This page offers training examples (MCQs) to understand the format and expectations.
Transparency: the State publishes lists of “knowledge questions,” but does not publish the situational scenarios or an official answer key. The questions below are educational examples.
Format to remember
- 40 questions / 45 minutes
- Objective: 32/40
- Structure: 28 “knowledge” + 12 “situational scenarios”
Training question examples
1) Motto of the Republic
What is the motto of the French Republic?
- A) Work, Family, Fatherland
- B) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
- C) Honor and Fatherland
- D) Unity and Indivisibility
Proposed answer: B
2) Secularism (simple definition)
Secularism is:
- A) The prohibition of belief
- B) The neutrality of the State with regard to religions
- C) The obligation to practice a religion
- D) A law that prohibits all religious holidays
Proposed answer: B
3) Who votes the laws?
Who votes the laws in France?
- A) The President alone
- B) Parliament (National Assembly and Senate)
- C) Mayors
- D) Judges
Proposed answer: B
4) Right to vote
At what age does one obtain the right to vote in France?
- A) 16 years
- B) 18 years
- C) 21 years
- D) 25 years
Proposed answer: B
5) National holiday
What do we commemorate on July 14?
- A) The armistice of 1918
- B) The storming of the Bastille (and the Festival of the Federation)
- C) The signing of the 1958 Constitution
- D) The end of World War II
Proposed answer: B
6) Emergency
What is the European emergency number?
- A) 112
- B) 114
- C) 115
- D) 119
Proposed answer: A
7) School
Education is compulsory in France:
- A) Only for French citizens
- B) From 3 to 16 years
- C) From 6 to 14 years
- D) Only for boys
Proposed answer: B
8) Situational scenario: neighborhood noise
Your neighbor makes a lot of noise late at night. What do you do first?
- A) I insult and threaten them
- B) I try to dialogue calmly
- C) I get revenge
- D) I damage their equipment
Proposed answer: B
9) Situational scenario: corruption
An official asks you for money to process your file faster. What do you do?
- A) I pay
- B) I refuse (it is illegal) and seek an official recourse
- C) I negotiate the price
- D) I say nothing
Proposed answer: B
CSP or CR: what difference for reviewing?
The public lists of “knowledge questions” are not strictly identical between:
- the multi-year residence permit (CSP);
- the resident card (CR).
If you are unsure, start with the guide /examen-civique-2026/ and check your procedure on Service-Public.
Next step
- Do a simulation:
/simulation/ - Download the app:
/app/
Official sources
- Civic training — format and themes: https://formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr/examen-civique/informations-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales-sur-lexamen-civique/
- Service-Public — news: https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/actualites/A18713
- Service-Public — Civic exam (naturalization): https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F39426
- Vaucluse Prefecture — Press release (situational scenarios not published): https://www.vaucluse.gouv.fr/Actualites/Salle-de-presse/Communiques-de-Presse/2025/Decembre/Nouvel-examen-civique-a-partir-du-1er-janvier-2026
- Official lists (knowledge questions):