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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Queen Consort.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Antoinette revived when she fainted during the birth of her first child?
(a) She was slapped across the face.
(b) The windows were thrown open.
(c) The midwife threw cold water on her.
(d) She was given smelling salts.

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

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

4. In what year did Antoinette meet Count Axe Ferson?
(a) 1754.
(b) 1784.
(c) 1764.
(d) 1774.

5. Whose advice did Louis XVI rely on for political guidance upon taking over the French throne?
(a) His aunts'.
(b) His father's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) His grandmother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness kept Antoinette away from her newborn baby just weeks after it was born?

2. What fabric did Antoinette favor in her dress?

3. Which of the following personality traits was NOT one Antoinette was taught to exude at all times by her mother?

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

5. What country was Isabella of Parma originally from?

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