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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Antoinette's family members accused her of having "lost her bloom" at the tender age of fifteen?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

2. To which of the following European countries did Austria belong to at the time of Antoinette's birth?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Poland.

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

4. What illness claimed King Louis XV's life?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Smallpox.

5. Which of Antoinette's family members hoped to see Antoinette exert German power in France immediately upon taking the trhone?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Josepeh.
(c) Leopold.
(d) Maria Teresa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Marie Antoinette when there were the first signs of political upheaval in Europe?

2. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?

3. To whom did Antoinette's father cling to before he unexpectedly died, almost as if he had a presentiment of his death?

4. In what year did Antoinette get her first period?

5. How did the country of France first receive Antoinette when she rose to the throne.

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