A) 1975 B) 1945 C) 1961 D) 1989
A) To divide East and West Berlin culturally B) To symbolize peace in Europe C) To promote tourism in Berlin D) To prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West
A) 1989 B) 1975 C) 1999 D) 2005
A) United States B) France C) Soviet Union D) United Kingdom
A) 28 years B) 19 years C) 15 years D) 42 years
A) Wooden barricade B) Barbed wire fence C) Steel mesh fence D) Concrete wall
A) The destruction of German culture B) The beginning of the European Union C) The start of a new wave of communism D) The end of the Cold War and the reunification of East and West Germany
A) Over 10,000 B) Around 1,000 C) Over 5,000 D) Less than 100
A) John F. Kennedy B) Ronald Reagan C) Jimmy Carter D) Richard Nixon
A) "Wall of Shame." B) "Iron Curtain." C) "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart." D) "Berlin Barrier."
A) They immediately accepted the Marshall Plan. B) The Soviets instituted the Berlin Blockade in 1948. C) They dismantled their military presence in East Germany. D) They joined NATO.
A) A centrally planned socialist economic model. B) A social market economy with a democratic parliamentary government. C) A purely capitalist system without any social welfare. D) An autocratic regime with no free markets.
A) "Ostpolitik." B) "Republikflucht." C) "Volkspolizei." D) "Wirtschaftswunder."
A) Konrad Adenauer B) Joseph Stalin C) Vyacheslav Molotov D) Walter Ulbricht
A) Reduce military presence at the border B) Build up their border defenses C) Negotiate with West Germany D) Open more borders for trade
A) Both sectors were equally accessible B) Neither sector C) The Eastern sectors D) The Western sectors
A) 1954 B) 1956 C) 1953 D) 1955
A) Willy Brandt B) John F. Kennedy C) Nikita Khrushchev D) Mikhail Pervukhin
A) 1957 B) 1949 C) 1952 D) 1961
A) Approximately 20% B) 30% C) 40% D) 10%
A) 1951 B) 1957 C) 1961 D) 1949
A) Wilhelm Pieck B) Walter Ulbricht C) Konrad Adenauer D) Yuri Andropov
A) Family reunification B) Political reasons C) Better weather D) Economic reasons
A) 61% B) 70.5% C) 50% D) 80%
A) $25 billion B) $10 billion C) $17 billion D) $5 billion
A) Walter Ulbricht B) John F. Kennedy C) James Reston D) Nikita Khrushchev
A) John F. Kennedy B) Nikita Khrushchev C) James Reston D) Walter Ulbricht
A) 13 August 1961 B) 12 August 1961 C) 15 June 1961 D) 17 August 1961
A) 17 August 1961 B) 12 August 1961 C) 15 June 1961 D) 13 August 1961
A) He promised to support its construction. B) He remained neutral and did not comment. C) He threatened military action against it. D) He admitted that the US would not actively oppose it.
A) Berlin B) Vienna C) Moscow D) Döllnsee
A) 43 km (27 mi) B) 156 km (97 mi) C) 75 km (47 mi) D) 100 km (62 mi)
A) 75 km (47 mi) B) 43 km (27 mi) C) 156 km (97 mi) D) 100 km (62 mi)
A) Kennedy offered financial support to West Berlin. B) Kennedy was furious. C) Kennedy ignored Brandt's comments completely. D) Kennedy agreed with all of Brandt's suggestions.
A) The National Security Agency B) DIA C) FBI D) CIA
A) Schönefeld Airport B) Tempelhof Airport C) Tegel Airport D) Berlin Brandenburg Airport
A) US Brigade B) Italian Brigade C) UK Infantry Brigade D) French Forces
A) At least 70 B) Less than 30 C) Over 100 D) Exactly 50
A) 10 percent B) 58 percent C) 24 percent D) 4 percent
A) Hennigsdorf B) Schönwalde-Glien C) Dallgow-Döberitz D) Blankenfelde-Mahlow
A) Three B) Four C) Six D) Two
A) 58 percent B) 10 percent C) 6 percent D) 24 percent
A) Otto von Habsburg B) Helmut Kohl C) Mikhail Gorbachev D) Egon Krenz
A) Shooting orders (Schießbefehl) B) Arrest and detain orders C) Capture alive orders D) Shoot-to-kill orders
A) Operation Freedom B) Unternehmen Reisebüro C) Project Escape D) Sewer Rescue
A) Installed metal beams at checkpoints B) Deployed snipers C) Used water cannons D) Built zig-zagging roads at checkpoints
A) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora B) 'Heroes' by David Bowie C) 'Berliners' by Roy Harper D) 'Over de muur' (1984)
A) Twelve B) Seven C) Five D) Nine
A) Bridge of Spies (2015) B) The Innocent (1993) C) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) D) Night Crossing (1982)
A) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) B) The Tunnel (2001) C) Bridge of Spies (2015) D) Open The Wall (2014)
A) They were all preserved in their original state B) They were badly damaged by souvenir seekers C) They were completely destroyed D) They were moved to a museum
A) 'Heroes' by David Bowie B) 'Chippin' Away' by Tom Fedora C) 'Over de muur' by Klein Orkest D) 'Berliners'
A) 'Freiheit jetzt!' ('Freedom now!') B) 'Keine Angst mehr!' ('No more fear!') C) 'Wir bleiben hier!' ('We are staying here!') D) 'Gerechtigkeit für alle!' ('Justice for all!')
A) The Tunnel (2001) B) Night Crossing (1982) C) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) D) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
A) The West-German artist Elsner B) Toni Fisher C) Tom Fedora D) David Bowie
A) June 1962 B) January 1965 C) May 1975 D) August 1961
A) Rabbit à la Berlin (2009) B) The American Sector (2020) C) Something to Do with the Wall (1991) D) The Tunnel (December 1962)
A) Schönefeld (partially) B) Großbeeren C) Stahnsdorf D) Hohen Neuendorf
A) Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik B) Stasi C) RAF Gatow D) Nationale Volksarmee
A) Winfried Freudenberg B) Günter Litfin C) Chris Gueffroy D) Peter Fechter
A) 58 percent B) 12 percent C) 25 percent D) 8 percent
A) In Schlesischen Busch B) At Bernauer Straße C) Along the Spree River near the Oberbaumbrücke D) Near Checkpoint Charlie
A) 1989 B) 1988 C) 1986 D) 1987
A) Only refuse permits during specific months. B) Provide detailed reasons for any refusal of entry. C) Refuse entry permits without stating a reason. D) Issue permits automatically to all applicants.
A) 24 percent B) 4 percent C) 58 percent D) 10 percent
A) Being an American citizen. B) A member of the United Nations. C) "Civis Romanus sum" (I am a Roman citizen). D) A supporter of communism.
A) 50 kilometres B) 100 kilometres C) 200 kilometres D) More than 140 kilometres
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Schönwalde-Glien C) Mühlenbecker Land D) Stahnsdorf
A) Checkpoint Charlie B) Dreilinden C) Friedrichstraße D) Zimmerstraße
A) Stationary Traveller (1984) B) 'Heroes' (1977) by David Bowie C) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher D) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols
A) 19 B) 70 C) 29 D) 50
A) The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) B) Sonnenallee (1999) C) Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981) D) Escape from East Berlin (1962)
A) 13% B) 35% C) 16%. D) 28%
A) Günter Litfin B) Alexandra Hildebrandt C) Wolfgang Engels D) Thomas Krüger
A) 6 percent B) 10 percent C) 24 percent D) 58 percent
A) "Isolation from Western culture" B) "Encouraging more concerts by Western artists" C) "One step backwards, two steps forwards" D) "Complete suppression of Western influences"
A) Glienicke/Nordbahn B) Blankenfelde-Mahlow C) Schönefeld D) Potsdam
A) 8% B) 87% C) 14%. D) 35%
A) Conrad Schumann B) Günter Litfin C) Wolfgang Engels D) Thomas Krüger
A) The former 'Kieler Eck' watchtower, now a memorial site named after Günter Litfin B) An observation tower used by Deutsche Waldjugend C) A park with a piece of the wall strip D) A section of the Wall known as East Side Gallery
A) CNN B) Vox C) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) D) BBC
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Glienicke/Nordbahn C) Mühlenbecker Land (partially) D) Hennigsdorf
A) 12 percent B) 25 percent C) 8 percent D) 58 percent
A) Policeman B) Tailor C) Soldier D) Border guard
A) Keith Haring B) Jean-Michel Basquiat C) Thierry Noir D) Banksy
A) Flying an ultralight plane B) Landing a light aircraft at RAF Gatow C) Driving a sports car through fortifications D) Using a hot air balloon
A) Günter Litfin B) Chris Gueffroy C) Winfried Freudenberg D) Peter Fechter
A) Checkpoint Alpha autobahn B) Friedrichstraße autobahn C) Berlin-Helmstedt autobahn D) Dreilinden autobahn
A) Peter Fechter B) Ida Siekmann C) Chris Gueffroy D) Günter Litfin
A) 'Holidays in the Sun' by Sex Pistols B) 'West of the Wall' by Toni Fisher C) 'Heroes' (1977) D) Stationary Traveller (1984) by Camel
A) Hohen Neuendorf B) Schönefeld C) Kleinmachnow D) Großbeeren
A) Stahnsdorf B) Falkensee C) Mühlenbecker Land D) Hohen Neuendorf
A) Checkpoint Bravo B) Checkpoint Charlie C) Friedrichstraße station D) Checkpoint Alpha |