Question 274 of 300 · General section
You have deliberately opened a letter in Germany that is addressed to another person. What did you ignore?
Correct answer
the secrecy of correspondence
All answer options
- 1the right to silence
- 2the secrecy of correspondenceCorrect
- 3the duty of confidentiality
- 4freedom of expression
Why is this answer correct?
The secrecy of correspondence is guaranteed by Article 10 of the Basic Law and also covers telephone and email. Deliberately opening someone else's post is an offence under § 202 of the Criminal Code: professional confidentiality, by contrast, concerns doctors and similar professions.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 274 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 90% answer it correctly
- Source
- Official BAMF question catalogue
This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.
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