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Question 1: What do the colours of the French flag symbolise?

  • The three principles of the French Republic - freedom, equality and fraternity
  • The three estates of France prior to the revolution comprising the clergy (the First Estate), nobles (the Second Estate), and peasants and bourgeoisie (the Third Estate)
  • The uniform colours of the Bourgeois Militia of Paris (later to become Revolutionary France's National Guard)
  • The red and blue cockade of Paris and the white cockade of the king
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Question 2: What are some of the responsibilities of the elected officials of French Departments (les Départements)?

  • Management of nursery and primary schools, sports and cultural activities, street maintenance and the registration of births, marriages and deaths
  • Management of colleges, child protection, assistance to the elderly
  • Management of public transport, vocational training, the construction and maintenance of high schools (les lycées)
  • Determination of national policy
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Question 3: For what event did Gustave Eiffel construct the Eiffel Tower?

  • The 1889 World's fair (l'Exposition Universelle)
  • The 1867 World's fair
  • The end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871
  • The conception of the French Third Republic in 1870
The 1889 World's fair was held during the year of the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.
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Question 4: When did the French also become European citizens?

  • In 1992 via the Maastricht Treaty (the Treaty on European Union)
  • In 1957 via the Treaty of Rome
  • 1 January 2002 after the introduction of the Euro currency
  • 1 December 2009 when the Lisbon Treaty, signed 13 December 2007, came into force
EU citizens can vote in the European Parliament elections every five years. They are free to move, to work, study and settle in other EU countries. In such instances, they can vote in local elections in the country in which they are based
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Question 5: Which is the highest mountain in the European Union at 4,807m?

  • Mont-Blanc
  • The Matterhorn
  • Monte Rosa
  • Dom
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Question 6: Name a famous French painter:

  • Marcel Proust
  • Albert Camus
  • Simone de Beauvoir
  • Auguste Renoir
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Question 7: When was the third republic formed?

  • 1830
  • 1848
  • 1875
  • 1885
Jules Ferry, Minister of Public Education for the third republic in the early 1880s, established free, secular public teaching.
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Question 8: Approximately how many French communes are there?

  • 101
  • 36,000
  • 18
  • 12
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Question 9: How many people speak the French language in the world, in how many countries, and what percentage of the world's population is this?

  • 200 million, 70, 1%
  • 150 million, 65, 0.75%
  • 250 million, 75, 2%
  • 150 million, 75, 2%
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Question 10: Which text defines the organisation of the French state?

  • The Constitution of the 4th Republic adopted 27th October 1946
  • The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen establishing France as a secular and democratic country, deriving its sovereignty from the people (government of the people, by the people and for the people)
  • The Constitution of the 21st July 2008 championed by President Nicolas Sarkozy
  • The Constitution of the 5th Republic adopted 4th October 1958
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Question 11: Which of the following relates to the 17th Century AD?

  • Henri IV who gave protestants leave to practice their religion via the Edict of Nantes
  • Molière the most famous French playwright who lived at the time of Louis XIV (author of the Miser, l’Avare) (the modern epoch)
  • The philosophers of the Enlightenment: Rousseau, Voltaire and Diderot whose works promoted tolerance and the freedom of thought
  • The French Revolution
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Question 12: When was the French age of majority fixed at 18 years?

  • 1984
  • 1964
  • 1994
  • 1974
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Question 13: Léon Gambetta (1838 - 1882) was the son of an Italian merchant. For what is he best known?

  • Famous French poet, notably writing "Alcools et Calligrammes"
  • Painter responsible for the painting of the ceiling of the Paris Opera
  • Nobel Prize winning physicist, pioneer of biomedical imaging and the detection of particles.
  • Fervent republican who helped France to recover after the defeat of The Franco-Prussian War in 1870. He was one of the fathers of the Third Republic
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Question 14: Place these French writters in their correct historical order:

  • Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière, François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire, Denis Diderot, Victor Hugo
  • Victor Hugo, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière, François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire, Denis Diderot
  • Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot, François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire
  • Victor Hugo, François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot
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Question 15: What are the time intervals of local elections in France?

  • Municipalities (Mayor and Municipal Councillors - every 5 years), Departmental Councillors (every 6 years), Regional Councillors (every 6 years)
  • Municipalities (Mayor and Municipal Councillors - every 6 years), Departmental Councillors (every 5 years), Regional Councillors (every 5 years)
  • Municipalities (Mayor and Municipal Councillors - every 5 years), Departmental Councillors (every 5 years), Regional Councillors (every 5 years)
  • Municipalities (Mayor and Municipal Councillors - every 6 years), Departmental Councillors (every 6 years), Regional Councillors (every 6 years)
The Senate is the representative of metropolitan and overseas authorities, and of French citizens living outside France. The 348 senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage by approximately 162,000 electors. In each department, senators are elected by an electoral college of electors made up of elected representatives from that constituency: deputies and senators, regional councillors, departmental councillors and municipal councillors, elected to their positions by universal suffrage. A senator is elected for a 6-year term.
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Question 16: Identify the correct, chronological list of French presidents of the Fifth Republic:

  • Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron
  • Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Dominique de Villepin, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron
  • Charles de Gaulle, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Georges Pompidou, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron
  • Charles de Gaulle, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Alain Poher, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron
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Question 17: What does the date of the 8th of May represent?

  • The start of the First World War in 1914
  • The end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945
  • The opening of the Estates General in 1789 marking the start of the French Revolution
  • The annual Labour Day celebration (la Fête du Travail)
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Question 18: When was the French law authorising abortion, prepared by Simone Veil, passed?

  • 1985
  • 1965
  • 1995
  • 1975
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Question 19: What is the name of the current French Prime Minister:

  • Emmanuel Macron
  • Gérard Collomb
  • Edouard Philippe
  • François Fillon
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Question 20: Who is Marianne?

  • The French Queen at the time of the first French Revolution.
  • An official Government symbol, introduced after the Second World War, marking the liberation of France
  • A symbol of the French monarchy supplanted by the French Revolution
  • A national symbol of the French Republic, a personification of liberty and reason, and a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.
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Question 21: Name a famous French sculptor:

  • Édith Piaf
  • Albert Camus
  • Auguste Rodin
  • Simone de Beauvoir
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Question 22: Romain Gary (1914 - 1980) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

  • The only writer to receive the Goncourt prize twice: the first time in 1956 under his real name for The Roots of Heaven, the second in 1975 under the pseudonym Emile Ajar for Life Ahead.
  • Reporter and novelist, elected a member of the Académie Française in 1962.
  • A painter - one of the founders of abstract art
  • Athlete and veteran of World War II, won the marathon at the 1956 Olympic Games
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Question 23: Who was Maximilien de Robespierre?

  • A high-ranking French civil servant and resistance fighter who died in 1943
  • A French politician, guillotined in 1794, and one of the main figures of the French Revolution
  • A military general, resistance fighter, first president of the 5th Republic and French writer, died 1970
  • President of the Republic 1981 - 1995 (voted to abolish the death penalty), died 1996
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Question 24: Which document banned the wearing of religious symbols in schools and by state workers?

  • Declaration of the rights of man (1789)
  • The Constitution of the 5th Republic 1958
  • The Treaty of Rome 1957
  • The law of 15 March 2004
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Question 25: What did the taking of the Bastille symbolise?

  • The true start of the French Revolution
  • The end of "absolute" monarchy and the acceleration of the revolutionary popular process
  • The reconstitution of the "Third Estate" (with its representatives drawn from the commoners), into the National Assembly
  • The end of the financial problems caused by Louis XVI's intervention in the American Revolution
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris on the afternoon of 14 July 1789, a date which was later designated as a National Holiday (la Fête Nationale Française, Bastille Day in English) by the law of 1880.
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Question 26: What does the date of the 14th July represent?

  • The annual French National Holiday (la Fête Nationale Française)
  • The taking of the Bastille on the 14th July 1789
  • The Holiday of the Federation (la Fête de la Fédération) of the 14th July 1790, celebrating the Constitution of 1789
  • All of the above
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Question 27: Which fundamental freedoms are guaranteed by the principal of "Liberty" in the French Republic?

  • Freedom of thought, belief, expression and assembly (liberté de pensée, de croyance, de s’exprimer, de se réunir)
  • The freedom of expression - even to spread insults, defamation, hate-speak or deny crimes against humanity (such as the Second World War Holocaust)
  • The freedom of the press and the right to a free education (guaranteed by laws in the 1880's)
  • The right to a free eduction separated from religious beliefs (l'école laïque)
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Question 28: Which of the following relates to the end of the 18th Century AD?

  • Henri IV who gave protestants leave to practice their religion via the Edict of Nantes
  • Molière the most famous French playwright who lived at the time of Louis XIV (author of the Miser, l’Avare) (the modern epoch)
  • The philosophers of the Enlightenment: Rousseau, Voltaire and Diderot whose works promoted tolerance and the freedom of thought
  • The first French Revolution
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Question 29: Which of the following statements is correct?

  • The President of the French Republic is elected by universal suffrage for five years. He/she appoints the Government, headed by the Prime Minister, from the party winning the majority in the legislative elections
  • The Parliament, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate, votes on laws and controls the Government. Members of the National Assembly are elected every five years in legislative elections.
  • Justice is exercised by the magistrates, settling disputes between individuals or companies, and between citizens and the administration. Offences against the law are punished by imprisonment or via other penalties set out in statute.
  • All of the above
The Prime Minister is the head of government. He is appointed by the President of the Republic. The Government is formed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. Whilst the President is constitutionally free to appoint whomever he/she likes, in practice they must nominate a candidate that reflects the will of the majority of the National Assembly, as the government is responsible to parliament
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Question 30: What was France's 2018 world economic ranking?

  • 6
  • 5
  • 10
  • 7
France has at least 100 large corporates with more than 10,000 employees. Some of the largest international companies include AXA, Total S.A., BNP Paribas, Carrefour and Crédit Agricole. Sectors of excellence include aeronautics and luxury goods. Famous for its monuments and culture, France is also the leading tourist destination in the world.
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Question 31: When did the First World War begin and end?

  • 28th July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918
  • 28th July 1914 to the 9th of November 1918
  • 14th July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918
  • 14th July 1914 to the 9th of November 1918
The end of the First World War is marked by a national holiday in France (la Fête de l'Armistice) - marking the armistice signed between the Germans and the Allies.
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Question 32: Who was the Allies' supreme military commander present at the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War?

  • Field Marshal (Maréchal) Ferdinand Foch
  • Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss
  • Rear-Admiral George Hope
  • General Maxime Weygand,
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Question 33: Who served as the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944 during the World War II?

  • The Marshal of France at the end of World War I
  • The Lion of Verdun
  • Marshal Pétain
  • All of the above
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Question 34: Vassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

  • The only writer to receive the Goncourt prize twice: the first time in 1956 under his real name for The Roots of Heaven, the second in 1975 under the pseudonym Emile Ajar for Life Ahead.
  • Reporter and novelist, elected a member of the Académie Française in 1962.
  • A painter - one of the founders of abstract art
  • Athlete and veteran of World War II, won the marathon at the 1956 Olympic Games
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Question 35: Who votes on French laws?

  • The President
  • The Prime Minister
  • The Parliament
  • The Prefectures
The French Parliament is composed of two chambers: the National Assembly (directly elected by the citizens) which sits at the Palais Bourbon; and the Senate, which is indirectly elected, based at the Palais du Luxembourg
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Question 36: Who founded the current French institutions of the 5th Republic in 1958?

  • Henri Giraud (1879 - 1949)
  • Marshal Pétain (1856 – 1951)
  • Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902 – 1947)
  • Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
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Question 37: Which is the longest river in France?

  • The Seine
  • The Garonne
  • The Rhône
  • The Loire
The Rhine is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps and forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-German and also the Franco-German border
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Question 38: What are the visual characteristics of Marianne, symbol of the French Republic?

  • A woman wearing a tricolour cockade (knot of ribbons) and a Phrygian cap (a conical cap with the top bent forwards, identified with the Roman cap of liberty).
  • A woman bearing arms and carrying the French tricolour (red, white and blue) flag.
  • A seated woman reading the scroll of reason representing French republican law
  • A woman wearing a crown and the regalia of state.
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Question 39: When was the French Civil Code, which defines the legal rights and duties of French citizens, established?

  • The 21st March 1804 by the emperor Napoleon who prepared the code with a commission of four eminent jurists including Louis-Joseph Faure
  • The 1st October 2016 when contract case law was codified into the Civil Code
  • The 1st of March 1994
  • The 3rd of June 1810
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Question 40: Andrée Chedid (1920 - 2011) was a naturalised French citizen born in Egypt, Cairo, to a Syrian mother and a Lebanese father. For what is she best known?

  • The first recognised black singer/dancer. She distinguished herself in the Resistance during the Second World War
  • A French poet and writer.
  • A singer known for numerous popular successes including "Bambino", "Il venait d’avoir 18 ans" and Laissez-moi danser" ("just turned 18" and "let me dance")
  • An actress in numerous films including "Le Prénom" and TV series such as "Avocats et Associés"
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