Question 185 of 300 · History and Responsibility
Question 185: What did the expression "Iron Curtain" stand for? The isolation …
Official question from the BAMF catalog used for the Einbürgerungstest (German citizenship test) and the Leben in Deutschland test. Topic: History and Responsibility.
The question as it appears on the exam
Wofür stand der Ausdruck "Eiserner Vorhang"? Für die Abschottung …
The Einbürgerungstest is written and sat in German only, with no dictionary allowed. Use the English below to understand the question, but learn to recognise the German wording above — that is what you will see on the day.
Answer options
- Ades Warschauer Pakts gegen den Westenof the Warsaw Pact against the WestCorrect
- BNorddeutschlands gegen Süddeutschlandof Northern Germany against Southern Germany
- CNazi-Deutschlands gegen die Alliiertenof Nazi Germany against the Allies
- DEuropas gegen die USAof Europe against the USA
Correct answer
A — des Warschauer Pakts gegen den Westen
of the Warsaw Pact against the West
Why this is the answer
The "Iron Curtain" described the political and physical isolation of the Warsaw Pact states from the West during the Cold War.
How this question fits into the exam
On exam day you answer 33 questions in 60 minutes: 30 from the general catalog of 300 questions — this question is one of them — and 3 about your federal state. You pass with 17 correct answers. Aiming for exactly 17 leaves no margin for nerves, so take timed mock exams until 33 out of 33 feels routine.
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