FranceListe CSP, n° 157 · History, geography and culture
Who was Jean de La Fontaine?
In the exam (French)
Qui était Jean de la Fontaine ?
- aA 17th-century King of FranceUn roi de France du XVIIe siècle
- bA 17th-century poet, author of fablesUn poète du XVIIe siècle, auteur de fablesCorrect answer
- cA 19th-century Impressionist painterUn peintre impressionniste du XIXe siècle
- dA general of the French RevolutionUn général de la Révolution française
Why?
Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) is famous for his Fables: short stories, often in verse, with animals, that teach a moral lesson. The Crow and the Fox (Le Corbeau et le Renard) and The Grasshopper and the Ant (La Cigale et la Fourmi) are learnt at school. He lived at the same time as Molière.
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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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