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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 Antoinette's new siblings-in-law was closest in age to her?
(a) Elisabeth.
(b) Louis Xavier.
(c) Charles Artois.
(d) Clothilde.

2. Which of the following famous musicians reportedly asked for Antoinette's hand in marriage?
(a) Bach.
(b) Pachebel.
(c) Bethoven.
(d) Mozart.

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

4. What illness claimed King Louis XV's life?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Typhoid.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To which of the following objects did Marie Teresa compare her children?

4. What was Marie Antoinette's father's name?

5. Which of the following females does NOT recover from the smallpox outbreak when Antoinette was a young girl?

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