Marie Antoinette: The Journey Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Antoinette's new siblings-in-law was closest in age to her?
(a) Charles Artois.
(b) Elisabeth.
(c) Clothilde.
(d) Louis Xavier.

2. Which color dress was Antoinette famous for frequently wearing?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

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

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

5. Whose penmanship was better when Louis and Antoinette signed their marriage contract?
(a) Antoinette's.
(b) Neither child know how to sign their own names.
(c) Louis'.
(d) Both Louis and Antoinette had equally beautiful penmanship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the spy Maria Teresa sent to court to keep notes on Antoinette?

2. What role did Antoinette give Princesse de Lamballe in her household?

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

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

5. Where was Count Axel Fersen sent for his military duty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Teresa react when she heard that after a year, Marie Antoinette's marriage still had not been consummated?

2. What problems soon began to arise with Marie Antoinette's spending habits after she arose to the throne?

3. How did the King, Louis XV, die?

4. Why did Teresa worry about Antoinette's possible success as an heiress in France?

5. How did Teresa show her motherly concern for Antoinette before shipping her off to strangers in France?

6. What problems arose when Marie Antoinette began choosing friends for herself within the court?

7. What did Marie Antoinette find most ridiculous about her new life in court?

8. What was the French court's first impression of the new royal couple, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?

9. Why was Antoinette's marriage considered to be a "by proxy'"marriage?

10. Who acted as Marie Antoinette's "foster family" during her childhood?

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