FranceMise en situation n° 36 · Principles and values of the Republic
Priya, who is Indian, wants to set up an association with some neighbours to help elderly people in the neighbourhood. Can she do it?
In the exam (French)
Priya, de nationalité indienne, veut créer avec des voisins une association pour aider les personnes âgées du quartier. Peut-elle le faire ?
- aNo, she must first have lived in France for ten years.Non, il faut d'abord avoir vécu dix ans en France.
- bYes, but only with her employer’s written agreement.Oui, mais seulement avec l'accord écrit de son employeur.
- cYes, anyone can set up an association, even a foreigner.Oui, toute personne peut créer une association, même étrangère.Correct answer
- dNo, only French citizens can set up an association.Non, seuls les citoyens français peuvent créer une association.
Why?
Freedom of association is guaranteed by the law of 1901. Since 1981, foreigners have been able to create and run an association just like French people. Getting involved in an association is a form of fraternity and solidarity.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in French, as shown above.
Check yourself
Would you know these too?
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
Take a free mock examListe CSP, n° 1
What does the date of 14 July stand for?Correct answer:The French national holiday
À quoi correspond la date du 14 juillet ? — À la fête nationale française
Liste CSP, n° 2
What is one of the symbols of the French Republic?Correct answer:Marianne
Quel est l’un des symboles de la République française ? — Marianne
Liste CSP, n° 3
The principle of equality means that:Correct answer:all citizens are equal before the law, whatever their origin, sex or religion
Le principe d’égalité signifie que : — tous les citoyens sont égaux devant la loi, quels que soient leur origine, leur sexe ou leur religion
Liste CSP, n° 4
“Liberty, equality, fraternity” (“Liberté, égalité, fraternité”) is:Correct answer:the motto of the French Republic
"Liberté, égalité, fraternité", c’est : — la devise de la République française
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.
Official informationTry it under exam conditions.
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
The pass €19.99 · 90 days of access for one payment — it never renews