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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: EXETAT Latin-Philo (RDC) Exam

50%

National minimum passing threshold for the Diplôme d'État

EDU-NC EXETAT Regulations

60%+

EXETAT mark that exempts a holder from the UNIKIN and UNILU admission tests

Université de Kinshasa and Université de Lubumbashi admission notices

4 days

Length of the EXETAT session ordinaire, held 22-25 June in 2026

Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et Nouvelle Citoyenneté

1,079,675

Cycle-long candidates registered for the 2026 EXETAT session

Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et Nouvelle Citoyenneté

The EXETAT Option Latin-Philosophie is the Democratic Republic of the Congo's national secondary school-leaving exam for classical humanities, administered over 4 days by EDU-NC. Passing with 50%+ earns the Diplôme d'État, with 60%+ qualifying for direct university admission. This 100-question practice bank provides a structured English-language study adaptation across Philosophy, Latin, Literature, History, Geography, and Civics.

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1In ancient Greek philosophy, which method did Socrates use to help interlocutors draw out latent philosophical truths, comparing his role to that of an intellectual midwife?

A.Maieutics (la maïeutique)

B.Scholastic disputation (la dispute scolastique)

C.Transcendental deduction (la déduction transcendantale)

D.Phenomenological reduction (la réduction phénoménologique)

Explanation: In Plato's dialogue Theaetetus, Socrates compares his philosophical approach to maieutics (the art of the midwife). Rather than injecting ready-made doctrine into pupils, Socrates asks rigorous dialectical questions that enable the interlocutor to deliver their own latent understanding of truth and justice.

2In Plato's Allegory of the Cave (Republic, Book VII), what do the shadows projected on the cave wall represent in Plato's epistemological hierarchy?

A.The highest intelligible Forms (les Idées intelligibles)

B.Sensory illusions and mere opinions (les apparences sensibles / l'opinion)

C.Mathematical axioms and geometrical deductions

D.Moral virtues attained through dialectical ascent

Explanation: Plato uses the cave shadows to represent the lowest degree of knowledge (eikasia/doxa), where humans mistake fleeting sensory impressions and reflections for genuine reality. True reality belongs to the intelligible realm of eternal Forms (eide), illuminated by the Idea of the Good (symbolized by the sun outside the cave).

3According to Aristotle's doctrine of the Four Causes (Metaphysics and Physics), what is the 'final cause' (causa finalis) of a bronze statue of a ruler?

A.The raw bronze metal used to cast the statue

B.The sculptured shape and configuration of the ruler

C.The sculptor who fashioned the bronze using tools

D.The purpose or aim for which the statue was made, such as civic honour or remembrance

Explanation: For Aristotle, the final cause (telos or causa finalis) is the end, goal, or purpose for which an object exists or an action is undertaken. In the case of a monument, the final cause is the celebration, honour, or aesthetic contemplation intended by its creators.

4In classical Aristotelian formal logic, which standard categorical syllogism represents a valid First Figure deduction of mood 'Barbara' (AAA-1)?

A.All humans are mortal; all philosophers are humans; therefore, all philosophers are mortal.

B.No humans are perfect; all philosophers are humans; therefore, no philosophers are perfect.

C.All humans are mortal; some philosophers are humans; therefore, some philosophers are mortal.

D.Some humans are mortal; all philosophers are humans; therefore, all philosophers are mortal.

Explanation: A Barbara syllogism (AAA in the First Figure) consists of two universal affirmative premises (A) and a universal affirmative conclusion (A), where the middle term is the subject of the major premise and the predicate of the minor premise (M-P, S-M, therefore S-P). 'All humans are mortal; all philosophers are humans; therefore all philosophers are mortal' is the textbook example.

5Which logical fallacy is committed in a categorical syllogism when the middle term is used with two different meanings across the premises, effectively creating four terms?

A.Fallacy of Four Terms (quaternio terminorum)

B.Petitio principii (begging the question)

C.Argumentum ad hominem

D.Fallacy of affirming the consequent

Explanation: The fallacy of four terms (quaternio terminorum) occurs when an equivocal word is used as the middle term. Because a valid categorical syllogism must strictly contain exactly three terms (major, minor, and middle), shifting the definition of the middle term creates four terms and invalidates the deduction.

6In René Descartes' Méditations métaphysiques, what first indubitable truth survives hyperbolic doubt, even when supposing the existence of a deceitful demon (malin génie)?

A.The mathematical truth that two plus three equals five

B.I think, therefore I am (Cogito, ergo sum / Je pense, donc je suis)

C.The physical reality of the human body and external objects

D.The absolute authority of traditional religious dogma

Explanation: Descartes discovers that even if an all-powerful evil demon deceives him about sensory impressions and mathematical truths, the very act of being deceived requires a thinking subject. Thus, the proposition 'I am, I exist' (Cogito ergo sum) is necessarily true every time it is conceived in thought.

7In Baruch Spinoza's Ethics, how is the relationship between God and Nature expressed in his metaphysical monism?

A.God created Nature out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo) and remains entirely separate from it.

B.God and Nature are identical as the single infinite substance (Deus sive Natura).

C.Nature is an evil illusion created by a lesser demiurge against God's will.

D.There is no infinite substance, only an infinite multitude of autonomous monads.

Explanation: Spinoza rejects Cartesian dualism and Judeo-Christian transcendence, positing a strict pantheistic monism summarized by the formula 'Deus sive Natura' (God or Nature). There exists only one substance with infinitely many attributes, of which thought and extension are two expressions perceptible to humans.

8In An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, how does John Locke describe the human mind at birth to refute Cartesian innate ideas?

A.A bundle of predetermined divine archetypes

B.A blank slate (tabula rasa) upon which experience writes

C.An autonomous transcendental ego containing synthetic a priori forms

D.A purely spiritual substance pre-programmed with universal moral laws

Explanation: Locke's foundational empiricist claim is that the human mind begins as a tabula rasa (a blank slate, white paper void of all characters). All ideas and materials of knowledge originate exclusively from two sources of experience: sensation (external experience) and reflection (internal observation of the mind's operations).

9In Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, what central distinction defines the boundary of possible theoretical knowledge?

A.The distinction between primary qualities and secondary qualities

B.The distinction between phenomena (objects as they appear to sensible intuition) and noumena (things-in-themselves)

C.The distinction between the cogito and the extended substance (res extensa)

D.The distinction between vital force and inert matter

Explanation: Kant establishes that theoretical human cognition is strictly restricted to phenomena—objects as they appear to us through the a priori forms of sensible intuition (space and time) and categories of the understanding. Noumena (things-in-themselves, Ding an sich) can be thought, but cannot be known through speculative theoretical reason.

10How is the universal formulation of Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative expressed in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals?

A.Act so as to maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number of individuals.

B.Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.

C.Act strictly in accordance with traditional civil customs and ecclesiastical decrees.

D.Act in whatever way ensures your personal self-preservation in the state of nature.

Explanation: Kant's primary formulation of the categorical imperative demands: 'Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.' Unlike hypothetical imperatives which depend on subjective desires, the categorical imperative commands unconditionally out of pure moral duty (deontology).

About the EXETAT Latin-Philo (RDC) Exam

The Examen d'État (EXETAT) Option Latin-Philosophie is the premier classical humanities secondary school-leaving qualification in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Administered nationally by EDU-NC, it evaluates candidates on rigorous philosophical analysis (both Western and African philosophical traditions, formal syllogistic logic, epistemology, ethics), classical Latin language syntax and text commentary, French and Francophone African literature and stylistics, Congolese national history and geography, and civic institutions under the 2006 DRC Constitution. Passing the EXETAT awards the Diplôme d'État, which serves both as the secondary graduation certificate and the essential qualification for entrance into Congolese higher education and faculties of law, letters, philosophy, and human sciences.

Assessment

Hors-session tests in May (dissertation, traditional papers for the technical options, oral French and — new from the 2026 session — oral English, and professional practice), followed by the four-day session ordinaire: Day 1 Culture générale, Day 2 Sciences, Day 3 Options, Day 4 Langues.

Time Limit

Four-day written session (22–25 June for the 2026 edition), preceded by hors-session tests in May; each épreuve booklet carries its own duration, typically 2 to 5 hours

Passing Score

50% overall for the Diplôme d'État; 60% or more exempts the holder from the admission tests run by universities such as UNIKIN and UNILU

Exam Fee

Fixed per province by governor's decree, not nationally: for the 2026 session the hors-session fee ranged from about CDF 52,000 to CDF 100,000 and the session ordinaire fee from about CDF 40,000 to CDF 90,000 (Kinshasa: CDF 80,000 + CDF 60,000). Candidates in Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu were exempted by the government. (Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et Nouvelle Citoyenneté (EDU-NC))

EXETAT Latin-Philo (RDC) Exam Content Outline

Study emphasis ~30%

Philosophy & Logic

Western philosophy, African philosophical thought (Tempels, Hountondji, Wiredu, Mudimbe), formal logic and syllogistic structures, epistemology, metaphysics, and moral philosophy.

Study emphasis ~25%

Latin Language & Roman Civilization

Classical Latin morphology and syntax (accusative with infinitive, ablative absolute, subjunctive clauses), translation analysis of Cicero, Virgil, Seneca, Caesar, and Roman political institutions.

Study emphasis ~25%

French & Francophone African Literature

French literary movements (Classicism, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism), Négritude poetry (Césaire, Senghor), classic Francophone African prose and drama (Oyono, Beti, Sony Labou Tansi, Mudimbe), and rhetorical figures.

Study emphasis ~10%

History & Geography of DR Congo and Africa

Pre-colonial empires (Kongo, Luba, Lunda, Kuba), the Congo Free State, Belgian colonial rule, Congolese independence, Patrice Lumumba, modern DRC history, and Congo Basin physical/economic geography.

Study emphasis ~10%

Civic Education & General Culture

The DRC 2006 Constitution, state branches and constitutional court, human rights, African Union, regional economic communities (SADC, EAC, ECCAS), and environmental preservation of the Congo Basin.

How to Pass the EXETAT Latin-Philo (RDC) Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 50% overall for the Diplôme d'État; 60% or more exempts the holder from the admission tests run by universities such as UNIKIN and UNILU
Assessment: Hors-session tests in May (dissertation, traditional papers for the technical options, oral French and — new from the 2026 session — oral English, and professional practice), followed by the four-day session ordinaire: Day 1 Culture générale, Day 2 Sciences, Day 3 Options, Day 4 Langues.
Time limit: Four-day written session (22–25 June for the 2026 edition), preceded by hors-session tests in May; each épreuve booklet carries its own duration, typically 2 to 5 hours
Exam fee: Fixed per province by governor's decree, not nationally: for the 2026 session the hors-session fee ranged from about CDF 52,000 to CDF 100,000 and the session ordinaire fee from about CDF 40,000 to CDF 90,000 (Kinshasa: CDF 80,000 + CDF 60,000). Candidates in Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu were exempted by the government.

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EXETAT Latin-Philo (RDC) Study Tips from Top Performers

1Master categorical syllogisms, mood and figure validation, and the standard rules of deduction in formal logic.

2Review African philosophical discourse, contrasting ethnophilosophical approaches (Tempels, Kagame) with critical/professional perspectives (Hountondji, Towa, Wiredu, Mudimbe).

3Drill key Latin syntactic constructions: Ablative Absolute, Accusative with Infinitive for indirect speech, purpose clauses, and subjunctive sequence of tenses.

4Memorize the key dates, figures, and treaty articles of Congolese pre-colonial kingdoms, the 1885 Berlin Conference, 1960 Independence, and the 2006 Constitution.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the EXETAT Option Latin-Philosophie?

The Examen d'État (EXETAT) Option Latin-Philosophie is the national terminal secondary examination for students in the classical humanities track (Humanités Littéraires) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, administered by EDU-NC.

What qualification is awarded upon passing the EXETAT?

Candidates who achieve an overall score of at least 50% are awarded the Diplôme d'État, which certifies secondary completion and qualifies holders for admission to universities and institutes of higher education.

How is the examination structured and scheduled?

The ordinary national session takes place across four consecutive days in late June or July: Day 1 covers General Culture, Civics, History and Geography; Day 2 covers Philosophy and Logic; Day 3 covers Latin Language and Roman Civilization; Day 4 covers French and African Literature.

What is the passing threshold for university admission?

While 50% is the minimum pass mark to receive the Diplôme d'État, obtaining 60% or higher (mention 'Satisfaction' or above) allows direct, non-probationary registration in university faculties such as Law, Arts, and Humanities without mandatory preparatory remedial entrance tests.

Is this practice bank an official test booklet?

No. This practice bank is an independent English-language multiple-choice adaptation designed to help candidates, educators, and scholars review the essential concepts, authors, grammatical rules, and historical facts tested on the DR Congo Latin-Philosophie curriculum.