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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 females does NOT recover from the smallpox outbreak when Antoinette was a young girl?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Caroline
(c) Josepha.
(d) Maria Teresa.

2. What is the name of the spy Maria Teresa sent to court to keep notes on Antoinette?
(a) Count Mercy.
(b) Count France.
(c) Count Black.
(d) Count Hope.

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

4. What did Antoinette most hate about mealtime when she first arrived at the French court?
(a) The rules of how to handle cutlery.
(b) That she was watched while she ate.
(c) The sweet wine she was expected to drink.
(d) The richness and denseness of the food.

5. What did the French people think when they saw Antoinette dance for the first time?
(a) That she looked like a commoner.
(b) That she looked like an angel.
(c) That she looked like a queen.
(d) That she looked like a consort.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?

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

3. What was Marie Antoinette's nickname upon birth?

4. How old was Antoinette when she became betrothed to Louis XVI?

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

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