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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. What title did Marie Antoinette father hold?
(a) Duke.
(b) He held no title.
(c) Emperor.
(d) King.

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

3. Which of the following activities most interested Antoinette when she was a small child?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Singing.

4. How did Antoinette react to the news that she was officially queen of France?
(a) She began to sing.
(b) She burst out laughing.
(c) She fainted.
(d) She fell to her knees in prayer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Antoinette's brothers regularly came to visit Antoinette in France?

2. What did the French people think when they saw Antoinette dance for the first time?

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

4. Who put Antoinette and Louis to bed on their first married night together?

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

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