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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did Joseph use to describe Antoinette when he first came to visit her after her marriage to Louis XVI?
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Cold.
(d) Kind.

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

3. What part of the young dauphin's appearance was most affected by his disease?
(a) His skin.
(b) His teeth.
(c) His spine.
(d) His eyes.

4. During what month of the year did Antoinette and Louis rise to the throne in France?
(a) May.
(b) February.
(c) November.
(d) August.

5. Which of Antoinette's brothers stood in as her by-proxy husband during the first wedding ceremony?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Leopold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was immediately noticed about Sophie at the time of her birth?

2. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Louis XVI when Antoinette first met him?

3. Which of Marie Antoinette's brothers married Isabella of Parma?

4. How did Antoinette react when Louis fell into a deep depression about France's continued upheaval?

5. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?

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