History, geography and culture

Quel écrivain est français ?Which writer is French?

Answer

Victor HugoVictor Hugo

Explanation

Victor Hugo was a great 19th-century French writer, author of Les Misérables. Shakespeare was English, Cervantes Spanish and Goethe German.

Source: Livret du citoyen (ministère de l'Intérieur)Updated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes
Victor HugoVictor Hugo (Correct answer)
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Wolfgang von Goethe

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