Question 43
How can someone who denies the Holocaust be punished?
German original: Wie kann jemand, der den Holocaust leugnet, bestraft werden?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- Reduction in social benefits
- up to 100 social hours
- Not at all, Holocaust denial is allowed
- with a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine — Correct answer
Explanation
Holocaust denial is a criminal offense in Germany under Section 130 of the Criminal Code (incitement to hatred). The penalty is up to five years in prison or a fine.
Key terms in this question
- can / to be able to — An auxiliary verb that expresses that someone has the ability or possibility to do something.
- punished — Punished means that someone receives a penalty for breaking a rule or law. The state can punish people with fines or imprisonment if they commit a crime.
- someone / somebody — An indefinite pronoun used to refer to an unknown or unspecified person. For example, 'someone called' means a person called, but it is not known who.
- the Holocaust — The Holocaust refers to the systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews and other groups by the Nazi regime in Germany between 1933 and 1945.
- to become / will (auxiliary) — 'Werden' is a German auxiliary verb used to express change or development (e.g. 'It is getting cold'). It is also used to form the future tense and the passive voice.