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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did his courtiers think was hurrying King Louis XV to his grave?
(a) His lavish lifestyle.
(b) His anger.
(c) His high blood pressure.
(d) His smoking.

2. What did Maria Theresa think her daughter was endangering by her behavior?
(a) Her afterlife.
(b) The alliance between Austria and France.
(c) The Holy Roman Empire.
(d) Her marriage to Louis.

3. What did people take as a sign that Antoinette was not ready to be queen?
(a) She did not curb some of Louis's less desirable behaviors.
(b) She was having an affair with two of her servants.
(c) She was always partying in Paris.
(d) She continued to spend as if she did not know the meaning of money.

4. Why were French courtiers so vulnerable to fraudsters?
(a) They were always looking to go behind the king's back.
(b) They were always looking for ways to increase their power.
(c) They were always looking to marry
(d) They were always hanging around court.

5. What illness did Isabella die of?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Measles.
(c) Small pox.
(d) The plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the villagers dump their garbage?

2. What was Emperor Francis doing when he heard news that his wife had gone into labor?

3. What did Antoinette stop doing after Joseph's visit?

4. What does Joseph despise about being a member of the royal family?

5. What was Madame de Noailles position at the court?

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