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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 did Louis XVI react when he heard that his first born child was a girl?
(a) He was annoyed.
(b) He was pleased.
(c) He was apathetic.
(d) He was angry.

2. Which of the following vices did Antoinette fall into during the time she was not interested in producing an heir?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Biting her nails.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Smoking.

3. 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) Kind.
(d) Cold.

4. How did Antoinette's father die?
(a) From cancer.
(b) From a stroke.
(c) From smallpox.
(d) From yellow fever.

5. How did Maria Teresa react to the news of her husband's death?
(a) She was apathetic.
(b) She was amused.
(c) She was devastated.
(d) She was relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Antoinette when her mother died?

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

3. What country was Louis XVI from?

4. Where was Carolina living at the time when Antoinette left home to join her new husband?

5. Which of the following groups of people did Antoinette most like to spend her time with before leaving to join her husband?

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