FranceListe CR, n° 174 · History, geography and culture
Who was a famous French woman writer?
In the exam (French)
Qui était une écrivaine française célèbre ?
- aSimone de BeauvoirSimone de BeauvoirCorrect answer
- bGabrielle ChanelGabrielle Chanel
- cCamille ClaudelCamille Claudel
- dIrène Joliot-CurieIrène Joliot-Curie
Why?
Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986) was a writer and philosopher, a leading figure of feminism; she wrote “The Second Sex” (“Le Deuxième Sexe”). Irène Joliot-Curie was a scientist, Camille Claudel a sculptor and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel a fashion designer.
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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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