPD
The Communist KPD and the Social Democratic SPD were merged in the Soviet zone to form the SED. [DE: Welche Parteien wurden 1946 zwangsweise zur SED vereint, der Einheitspartei der späteren DDR?]
18. In 1953 there was an uprising in the GDR that West Germany long remembered with a public holiday. On which date?
17 June
17 June was West Germany's 'Day of German Unity' until 1990 in memory of the 1953 uprising. [DE: Im Jahr 1953 gab es in der DDR einen Aufstand, an den lange Zeit in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ein Feiertag erinnerte. Wann war das?]
19. Which German state had a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, compass and wreath of grain?
The GDR
East Germany added the hammer, compass and wreath to the tricolour in 1959. [DE: Welcher deutsche Staat hatte eine schwarz-rot-goldene Flagge mit Hammer, Zirkel und Ährenkranz?]
20. In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
1961
Construction of the Wall began on 13 August 1961. [DE: In welchem Jahr wurde die Mauer in Berlin gebaut?]
21. Why is autumn 1989 in the GDR called ‘Die Wende’ (the turning point)? How did the GDR change politically?
from a dictatorship to a democracy
Peaceful protests ended SED rule and led to free elections and reunification. [DE: Warum nennt man die Zeit im Herbst 1989 in der DDR „Die Wende“? In dieser Zeit veränderte sich die DDR politisch …]
22. In the GDR, what did the abbreviation ‘Stasi’ refer to?
The Ministry for State Security
The Stasi was East Germany's secret police and intelligence service. [DE: Mit der Abkürzung „Stasi“ meinte man in der DDR …]
23. What was the economic system of the GDR called?
Planned economy
The GDR had a centrally planned economy controlled by the state. [DE: Wie hieß das Wirtschaftssystem der DDR?]
24. How did the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR become one state?
The five eastern Länder joined the Federal Republic of Germany
On 3 October 1990 the newly formed eastern Länder acceded to the Federal Republic under the Basic Law. [DE: Wie wurden die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die DDR zu einem Staat?]
25. What happened in the GDR on 17 June 1953?
Nationwide strikes and a popular uprising
The 1953 uprising against the SED regime was crushed by Soviet tanks. [DE: Was ereignete sich am 17. Juni 1953 in der DDR?]
26. Which politician is associated with the ‘Ostverträge’ (Eastern treaties)?
Willy Brandt
Brandt's Ostpolitik produced treaties with the Soviet Union, Poland and the GDR in the early 1970s. [DE: Welcher Politiker steht für die „Ostverträge“?]
27. Who is known as the ‘Chancellor of German Unity’?
Helmut Kohl
Kohl was Chancellor during reunification in 1990. [DE: Wer wird als „Kanzler der Deutschen Einheit“ bezeichnet?]
28. During which period did the German Democratic Republic (GDR) exist?
1949 to 1990
The GDR was founded in October 1949 and ceased to exist on reunification in October 1990. [DE: In welchem Zeitraum gab es die Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)?]
29. How many federal states joined the Federal Republic of Germany at reunification in 1990?
5
Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia joined in 1990. [DE: Wie viele Bundesländer kamen bei der Wiedervereinigung 1990 zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland hinzu?]
30. 27 January is an official day of remembrance in Germany. What does it commemorate?
The victims of National Socialism
27 January marks the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. [DE: Der 27. Januar ist in Deutschland ein offizieller Gedenktag. Woran erinnert dieser Tag?]
31. Germany is a member of the Schengen Agreement. What does that mean?
Germans can travel to many European countries without passport checks
Schengen abolished border controls between participating European states. [DE: Deutschland ist Mitglied des Schengener Abkommens. Was bedeutet das?]
32. What does the abbreviation EU stand for?
European Union
The EU is the political and economic union of European states to which Germany belongs. [DE: Was bedeutet die Abkürzung EU?]
33. How often is the European Parliament elected?
Every 5 years
European elections take place every five years in all EU member states. [DE: Das Europäische Parlament wird regelmäßig gewählt, nämlich alle …]
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