I.
Cultural details and vocabulary
Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
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In
which of the following countries is French a co-official language? a. | Belgium (la Belgique) | b. | Senegal (le
Sénégal) | c. | Lebanon (le Liban) | | |
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2.
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What
percentage of the population of Quebec is francophone?
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3.
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How
much of the population of New Brunswick is francophone? a. | approximately one-third | b. | approximately one-half | c. | approximately one-quarter | | |
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What
overseas department of France is located just off the coast of Newfoundland? a. | Martinique | b. | Guadeloupe | c. | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | | |
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5.
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How
many francophones were there in the United States as of the 1990 census? a. | 5 million | b. | 1.7 million | c. | 6.5 million | | |
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Which
of the following European countries is not francophone? a. | Spain (l’Espagne) | b. | Switzerland (la Suisse) | c. | Belgium (la Belgique) | | |
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Which
of the following countries in Africa is not francophone? a. | Cameroon (le Cameroun) | b. | Senegal (le
Sénégal) | c. | Kenya (le Kenya) | | |
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Where
is Cambodia (le Cambodge)? a. | in Africa (en
Afrique) | b. | in Asia (en
Asie) | c. | in the Middle
East (au Moyen Orient) | | |
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What
is the only francophone country in the Middle East (Moyen Orient)? a. | Lebanon (le Liban) | b. | Vietnam (le
Viêt-nam) | c. | Morocco (le Maroc) | | |
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Which
of the following islands in Oceania (l’Océanie) is not francophone? a. | Vanuatu (le Vanuatu) | b. | New Caledonia (la
Nouvelle-Calédonie) | c. | New Guinea (la
Nouvelle-Guinée) | | |
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Which
of the following islands in the Antilles/Caribbean (les Antilles/Caraïbes) is not
francophone? a. | Cuba
| b. | Guadeloupe | c. | Martinique | | |
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12.
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What
was the francophone population of Louisiana in 1990? a. | 500,000 | b. | 1 million | c. | 250,000 | | |
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True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true (Vrai) or false
(Faux).
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Quebec
is the only francophone province in Canada.
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2.
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There
are several francophone countries in South America (l’Amérique du
sud).
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3.
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The
island of Corsica (la Corse) in the Mediterranean is francophone.
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4.
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There
are more francophone countries in Europe than in any other continent.
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India
(l’Inde) is a francophone country.
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6.
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French
Polynesia (la Polynésie française) is located in Oceania
(l’Océanie).
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7.
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The
island of Martinique is also in Oceania.
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8.
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Guadeloupe is an island in the Antilles/Caribbean.
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Matching
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a. | Europe (l’Europe) | b. | Africa (l’Afrique) | c. | India (l’Inde) | d. | Middle East (le Moyen
Orient) | e. | Antilles/Caribbean (les Antilles/Caraïbes) | | |
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Martinique (la Martinique)
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2.
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Senegal (le Sénégal)
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3.
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Belgium (la Belgique)
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Lebanon (le Liban)
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Pondichery (Pondichéry)
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a. | Europe (l’Europe) | b. | Africa (l’Afrique) | c. | Oceania
(l’Océanie) | d. | South America (l’Amérique du
sud) | e. | Antilles/Caribbean (les Antilles/Caraïbes) | | |
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6.
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French
Guiana (la Guyane française)
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Luxembourg (le Luxembourg)
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Morocco (le Maroc)
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9.
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New
Caledonia (la Nouvelle-Calédonie)
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10.
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Haiti
(Haïti)
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