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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 did Joseph use to describe Antoinette when he first came to visit her after her marriage to Louis XVI?
(a) Kind.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Cold.
(d) Powerful.

2. What was Antoinette's reaction to the news that nobility were being slaughtered all over the country?
(a) She did not hear this news.
(b) She was outraged and slapped the messenger.
(c) She was silent as long as her children were safe.
(d) She was confused, and repeatedly asked questions about the attacks.

3. Which of the following women accused Antoinette of having inappropriately lewd relationships with her female friends?
(a) Isabella of Parma.
(b) Abbe de Vermond
(c) Princess de Lamballe.
(d) Contesse de Noailles.

4. Throughout his life, who did Joseph claim was his favorite sister?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Teresa.
(c) Antoinette.
(d) Elizabeth.

5. Which country's king did Fersen work closely with in at attempt to create a new escape plan for Antoinette?
(a) England.
(b) Poland.
(c) Russia.
(d) Sweden.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month of the year was Louis officially suspended from his reinstated position as king?

2. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?

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

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

5. Whom did Antoinette most want to honor in the naming of her first-born daughter?

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