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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the spy Maria Teresa sent to court to keep notes on Antoinette?
(a) Count Mercy.
(b) Count Black.
(c) Count Hope.
(d) Count France.

2. What was immediately noticed about Sophie at the time of her birth?
(a) That she was the spitting image of her mother.
(b) That she looked large and healthy.
(c) That she looked nothing like Louis XVI.
(d) That she looked small and unhealthy.

3. How did France react to the birth of Antoinette's first child?
(a) They were ecstatic.
(b) They were outraged.
(c) They were confused.
(d) They were disappointed.

4. Which of the following people did NOT have a problem with the king's consort's presence in court?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) Antoinette.
(c) Louis XV.
(d) The ladies-in-waiting.

5. Which of the following courts was limited only to nobles?
(a) English court.
(b) Russian court.
(c) French court.
(d) Austrian court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Marie Antoinette's wet nurse?

2. Which of the following famous artists visited Antoinette during her first pregnancy with the hopes of earning her patronage?

3. How many years into Antoinette's marriage did it take for her to produce a male heir to the throne?

4. Whose advice did Louis XVI rely on for political guidance upon taking over the French throne?

5. Whom did Antoinette most want to honor in the naming of her first-born daughter?

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