Livre Français Civic Exam
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Practice test — history, geography, and culture

Take the dedicated English practice test for French history, geography, and culture.

Sample questions

  1. 1. Who was George Sand?Answer to remember : A writer
  2. 2. Who was Jean de La Fontaine?Answer to remember : A writer
  3. 3. In what year did the French Revolution begin?Answer to remember : 1789
  4. 4. Who made school free, secular, and compulsory?Answer to remember : Jules Ferry
  5. 5. Charles de Gaulle is mainly known for:Answer to remember : Founding the Fifth Republic.
  6. 6. Who was Napoleon I?Answer to remember : An emperor who modernized the administration and created the Civil Code.
  7. 7. What is the Shoah?Answer to remember : The genocide of Europe's Jews by the Nazis during World War II.
  8. 8. How many Republics has France had?Answer to remember : Five

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