Question 40

Question 99 of 300Politics in a Democracy

With which words does the German national anthem begin?

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Correct answer to question 40: Unity and justice and freedom ...

Explanation

The German national anthem begins with the words "Unity and Justice and Freedom." Since 1952 only the third stanza of Hoffmann von Fallersleben's Deutschlandlied (1841) is sung, set to a melody by Joseph Haydn.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Mit welchen Worten beginnt die deutsche Nationalhymne?

  1. Völker, hört die Signale …
  2. Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit …
  3. Freude schöner Götterfunken …
  4. Deutschland einig Vaterland …

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