Lesson Y9-U04-L06

How Hitler Became Chancellor, Jan 1933 Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 17

20 questions

Written by Revision Ninja · Last reviewed 11 October 2026

In partnership with Revision Ninja

Lesson Y9-U04-L06, How Hitler Became Chancellor, Jan 1933: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 17: Year 9: Rise of the Nazis, written with Revision Ninja.

Host it live on the board and students join with a game code on their own devices, or revise alone with Free Play. The answers are revealed in the game.

Host this setFree Play

The 20 questions

  1. Who had the power to appoint the Chancellor of Germany in 1932-33?

    • The Supreme Court
    • The Reichstag
    • The Chancellor
    • President Hindenburg

  2. Why did winning 230 seats in July 1932 not automatically make Hitler Chancellor?

    • It lacked majority
    • Parliament was closed
    • It was illegal
    • He refused it

  3. What was Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution?

    • Dissolving the Reichstag
    • Emergency presidential rule
    • Banning political parties
    • Appointing judges

  4. What term describes a government formed by several political parties sharing power?

    • Coalition government
    • Military junta
    • Absolute monarchy
    • Unitary state

  5. Which Chancellor was nicknamed the 'Hunger Chancellor' because of his unpopular spending cuts in the Depression?

    • Kurt von Schleicher
    • Heinrich Bruning
    • Adolf Hitler
    • Franz von Papen

  6. Which army general became Chancellor in December 1932 but lasted only weeks?

    • Ernst Rohm
    • Heinrich Bruning
    • Kurt von Schleicher
    • Franz von Papen

  7. What did President Hindenburg famously call Hitler in 1932?

    • Dangerous radical
    • Capable politician
    • Jumped-up corporal
    • Reckless rebel

  8. How many Reichstag seats did the Nazis win in the November 1932 election?

    • 44
    • 230
    • 196
    • 288

  9. How did Chancellors Bruning, Papen, and Schleicher all govern Germany?

    • With Reichstag majorities
    • By emergency decree
    • Through military force
    • As absolute monarchs

  10. What did frequent use of Article 48 show about German democracy?

    • Voters held power
    • Democracy was weakening
    • Democracy was strengthening
    • Parliament was supreme

  11. The Nazis had 230 seats in July 1932 and 196 seats in November 1932. By how many seats did their total fall?

    • 34
    • 26
    • 44
    • 54

  12. Why did Franz von Papen want to form a coalition deal with Hitler in late 1932?

    • To support communists
    • To ban the Nazis
    • To protect democracy
    • To regain power

  13. What did German conservative politicians believe they could do to Hitler after appointing him Chancellor?

    • Control him
    • Arrest him
    • Exile him
    • Ignore him

  14. On what date was Hitler legally sworn in as Chancellor of Germany?

    • 30 January 1933
    • 2 August 1934
    • 23 March 1933
    • 27 February 1933

  15. How many cabinet posts were promised to the Nazis in the January 1933 deal?

    • One
    • Six
    • Three
    • Nine

  16. How many seats did the Nazi Party win in the November 1932 election?

    • 107 seats
    • 230 seats
    • 288 seats
    • 196 seats

  17. What ultimately allowed Hitler to become Chancellor despite weakening Nazi support?

    • Conservative elites' deal
    • A communist revolution
    • A massive election win
    • A military coup

  18. Why did traditional conservatives feel secure about including Hitler in the January 1933 cabinet?

    • Hitler had no followers
    • The Reichstag was closed
    • Few Nazi ministers
    • The army ran everything

  19. What phrase describes Hitler's appointment through backroom deals rather than an election victory?

    • The side door
    • A violent revolution
    • The front entrance
    • A landslide victory

  20. What was the German parliament called, where elected parties sat and voted on laws?

    • The Reichswehr
    • The Reichstag
    • The Supreme Court
    • The Cabinet

All KS3 History quizzes