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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Austrian Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best described Antoinette when she was in the room with a foreign ambassador?
(a) Kind.
(b) Confused.
(c) Dignified.
(d) Comical.

2. How did the country of France first receive Antoinette when she rose to the throne.
(a) They adored her.
(b) They despised her.
(c) They ignored her.
(d) They were confused.

3. Who suggested that Antoinette take a lover to ensure that she produce an heir to the throne?
(a) Max.
(b) Louis.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Count Axel Fersen.

4. How many years into Antoinette's marriage did it take for her to produce a male heir to the throne?
(a) Eleven years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Ten years.

5. Which of the following people was NOT present in Antoinette's only escape attempt?
(a) Count Fersen.
(b) Marie Therese
(c) The young dauphin.
(d) King Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Immediately upon being taken into exile, what did Antoinette realize was the fate of her family?

2. Which of the following women accused Antoinette of having inappropriately lewd relationships with her female friends?

3. Whom did Louis use as his confidant regarding his sexual shortcomings with Antoinette?

4. Which of the following famous artists visited Antoinette during her first pregnancy with the hopes of earning her patronage?

5. Which of the following adjectives best described Antoinette's brother Max's visit to Versailles in 1775?

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