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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Dauphine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Louis XVI when Antoinette first met him?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Shy.
(c) Clumsy.
(d) Obese.

2. In what year did Antoinette meet Count Axe Ferson?
(a) 1754.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1774.
(d) 1784.

3. Which of the following people did NOT have a problem with the king's consort's presence in court?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) The ladies-in-waiting.
(c) Antoinette.
(d) Louis XV.

4. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?
(a) She welcomed her.
(b) She despised her.
(c) She was unaware of her.
(d) She ignored her.

5. To which of the following objects did Marie Teresa compare her children?
(a) Pawns on a chessboard.
(b) Flowers in bloom.
(c) Stars in the sky.
(d) Pieces of a puzzle.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Antoinette's father cling to before he unexpectedly died, almost as if he had a presentiment of his death?

2. How did Antoinette respond the first time Louis questioned whether or not she loved him.

3. How old was Marie Antoinette when there were the first signs of political upheaval in Europe?

4. What number in the birth order was Marie Antoinette?

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

(see the answer key)

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