French LAST Exam: True/False
In most European countries where French is spoken, another, or several other languages are also spoken
True
Inhabitants of Overseas departments and regions are full-fledged French citizens
True
Some African countries that were former French colonies have retained French as their language
True
The Arab Spring that shook North African and Middle-Eastern states in 2010, started in Tunisia
True
The Republic of Benin, former kingdom of Dahomey, is a wealthy west-African e country
True
The UN monitors decolonization by publishing a list of "Non-Self-Governing Territories"
True
French kids don't want to learn to, and don't learn English
False
Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion, and Guiana have been French since the first colonial empire
True
More people visit France than the US each year
True
Niger is composed of many different ethnic tribes, including the Tuaregs
True
Only 33% of the people of Mali speak French, their country's official language
True
Work productivity per hour is higher in Germany than France
False
1. It is illegal to use English in government in Quebec
False
13. Francophone studies is not yet a well-established academic discipline
False
15. The mission of the International Organization of the French-speaking world is only to promote French and French culture
False
2. Ten percent of the residents of Quebec are bilingual
False
7. Chinese is more commonly taught in school than French in the US
False
Because Senegal has a large middle-class, the gap between rich and poor is narrow
False
Cameroon has two official languages, French and Bambara
False
France has a single-payer health care system which is why health care is so bad
False
France has a small population of 35 million
False
France is currently not mentioned as an administering power on this UN list
False
French is the official language of Algeria
False
Haitian Creole replaced French as the official language of Haiti
False
Higher education is very strong in Mauritania
False
In Lebanon 80% of the population speaks French
False
Islam is the only religion of the Republic of Chad
False
Most people speak French on the island of Jersey because it's closer to France than to the UK
False
New Caledonia will be an independent nation before 2018
False
The Democratic Republic of Congo is just called the Republic of Congo for short
False
The French work less and have more paid vacation than anyone else in Europe
False
The adult literacy rate is very high in Guinea compared to other West African nations
False
10. Comoros, Madagascar, and the Seychelles have French as one of their official languages.
True
11. Broadly defined, Francophone literature is literature from French-speaking countries
True
12. Narrowly defined, Francophone literature is literature written in French by writers from former colonies
True
14. The International Organization of the French-speaking world represents 270 million French speakers
True
4. Many Haitians emigrated to Canada and the US as the result of natural disasters and political turmoil
True
5. Over 60 million people speak another language than English at home in the US
True
6. Over 2 million people speak French at home in the US
True
8. The number of French speakers has declined sharply since decolonization in Asia
True
9. The number of French-speakers has increased in Vietnam since liberalization in 2007
True
A violent civil war between Christians and Muslims has raged in the Central African Republic since 2004
True
Conflicts between poor Muslims and rich Christians led to civil war in the Ivory Coast in the 21st century
True
Equatorial Guinea has made great progress in the area of literacy
True
France has a special government agency in charge of Overseas collectivities
True
French is Morocco's unofficial second language
True
French is Togo's official language
True
French is the official language of Tahiti and neighboring islands
True
Gabon has a large French-speaking, well educated population
True
In 2014, the people of Burkina Faso got rid of a president who had been in power for nearly 3 decades
True