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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Queen and Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the country of France first receive Antoinette when she rose to the throne.
(a) They adored her.
(b) They were confused.
(c) They ignored her.
(d) They despised her.

2. What illness kept Antoinette away from her newborn baby just weeks after it was born?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Measles.

3. Which of the following fashion trends was popular when Antoinette arrived in the French court?
(a) False eyelashes made from peacock feathers.
(b) Circular rouge on the cheeks.
(c) Completely white or nude lips.
(d) Bright blue shadow on the eyes.

4. Why didn't Antoinette want to purchase the elaborate piece of jewelry?
(a) Because she thought it was ugly.
(b) Because France was in an economic downturn.
(c) Because it was considered ungainly for the queen to wear jewels.
(d) Because feathers and furs were more in fashion.

5. Where was Carolina living at the time when Antoinette left home to join her new husband?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Naples.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best described Antoinette when she was in the room with a foreign ambassador?

2. What was Marie Antoinette's father's name?

3. In what year did Antoinette meet Count Axe Ferson?

4. During which Christian holiday did the Contesse de Noailles hold a dance party in her apartment?

5. What country was Count Axe Ferson from?

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