FranceListe CSP, n° 154 · History, geography and culture

Who was Joséphine Baker?

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Qui était Joséphine Baker ?

  1. aAn 18th-century Queen of FranceUne reine de France du XVIIIe siècle
  2. bA scientist, winner of the Nobel Prize in PhysicsUne scientifique, prix Nobel de physique
  3. cA minister of the Fifth RepublicUne ministre de la Ve République
  4. dAn entertainer and Resistance fighter, honoured in the PanthéonUne artiste et résistante, entrée au PanthéonCorrect answer

Why?

Joséphine Baker (1906–1975), born in the United States, became a great music-hall star in Paris. French from 1937, she took part in the Resistance (la Résistance) during the Second World War and fought against racism. She entered the Panthéon in 2021.

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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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