In order to apply for permanent residency and/or citizenship here in Germany, you have to take the “Life in Germany” test. For residency, I believe you need to answer 15 out of 33 questions correctly, and for citizenship you need to answers 17 questions correctly. Assuming you have a fair knowledge of German and you’ve reviewed the information, it’s pretty easy.
30 questions are pulled from a 300 question catalog over German politics, history, and culture. The last 3 questions are pulled from a 10 question list that relate specifically to the state the tester lives in. All of the questions are available here for practice purposes – though going through the whole list numbs your brain.
I found the political questions the most difficult, as I had a tendency to jumble up the different offices a bit. The German government follows a three branch system as the United States…
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