This document provides questions for an essay assignment on Paul Lever's book "Berlin Rules: Europe and the German Way." Students are asked to discuss three topics in a 1,000-1,200 word essay: 1) Events that created a sense of Germany entering a "golden age of power" in Europe by the mid-2010s. 2) The sources and resilience of Germany's economic growth and how its economic power translates to political influence. 3) How the contemporary Federal Republic relates to Germany's past and how perceptions of the past influence views of Germany's role in Europe today.