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Questions: ministry lists consulted on 5 November 2026 · checked November 5, 2026
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The examen civique has 40 multiple-choice questions in French, 28 knowledge questions and 12 practice situations, in 45 minutes. You pass with 32 right answers. Since 1 January 2026 it is required for a first multi-year residence card (CSP), a first resident card (CR) and naturalisation, each with its own French level: A2, B1 or B2.
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What does the date of 14 July correspond to?
Right answer: À la fête nationale, qui rappelle la prise de la Bastille en 1789 (The national day, which recalls the storming of the Bastille in 1789)
14 July is the national day. It recalls the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, at the start of the French Revolution, and the Fête de la Fédération of 14 July 1790. It has been the national day since 1880.
What is the motto of the French Republic?
Right answer: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
The motto of the Republic is "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité". It comes from the Revolution of 1789 and appears in Article 2 of the Constitution. "United in diversity" is the motto of the European Union.
Which symbol of the French Republic is tricolour?
Right answer: Le drapeau (The flag)
The French flag is tricolour: blue, white and red, in three vertical stripes. Marianne is a female figure, la Marseillaise a song and the coq an animal.
What is laïcité (secularism)?
Right answer: La séparation de l'État et des religions (The separation of the State and religions)
Laïcité (secularism) is a principle of the Republic: the State is separate from religions and stays neutral, and everyone is free to believe or not. It rests on the 1905 law and on Article 1 of the Constitution.
The principle of equality means that:
Right answer: tout le monde a les mêmes droits et les mêmes devoirs (everyone has the same rights and the same duties)
Equality means the law is the same for everyone: each person has the same rights and the same duties, whatever their origin, sex or religion. Equality does not mean everyone earns the same wage.
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40 questions in 45 minutes, in French: 28 knowledge questions and 12 practice situations. You pass with 32 right answers. This trainer has 583 questions: the knowledge questions of the ministry's three lists, with our answers, and practice situations we wrote in the same style.
Since 1 January 2026, anyone applying for a first multi-year residence card (CSP), a first resident card (CR) or naturalisation. For the two residence cards, people over 65 and beneficiaries of international protection are exempt; for naturalisation, only people whose disability or health makes the exam impossible (on a medical certificate) and candidates who read only braille. Check your own case with your préfecture.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr (CSP, CR; Licence Ouverte 2.0) and immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (naturalisation), consulted on 5 November 2026. Answers, explanations and situation questions: Words on Repeat, unofficial.
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