FranceMise en situation n° 24 · Principles and values of the Republic
During a job interview, Fatou is asked whether she is pregnant or wants to have a child soon. Does she have to answer?
In the exam (French)
Pendant un entretien d'embauche, on demande à Fatou si elle est enceinte ou si elle veut bientôt un enfant. Doit-elle répondre ?
- aYes, otherwise the company can legally reject her application.Oui, sinon l'entreprise peut légalement refuser sa candidature.
- bNo, but she will have to say so on her first day at work.Non, mais elle devra le dire dès son premier jour de travail.
- cNo, the employer has no right to try to find out.Non, l'employeur n'a pas le droit de chercher à le savoir.Correct answer
- dYes, the employer has the right to know her family plans.Oui, l'employeur a le droit de connaître ses projets familiaux.
Why?
An employer cannot refuse to hire a woman because she is pregnant. The employer has no right to try to find out, and the candidate does not have to say. This protects equality between women and men.
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The father of Samir and Aïcha died in France without making a will. A cousin says that Samir should receive twice as much as his sister. What does French law say?Correct answer:The children inherit equal shares, daughters and sons alike.
Le père de Samir et d'Aïcha est mort en France sans faire de testament. Un cousin dit que Samir doit recevoir deux fois plus que sa sœur. Que dit la loi française ? — Les enfants héritent à parts égales, filles comme garçons.
Mise en situation n° 26
Antoine is blind. He wants to go into a restaurant with his guide dog. The owner refuses because of the dog. Does he have the right to do so?Correct answer:No, he must accept a blind person’s guide dog.
Antoine est aveugle. Il veut entrer dans un restaurant avec son chien guide. Le patron refuse à cause du chien. En a-t-il le droit ? — Non, il doit accepter le chien guide d'une personne aveugle.
Mise en situation n° 27
One Saturday evening, the security guard at a nightclub lets Moussa’s friends in, but not Moussa. He tells him: “No Black people tonight.” Is this legal?Correct answer:No, it is discrimination punished by law.
Un samedi soir, le vigile d'une discothèque laisse entrer les amis de Moussa, mais pas Moussa. Il lui dit : « Pas de personnes noires ce soir. » Est-ce légal ? — Non, c'est une discrimination punie par la loi.
Mise en situation n° 28
Marc and Julien, two of Rahul’s colleagues, announce that they are going to get married at the town hall. Rahul thinks this marriage is illegal in France. Is he right?Correct answer:No, since 2013 two people of the same sex can marry.
Marc et Julien, deux collègues de Rahul, annoncent qu'ils vont se marier à la mairie. Rahul pense que ce mariage est illégal en France. A-t-il raison ? — Non, depuis 2013, deux personnes de même sexe peuvent se marier.
Source
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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