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Question 1: Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) was a naturalised French citizen of Polish origin. For what is she best known?

  • Discovered the atom at the start of the 20th century. Entombed at the Panthéon in Paris
  • Engaged in the struggle against apartheid and the first South African singer (Pata, Pata) to win a Grammy Award
  • A journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician, co-founder of the Express, and two times Secretary of State
  • A French poet and writer
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Question 2: Which of the following relates to the end of 18th Century AD?

  • The life of Napoleon I who ruled for 15 years and established the 1st Empire. He was responsible for the Civil Code
  • Constitution of a vast colonial empire through wars of conquest in the West Indies, Africa and Asia
  • Abolition of slavery
  • Victor Hugo - one of the greatest French writers. His works argued against social inequalities and the death penalty. He wrote Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris
Note that France abolished slavery in 1848
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Question 3: 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 4: When was the death penalty banned in France?

  • 1981
  • 1991
  • 2001
  • 1971
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Question 5: 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 6: Georges Charpak (1924 - 2010) was a naturalised French citizen of Polish origin. 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
  • Physicist, pioneer of biomedical imaging and the detection of particles and winner of the Nobel prize for physics in 1992.
  • Grandson of an Italian merchant and fervent republican who helped France to recover after the defeat of The Franco-Prussian War. He was one of the fathers of the Third Republic
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Question 7: What is the name of the current French Minister of the Interior:

  • Edouard Philippe
  • Christophe Castaner
  • François Bayrou
  • Bruno Le Maire
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Question 8: 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 9: Miriam Makeba (1932 - 2008) was a naturalised French citizen of South African origin. What is she best known for?

  • Discovered the atom at the start of the 20th century. Entombed at the Panthéon in Paris
  • Engaged in the struggle against apartheid and the first South African singer (Pata, Pata) to win a Grammy Award
  • A journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician, co-founder of the Express, and two times Secretary of State
  • A French poet and writer
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Question 10: Dalida (1933 - 1987) was a naturalised French citizen of Egyptian origin. 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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Question 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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 14: What are some of the responsibilities of the elected officials of local French communities (les Communes)?

  • 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 15: What is the name of the French national anthem, written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle?

  • La Marianne
  • La Marseillaise
  • La Tricolore
  • La Marseille
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Question 16: What was France's 2018 military world ranking?

  • 6
  • 5
  • 10
  • 7
France is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UN). The country has initiated a quarter of the resolutions voted since 2002, some of which led to military action in conflict zones.
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Question 17: When was the French age of majority fixed at 18 years?

  • 1984
  • 1964
  • 1994
  • 1974
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Question 18: Georges Moustaki (1934 - 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Italian/Greek origin. What is he best known for?

  • A singer in the 1960's. A French great
  • The father of volcanology who made his discipline known to the general public
  • A journalist famous and TV presenter famous for programs such as Intervilles and his commentaries on the Tour de France, Olympics and Eurovision Song Contest
  • A painter - one of the founders of abstract art
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Question 19: When did France give up the French Franc for the Euro?

  • In 1992 via the Maastricht Treaty (the Treaty on European Union)
  • In 1957 via the Treaty of Rome
  • 1 January 2002
  • 1 December 2009 when the Lisbon Treaty, signed 13 December 2007, came into force
The Euro came into existence on 1 January 1999. Until 1 January 2002 the Euro was the official currency in France but only existed as 'book money'. 17 other EU countries use the Euro.
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Question 20: 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 21: 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 22: 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 23: When did the Second World War begin and end in Europe?

  • 1st September 1939 to the 2nd of September 1945
  • 1st September 1939 to the 8th May 1945
  • 1st September 1939 to the 1st May 1945
  • 1st September 1939 to the 5th May 1945
For the purposes of the French citizenship interview it is important to distinguish between the date of Germany's surrender (and the end of war in Europe), and the date of Japanese surrender which marked the end of the Second World War globally (on 15 August 1945, Japan surrendered, with the surrender documents being signed at Tokyo Bay on the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri on 2 September 1945, ending the war).
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Question 24: Which of the following relates to the 19th Century AD?

  • Constitution of a vast colonial empire through wars of conquest in the West Indies, Africa and Asia
  • Abolition of slavery
  • Victor Hugo - one of the greatest French writers. His works argued against social inequalities and the death penalty. He wrote Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris
  • All of the above
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Question 25: Place these French personages in their correct historical order:

  • Jeanne d'Arc, Clovis, Henri IV, The Sun King (Louis XIV)
  • Clovis, Jeanne d'Arc, Henri IV, The Sun King (Louis XIV)
  • Clovis, Jeanne d'Arc, The Sun King (Louis XIV), Henri IV
  • Clovis, Henri IV, Jeanne d'Arc, The Sun King (Louis XIV)
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Question 26: Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was a naturalised French citizen of American origin. 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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Question 27: Which of the following relates to the 15th Century AD?

  • The Lascaux Cave paintings (prehistoric period)
  • The arrival of the Romans and Latin culture (period of antiquity)
  • Joanne of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) - the young peasant who liberated a part of the French territory occupied by the English during the 100 years war
  • Clovis: the King who unified the kingdoms of France and adopted Christianity
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Question 28: When did the French join the European Economic Community (EEC)?

  • 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.
The Euro came into existence on 1 January 1999. Until 1 January 2002 the Euro was the official currency in France but only existed as 'book money'
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Question 29: Which of these are from the same 17th Century epoch?

  • Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière, the Sun King (Louis XIV)
  • Clovis, Henri IV
  • Clovis, Jeanne d'Arc
  • Clovis, the occupation by the Romans
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Question 30: Correctly identify the 5 overseas departments and regions of France (with exactly the same status as France's mainland regions)?

  • Martinique (972), Guyane (973), La Réunion (974), Mayotte (975) and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (976)
  • Saint-Barthélemy (977), Saint-Martin (978), Wallis-et-Futuna (986), Polynésie française (987) and Nouvelle-Calédonie (988)
  • Guadeloupe (971), Martinique (972), Guyane (973), La Réunion (974) and Mayotte (975)
  • La Réunion (974), Mayotte (975), Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (976), Saint-Barthélemy (977) and Saint-Martin (978)
The French overseas departments and regions (DROMs) are governed by Article 73 of the French Constitution. Their organisation is the same as that of the departments and regions of mainland France but, since a constitutional revision in 2008, they have legal autonomy in a limited number of areas (excluding national issues).
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Question 31: Who was Charles de Gaulle?

  • 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 32: Which of the following relates to the time period 18,000 - 15,000 BC?

  • The Lascaux Cave paintings (prehistoric period)
  • The arrival of the Romans and Latin culture (period of antiquity)
  • Joanne of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) - the young peasant who liberated a part of the French territory occupied by the English during the 100 years war
  • Clovis: the King who unified the kingdoms of France and adopted Christianity
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Question 33: When was the French law authorising abortion, prepared by Simone Veil, passed?

  • 1985
  • 1965
  • 1995
  • 1975
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Question 34: Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. 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.
  • Grandson of an Italian merchant and fervent republican who helped France to recover after the defeat of The Franco-Prussian War. He was one of the fathers of the Third Republic
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Question 35: What is guaranteed by the principal of "Equality" in the French Republic?

  • All citizens have the same rights regardless of sex, origin, religion or sexual orientation
  • All men have the same rights regardless of origin, religion or sexual orientation
  • All citizens have the same rights regardless of sex, origin or religion. Some rights are limited depending on sexual orientation
  • All citizens have the same rights regardless of sex, sexual orientation and origin. Some rights are limited depending on religion
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Question 36: Name a famous French painter:

  • Marcel Proust
  • Albert Camus
  • Simone de Beauvoir
  • Auguste Renoir
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Question 37: Alain Mimoun (1921- 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Algerian 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 38: 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 39: 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 40: What are the responsibilities of the French Government?

  • 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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