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Who is Rouget de Lisle?
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Correct answer: A French officer, the author of La Marseillaise. Rouget de Lisle is the author of La Marseillaise. A French officer composes this song in April 1792, at the start of the war against Austria. It becomes the national anthem in 1879.
Sources: Sheet “L'hymne français” (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
- ✓ A French officer, the author of La MarseillaiseUn officier français, l'auteur de La MarseillaiseCorrect answer. Rouget de Lisle is the author of La Marseillaise. A French officer composes this song in April 1792, at the start of the war against Austria. It becomes the national anthem in 1879.
- ✗ The painter of "La Liberté guidant le peuple"Le peintre de « La Liberté guidant le peuple »That painting is by Delacroix.
- ✗ The composer who arranged the song for an orchestraLe compositeur qui a arrangé le chant pour un orchestreThat arrangement is by Berlioz.
- ✗ A leader of the Austrian armyUn chef de l'armée autrichienneHe is a French officer, not an Austrian one.
What the source says
« La Marseillaise de Rouget de Lisle »
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: « Qui est Rouget de Lisle ? ». 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: “Qui était Monsieur Rouget de Lisle ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “L'hymne français” (French).
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