History, geography and culture

Qui était Charles Baudelaire ?Who was Charles Baudelaire?

Answer

Un poète français du XIXe siècleA 19th-century French poet

Explanation

Charles Baudelaire was a great 19th-century French poet. His best-known work is The Flowers of Evil.

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

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Un roi de FranceA king of France
Un poète français du XIXe siècleA 19th-century French poet (Correct answer)
Un peintre italien de la RenaissanceAn Italian Renaissance painter
Un scientifique qui a inventé un vaccinA scientist who invented a vaccine

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