FranceListe CR, n° 171 · Liste naturalisation, n° 177 · History, geography and culture

Who was Auguste Rodin?

In the exam (French)

Qui était Auguste Rodin ?

  1. aA composer, creator of “Clair de Lune”Un compositeur, auteur de « Clair de lune »
  2. bA sculptor, creator of “The Thinker”Un sculpteur, auteur du « Penseur »Correct answer
  3. cA writer, author of “Les Misérables”Un écrivain, auteur des « Misérables »
  4. dAn Impressionist painter, creator of the “Water Lilies”Un peintre impressionniste, auteur des « Nymphéas »

Why?

Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) was a great French sculptor, known for “The Thinker” (“Le Penseur”) and “The Kiss” (“Le Baiser”). A museum in Paris is dedicated to him. The “Water Lilies” (“Les Nymphéas”) are by Monet, “Les Misérables” by Victor Hugo and “Clair de Lune” by Debussy.

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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.

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