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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 item carriage items broke, slowing down Antoinette's escape from exile?
(a) The axel.
(b) The reins.
(c) The harness.
(d) The wheel.

2. Which of Antoinette's siblings was "overcome with joy" at the news of the dauphin's birth?
(a) Max.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Joseph.

3. What disease did the young dauphin likely suffer from?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Tuburculosis.
(c) Yellow Fever.
(d) Small pox.

4. How many siblings-in-law did Antoinette inherit when she married Louis XVI?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

5. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?
(a) France.
(b) Austria.
(c) Romania.
(d) Hungary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following vices did Antoinette fall into during the time she was not interested in producing an heir?

2. Who did Antoinette encourage the young dauphin to remember when they were on vacation for the first time since their captivity?

3. Whom did Antoinette nickname "Madame Etiquette"?

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

5. Whose head was brought to Antoinette's bedroom after an execution?

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