- 1. When was the Weimar Republic proclaimed in Germany?
A) 1914
B) 1918
C) 1939
D) 1923
- 2. What form of government replaced the monarchy in Germany after World War I?
A) Dictatorship
B) Republic
C) Communism
D) Monarchy
- 3. What treaty officially ended World War I and was signed under the Weimar Republic?
A) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
B) Treaty of Versailles
C) Treaty of Trianon
D) Munich Agreement
- 4. Which political party played a major role in the founding of the Weimar Republic?
A) German National People's Party
B) Nazi Party
C) Communist Party
D) Social Democratic Party
- 5. Under the Weimar Republic, which city became the capital of Germany?
A) Frankfurt
B) Hamburg
C) Berlin
D) Munich
- 6. Who was the first President of the Weimar Republic?
A) Friedrich Ebert
B) Gustav Stresemann
C) Karl Liebknecht
D) Paul von Hindenburg
- 7. Which event in 1923 saw Adolf Hitler attempt to seize power in Munich?
A) Beer Hall Putsch
B) Reichstag Fire
C) Kristallnacht
D) Night of the Long Knives
- 8. Who was the famous playwright and poet who became a prominent figure in Weimar Republic culture?
A) Friedrich Nietzsche
B) Karl Marx
C) Bertolt Brecht
D) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 9. Who was the famous German filmmaker known for his expressionist films during the Weimar Republic era?
A) Fritz Lang
B) Stanley Kubrick
C) Ingmar Bergman
D) Alfred Hitchcock
- 10. Which iconic German novel was written by Erich Maria Remarque and depicted the horrors of World War I?
A) The Metamorphosis
B) Berlin Alexanderplatz
C) Steppenwolf
D) All Quiet on the Western Front
- 11. Which German artist and political activist is known for his satirical and critical works during the Weimar Republic?
A) George Grosz
B) Salvador Dalí
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Vincent van Gogh
- 12. What was the name of the liberal constitution adopted by the Weimar Republic?
A) Berlin Charter
B) Frankfurt Declaration
C) Weimar Constitution
D) Munich Pact
- 13. What economic term describes the period of economic hardship and high unemployment that followed the Weimar Republic's golden years?
A) Prosperity Era
B) Boom Time
C) Golden Age
D) Great Depression
- 14. What was the term used to describe the political and economic instability that plagued the Weimar Republic?
A) Frankfurt Fiasco
B) Berlin Breakdown
C) Weimar Crisis
D) Munich Meltdown
- 15. Which political ideology was a major force in opposition to the Weimar Republic and sought to establish a communist regime in Germany?
A) Capitalism
B) Fascism
C) Communism
D) Socialism
- 16. What was the name of the series of diplomatic agreements that helped stabilize Germany's borders under the Weimar Republic?
A) Vienna Agreements
B) Locarno Treaties
C) Berlin Pacts
D) Paris Accords
- 17. Who became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and consolidated power for the Nazi Party?
A) Joseph Goebbels
B) Adolf Hitler
C) Hermann Göring
D) Heinrich Himmler
- 18. Who was the last President of the Weimar Republic before Hitler's rise to power?
A) Kurt von Schleicher
B) Friedrich Ebert
C) Paul von Hindenburg
D) Gustav Stresemann
- 19. Who was the famous German philosopher and sociologist who critiqued the Weimar Republic in his works?
A) Karl Marx
B) Max Weber
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Friedrich Nietzsche
- 20. Which country's defeat in World War I led to the proclamation of the Weimar Republic?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) Germany
D) France
- 21. What economic turmoil did the Weimar Republic face in the early 1920s?
A) Hyperinflation
B) Stagflation
C) Deflation
D) Recession
- 22. What was the official name of Germany during the Weimar Republic?
A) Prussian Kingdom
B) Holy Roman Empire
C) German Reich
D) German Federation
- 23. Which German state was the largest constituent state of the Weimar Republic?
A) Prussia
B) Saxony
C) Hesse
D) Bavaria
- 24. Who was the leader of the Spartacus League, a key player in the early days of the Weimar Republic?
A) Karl Liebknecht
B) August Bebel
C) Eduard Bernstein
D) Rosa Luxemburg
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