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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the text, who spent the majority of the money in France, leading to the desperate economy?
(a) King Louis XVI.
(b) Louis' sisters.
(c) Antoinette's children.
(d) Antoinette.

2. Who did Antoinette regularly write letters to during the upheaval in France?
(a) Her brother, Joseph.
(b) Her sister, Elizabeth.
(c) Princesse de Lamballe.
(d) Count Mercy.

3. Who did Louis XVI banish from court in one of his first moves as king?
(a) The king's consort.
(b) All peasants.
(c) His mother.
(d) Count Axe Ferson.

4. How did Antoinette respond the first time Louis questioned whether or not she loved him.
(a) She assured him that she did.
(b) She laughed in his face.
(c) She ignored his question completely.
(d) She told him the truth - that she did not.

5. How did Louis react to the rumors that he had not fathered the dauphin?
(a) He ignored them.
(b) He was anguished by them.
(c) He divorced Antoinette.
(d) He demanded a paternity test.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Antoinette most hate about mealtime when she first arrived at the French court?

2. Throughout his life, who did Joseph claim was his favorite sister?

3. To which of the following European countries did Austria belong to at the time of Antoinette's birth?

4. In what year did the young dauphin die?

5. Who was Antoinette's second son given to immediately after his birth?

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