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People and Society

50 of the 300 general questions belong to the topic People and Society. All of them are listed here with the correct answer; the explanation is on each question's page.

  1. In Germany, parents can decide up to the age of 14 whether their child takes part in ...Religious education.
  2. Which cities have the largest Jewish communities in Germany?Berlin and Munich
  3. In Germany, what is the association of members of a party in parliament called?parliamentary group
  4. Who pays for social security in Germany?Employers and employees
  5. What is not part of statutory social insurance?life insurance
  6. What can you be honoured with in the Federal Republic of Germany if you have made a special achievement in the political, economic, cultural, intellectual or social field? With the ...Federal Cross of Merit
  7. A woman in Germany loses her job. What should not be the reason for this dismissal?The woman is having a baby and her boss knows about it.
  8. Who is allowed to become a member of the approximately 40 Jewish Maccabi sports clubs?all people
  9. In Germany, co-operation between parties to form a government is called ...Coalition.
  10. How does the German state finance social security?Social security contributions
  11. How many years ago was there a Jewish community for the first time on the territory of today's Germany?about 1700 years ago
  12. Mrs Seger is having a child. What does she have to do to receive parental allowance?She has to submit an application to the parental allowance office.
  13. Who decides whether a child goes to kindergarten in Germany?the parents/guardians
  14. A woman is pregnant. She is specially protected by law just before and after the birth of her child. What is this protection called?Maternity protection
  15. In Germany, the education of children is primarily the responsibility ...of the parents.
  16. Who is mainly responsible for raising children in Germany?the parents
  17. If you hit a child in Germany, ...you can be punished for it.
  18. Parents in Germany can get help with parenting problems from the ...Youth Welfare Office.
  19. What is the youth welfare office allowed to do in Germany?It can remove a child from the family if it is being beaten or is starving.
  20. The BIZ career information centre at the Federal Employment Agency in Germany helps with ...Apprenticeship search.
  21. In Germany, a child at school has ...Compulsory attendance.
  22. In Germany, young people are of criminal age from the age of 14. This meansare punished.
  23. Where do you have to go first in Germany if you want to get married?to the registry office
  24. A young woman in Germany, 22 years old, lives with her boyfriend. The woman's parents don't like it because they don't like her boyfriend. What can the parents do?They must respect their adult daughter's decision.
  25. A young woman wants to get her driving licence. She is afraid of the test because her mother tongue is not German. What is correct?She may be able to take the theory test in her native language. There are more than ten languages to choose from.
  26. Which living arrangement is not permitted in Germany?A man is married to two women at the same time.
  27. In Germany, if you have parenting problems, you go to ...to the youth welfare office.
  28. A woman who has a two-year-old child applies for a job in Germany. What is an example of discrimination? She does not get the job only because she ...is a mother.
  29. A man in a wheelchair has applied for a job as an accountant. What is an example of discrimination? He does not get the job only because he ...is in a wheelchair.
  30. Which honorary position must German citizens take on if they are asked to do so?Election assistant
  31. Mrs Frost works as a permanent employee in an office. What does she not have to pay from her salary?Value added tax
  32. A man with dark skin colour applies for a job as a waiter in a restaurant in Germany. What is an example of discrimination? He does not get the job only because ...he has dark skin.
  33. Why do you have to write down on your tax return in Germany whether you belong to a church or not? Because ...there is a church tax that is linked to income and wage tax.
  34. How many inhabitants does Germany have?84 million
  35. In which other country is there a large German-speaking population?Austria
  36. What is the name of the Jewish house of prayer?Synagogue
  37. Which school-leaving qualification is normally required to study at a university in Germany?the Abitur
  38. In Germany, you have the best chance of getting a well-paid job if you ...are well educated.
  39. An adult woman wants to do her A-levels in Germany. She can do this at ...an evening grammar school.
  40. A man aged 30 would like to do his Abitur in Germany. Where can he do this? At ...an evening grammar school
  41. On which festival do people in Germany wear colourful costumes and masks?on Shrove Monday
  42. The adult education centre in Germany is an institution ...for further education.
  43. What is a custom in Germany at Christmas?decorating a Christmas tree
  44. People in Germany live according to the principle of religious tolerance. What does that mean?Everyone can believe what they want.
  45. What is a custom in Germany at Easter?colouring eggs
  46. Pentecost is a ...Christian holiday.
  47. Which religion has shaped European and German culture?Christianity
  48. In Germany, the last four weeks before Christmas are called ...the Advent season.
  49. From which country did most migrants come to Germany?Turkey
  50. From which country did the first guest workers come to the Federal Republic of Germany?Italy

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