Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Qui sur terre n'a jamais entendu parlé du livre "Le Petit Prince" ?
Who on earth has never heard of the book "The Little Prince"?
De nombreuses citations de ce livre sont également célèbres...
Many quotes from this book are famous as well...
Par exemple, celle-ci :
For example, this one:
On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur.
We can only see correctly with the heart.
Ce conte d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry est devenu un classique moderne.
This tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has become a modern classic.
Il est né le 29 juin 1900 à Lyon.
He was born on June 29, 1900 in Lyon.
Peu de gens le savent, mais c'était un pilote professionnel.
Not many people know it, but he was a professional pilot.
Qui sur terre n'a jamais entendu parlé du livre "Le Petit Prince" ?
Who on earth has never heard of the book "The Little Prince"?
De nombreuses citations de ce livre sont également célèbres...
Many quotes from this book are famous as well...
Par exemple, celle-ci :
For example, this one:
On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur.
We can only see correctly with the heart.
Ce conte d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry est devenu un classique moderne.
This tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has become a modern classic.
Il est né le 29 juin 1900 à Lyon.
He was born on June 29, 1900 in Lyon.
Peu de gens le savent, mais c'était un pilote professionnel.
Not many people know it, but he was a professional pilot.
Pour écrire "Le Petit Prince", il s'est inspiré de sa propre vie...
To write "The Little Prince", he was inspired by his own life...
Chaque personnage est donc inspiré de quelqu'un de son entourage...
Each character is therefore inspired by someone around him...
Le personnage principal est Antoine quand il était enfant...
The main character is Antoine when he was a child...
Le renard est son meilleur ami, et la rose est sa femme.
The fox is his best friend, and the rose is his wife.
Il a également dessiné lui-même toutes les illustrations du livre.
He also drew all the illustrations in the book himself.
Il les dessinait pendant son temps libre, quand il ne volait pas.
He drew them in his spare time, when he wasn't flying.
Malheureusement, en 1944, il est parti pour un vol en Corse et n'est jamais revenu...
Unfortunately, in 1944, he left for a flight in Corsica and never came back...
Sa mort est restée un mystère pendant longtemps...
His death remained a mystery for a long time...
Mais en 1998, dans la mer près de Marseille, un pêcheur a découvert son bracelet.
But in 1998, in the sea near Marseille, a fisherman discovered his bracelet.
Et en 2000, un plongeur a retrouvé des morceaux de son avion...
And in 2000, a diver found pieces of his plane...
L'avion qui a emmené le petit prince vers sa dernière aventure...
The plane that took the little prince on his last adventure...

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Question 1
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry est né à...
a Paris
b Lyon
c Marseille
d Bordeaux
Question 2
"Antoine" est...
a Son prénom
b Son nom de famille
c Les deux
d On ne sait pas
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Question 1
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry est né à...
a Paris
b Lyon
c Marseille
d Bordeaux
Question 2
"Antoine" est...
a Son prénom
b Son nom de famille
c Les deux
d On ne sait pas
Question 3
Quel était l'autre métier d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ?
a Cascadeur
b Pompier
c Politicien
d Pilote professionnel
Question 4
Qui a dessiné les illustrations du Petit Prince ?
a Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
b Gustave Eiffel
c Louis Pasteur
d On ne sait pas
Question 5
Son bracelet a été retrouvé près de...
a Paris
b Lyon
c Marseille
d Bordeaux
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