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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Dauphine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the French people think when they saw Antoinette dance for the first time?
(a) That she looked like a commoner.
(b) That she looked like an angel.
(c) That she looked like a queen.
(d) That she looked like a consort.

2. What did Antoinette most hate about mealtime when she first arrived at the French court?
(a) That she was watched while she ate.
(b) The rules of how to handle cutlery.
(c) The sweet wine she was expected to drink.
(d) The richness and denseness of the food.

3. What was Marie Antoinette's father's name?
(a) Stephen Joseph.
(b) Leopold Francis.
(c) Joseph Leopold.
(d) Francis Stephen.

4. How long did Antoinette wait before consummating her marriage to Louis XVI?
(a) Three months.
(b) One year.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Six months.

5. Which of her children did Maria Teresa share a birthday with?
(a) Leopold.
(b) Marie Christine.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number in the birth order was Marie Antoinette?

2. How did Antoinette respond the first time Louis questioned whether or not she loved him.

3. Which of Antoinette's family members accused her of having "lost her bloom" at the tender age of fifteen?

4. Which of the following activities most interested Antoinette when she was a small child?

5. Which of the following famous musicians reportedly asked for Antoinette's hand in marriage?

(see the answer key)

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