SwitzerlandCulture, traditions et symboles 10 · Culture, traditions and symbols
After whom is the highest mountain in Switzerland named?
In the exam (French)
D'après qui le plus haut sommet de Suisse porte-t-il son nom ?
- aAfter the reformer Huldrych ZwingliD'après le réformateur Huldrych Zwingli
- bAfter Henry Dunant, founder of the Red CrossD'après Henry Dunant, fondateur de la Croix-Rouge
- cAfter General Guillaume Henri DufourD'après le général Guillaume Henri DufourCorrect answer
- dAfter the entrepreneur Alfred EscherD'après l'entrepreneur Alfred Escher
Why?
The Dufourspitze (pointe Dufour), in the Monte Rosa massif, is named after the Geneva general Dufour. He commanded the federal troops in 1847 and led the making of the first accurate map of Switzerland.
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 examCulture, traditions et symboles 11
Where in Bern did Albert Einstein work when he developed his theory of relativity?Correct answer:At the Federal Patent Office
Où travaillait Albert Einstein à Berne quand il a développé sa théorie de la relativité ? — Au Bureau fédéral des brevets
Culture, traditions et symboles 12
In which sport did Roger Federer from Basel become famous around the world?Correct answer:Tennis
Dans quel sport le Bâlois Roger Federer est-il devenu célèbre dans le monde entier ? — Le tennis
Culture, traditions et symboles 13
In Switzerland, who regulates the relationship between church and state?Correct answer:The cantons
En Suisse, qui règle les rapports entre l'Église et l'État ? — Les cantons
Culture, traditions et symboles 14
In a canton that levies a church tax, who pays it as a private individual?Correct answer:Only members of a recognised church
Dans un canton qui prélève un impôt ecclésiastique, qui le paie en tant que personne privée ? — Seulement les membres d'une Église reconnue
Source
Our own practice questions, written in French on the facts of the Federal Constitution and official information from the Confederation and the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no text from the official cantonal or communal lists is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in French. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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 CHF 14.90 · 180 days of access for one payment — it never renews