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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 country was Isabella of Parma originally from?
(a) France.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

2. What illness claimed King Louis XV's life?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Yellow fever.

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

4. Which of the following fashion trends was popular when Antoinette arrived in the French court?
(a) Circular rouge on the cheeks.
(b) Completely white or nude lips.
(c) Bright blue shadow on the eyes.
(d) False eyelashes made from peacock feathers.

5. To which of the following European countries did Austria belong to at the time of Antoinette's birth?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Prince Luis de Rohan well known for at the time of Antoinette's arrival in France?

2. Which of Antoinette's family members accused her of having "lost her bloom" at the tender age of fifteen?

3. Which of the following names was NOT one of Marie Antoinette's middle names upon birth?

4. Whose penmanship was better when Louis and Antoinette signed their marriage contract?

5. To which of the following objects did Marie Teresa compare her children?

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