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| 1. You're a great fan of jazz. Which town should you head
for in July to enjoy its famous jazz festival? a. Aix-en-Provence b. Juan-les-Pins c. Ramatuelle |
| 2. You're a vegetarian and find it often difficult to
choose from a menu in Provence. Which hearty soup will satisfy you
in every way? a. Soupe au pistou b. Soupe de poissons c. Bourride |
| 3. You want to look up a number in a French phonebook. None are visible.at
the post office or your hotel. What should you ask? a. Avez-vous une couverture? b. Je cherche un livre téléphonique. c. Avez-vous un annuaire? |
| 4. Despite the efforts of the French minister of culture,
many English words have entered the French language, such as le
weekend, le show, un dealer. What do the French call such words. a. Anglophone b. Franglais c. Anglo-français |
| 5. You're in Paris and decide to take the train to Nice,
instead of a plane. You've heard of the TGV (the ultra-fast train)
but wonder how far it will take you on this railroad stretch. a. The TGV gets you to Lyon, where you will change to a slower train. b. The TGV rides all the way to Nice. c. Until Marseille (on the new fast tracks). There you switch to a standard train. |
| 6. A Roman theater for Verdi's operas. What better
combination for a lover of opera and history? Every summer a Roman
theater provides the stage for a renowned opera festival. In which
city? a. Orange b. Arles c. Nimes |
| 7. The hotel clerk has, at your request, recommended a
restaurant with authentic Provençal fare. A few of the dishes on
the menu puzzle you, in particular pieds-paquets: a. It's a stew of 3 different kinds of meat: pork, beef and lamb b. It's a rich variety of local ham c. It's pork (from pig's feet) stuffed in tripe and simmered for hours in a tomato sauce |
| 8. In February the winter seems to come to an end when
the various mimosa festivals color the streets of Bormes or Ste-Maxime.
In the same month, another town displays golden floats with
treasures, this time citrus fruit. This Fête du citron is held in
which town ? a. Antibes b. Menton c. Villefranche |
| 9. Peter Mayle's books (A Year in Provence, etc.)
have put the Vaucluse on the world map. But already in the fifties
Laurence Wylie's Village in the Vaucluse drew a large
readership. Only in the second edition did Wylie reveal the real
name of the village: a. Ménerbes b. Bonnieux c. Roussillon |
| 10. AboutProvence reveals the real world behind the glossy
tourist brochures. That should include a few good curse words.
How do you say 'Shut up' in French (use sparingly)? a. tais-toi! b. ferme ta bouche! c. ta gueule! |
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