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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Isabella of Parma die?
(a) In childbirth.
(b) From yellow fever.
(c) She drowned.
(d) From smallpox.

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

3. How old was Antoinette when she became betrothed to Louis XVI?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

4. Which of Antoinette's brothers regularly came to visit Antoinette in France?
(a) Leopold.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Stephen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Louis XVI banish from court in one of his first moves as king?

2. How did Maria Teresa react to the news of her husband's death?

3. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Louis XVI when Antoinette first met him?

4. Which of the following females does NOT recover from the smallpox outbreak when Antoinette was a young girl?

5. What did the French people think when they saw Antoinette dance for the first time?

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