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French Négritude test for French 4 (free PDF download)

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Négritude: Three Poets and the Words of Identity – French 4 test with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

Quick answer: Négritude was a literary and cultural movement started in Paris in the 1930s by Black francophone students, mainly Aimé Césaire from Martinique, Léopold Sédar Senghor from Senegal and Léon-Gontran Damas from French Guiana. This French 4 test on Négritude has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: writers and works, identity vocabulary and true or false. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks knowledge of the Négritude movement, identity vocabulary, prepositions with places and short writing in French. Use full sentences where asked, and paraphrase in your own words: never copy any poem.

Level: French 4 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Mid) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Mid, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 4.1 Language Comparisons, WL 2.2 Cultural Products

Time: 45 minutes · 8 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Writers and works (3 points)

Match each writer to a work.

  1. Aimé Césaire (1 point)
  2. Léon-Gontran Damas (1 point)
  3. Léopold Sédar Senghor (1 point)

Works: Pigments; Chants d’ombre; Cahier d’un retour au pays natal.

Question 2 Identity vocabulary (3 points)

Translate into English.

  1. la dignité (1 point)
  2. revendiquer (1 point)
  3. la diaspora (1 point)

Question 3 True or false (2 points)

Write true or false and correct the false one.

  1. Senghor was born in French Guiana. (1 point)
  2. The movement began among students in Paris. (1 point)

Question 4 Prepositions (2 points)

Complete with en, au or à.

  1. Damas est né ____ Guyane. (1 point)
  2. Senghor est né ____ Sénégal. (1 point)

Question 5 Verb forms (2 points)

Put in the passé composé.

  1. Senghor (devenir) président. (1 point)
  2. Les poètes (refuser) de cacher leur culture. (1 point)

Question 6 English to French (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. According to Césaire, pride is a strength. (1 point)
  2. The poet is proud of his heritage. (1 point)

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

Read the poster, then answer in English.

Poster in French: poetry evening in Fort-de-France on Friday at 7 p.m. with readings inspired by Aimé Césaire, free entrySoirée poésie à Fort-de-FranceVendredi, 19 h — lecture de textesinspirés par Aimé CésaireEntrée libre
Poster.
  1. Where is the event? (1 point)
  2. When does it start? (1 point)
  3. What does the evening honor, and is it free? (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

Write 3 or 4 sentences in French in your own words about what the Négritude movement wanted. Use selon or affirmer once. (3 points: facts, grammar, own words)

See the French Négritude test answer key with scoring

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