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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Austrian Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose penmanship was better when Louis and Antoinette signed their marriage contract?
(a) Louis'.
(b) Both Louis and Antoinette had equally beautiful penmanship.
(c) Neither child know how to sign their own names.
(d) Antoinette's.

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

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

4. What illness kept Antoinette away from her newborn baby just weeks after it was born?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Measles.

5. Which of the following personality traits was NOT one Antoinette was taught to exude at all times by her mother?
(a) Grace.
(b) Docility.
(c) Obedience.
(d) Pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did the young dauphin likely suffer from?

2. Which of the following famous musicians reportedly asked for Antoinette's hand in marriage?

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

4. Which country's quest for independence did France become embroiled in during the first decade of Antoinette's rule?

5. How did Antoinette's dress change in the year 1785?

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