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Which situation is an attack on human dignity?
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Correct answer: Treating a person like an object. Treating a person like an object is an attack on human dignity. A human being has value and deserves respect. A person must never be treated as an object or a means.
Sources: Sheet “La dignité humaine” (French), read on 21 October 2026. Answer written by Hexaciv from this source. Hexaciv is an independent preparation tool. It is not an official website, is not linked to any government body and does not give legal advice. The authoritative source is the Ministry of the Interior's, cited on this page.
The four choices and why
- ✗ Respecting a patient's free choiceRespecter le choix libre d'un patientFree and informed consent must be respected.
- ✓ Treating a person like an objectTraiter une personne comme un objetCorrect answer. Treating a person like an object is an attack on human dignity. A human being has value and deserves respect. A person must never be treated as an object or a means.
- ✗ Protecting a person's physical integrityProtéger l'intégrité physique d'une personneProtecting integrity is a right, not an attack.
- ✗ Treating a sick person like anyone elseTraiter une personne malade comme les autresEveryone deserves the same respect, whatever their state of health.
What the source says
« Un être humain ne doit jamais être traité comme un objet ou un moyen. »
Sentence copied word for word from the source, in French, read on 21 October 2026.
How it reads on exam day
The exam is in French, so this is the question you will see: « Quelle situation est une atteinte à la dignité humaine ? ». Learn the English idea above and the French words in the options.
This question comes from the list of the naturalisation version of the exam (PDF relayed by Le Français des affaires, read on 14 October 2026; the Ministry's own page for this list did not answer). The list's wording: “Quelle situation est une atteinte à la dignité humaine ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “La dignité humaine” (French).
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