Test Prep Flashcards
Who wrote La Marseillaise?
It was written by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Rouget de Lisle
When did the French Revolution start?
July 14, 1789
What is the National emblem of the French Republic
The tricolor flag
What does the tricolor flag consist of?
It consists of three vertical bands of equal width displaying the national color of France: blue (bleu), red (rouge), and white(blanc).
What is the position of these colors?
Bleu is nearest the staff, the blanc is in the middle, and rouge is on the outside.
Comment dit-on “blue, white, red” en françois?
On-dit bleu, blanc, rouge en françois.
What is the staff of the flag surmounted (to have something on top of it) by?
It is surmounted by a fer-de-lance (lance head).
Comment dit-on “lance head” en français?
On-dit fer-de-lance en français.
What motto appears on all French military flags?
“Répulique Fançaise: Honneur et Patrie” (French Republic: Honor and Country)
What was the War of the First Coalition?
It was an effort to stop the French Revolution, or a least contain it to France. Initially, the French army did not distinguish itself, and Coalition armies invaded France`.
Who asked Rouget de Lisle to compose La Marseillaise and when?
The mayor of Strasbourg requested Rouget to make it on 25, April 1792.
What was the name of it before it was adopted to be La Marseillaise and who was it dedicated to?
“Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin” and it was dedicated to Marshal Nicolas Luckner
Comment dit-on “volunteers” en française?
On-dit fédérés en française.
What does the song’s lyrics reflect?
It reflects the invasion of France by foreign armies (from Prussia and Austria)
When was La Marseillaise accepted as France’s first National anthem?
14 July 1795
What is the motto of the French Republic and what does it mean?
“Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité”. It means Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
Who made this motto and when?
It was composed on April 24, 1792 by Rouget de Lisle
When was the seal affixed to the official text of the constitution of the Fifth Republic?
October 4, 1958
What is the National emblem of France?
The Coq Gaulois (the Gallic Rooster)
Why was it a symbol?
It is a symbol of the French people because of the play on words of the Latin gallus meaning Gaul and gallus meaning coq, or rooster
When did The Marianne first appear?
The bust of Marianne first appearance in 1877, replacing the bust of Napoleon III
In terms of the US, what personification does she represent to the French Republic?
She is the French counterpart to the American Uncle Sam
