Practice test — history, geography, and culture

Sample questions

1. 1. In what year did the French Revolution begin?Answer to remember : 1789
2. 2. Who was Napoleon I?Answer to remember : An emperor who modernized the administration and created the Civil Code
3. 3. Which of these historical figures is French?Answer to remember : Napoleon Bonaparte
4. 4. In which Republic are we today?Answer to remember : The Fifth Republic
5. 5. What is the Shoah?Answer to remember : The genocide of Europe's Jews by the Nazis during World War II
6. 6. Which country or region of the world was colonized by France?Answer to remember : Algeria
7. 7. Who made school free, secular, and compulsory?Answer to remember : Jules Ferry
8. 8. When did World War II take place?Answer to remember : 1939-1945

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