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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Louis use as his confidant regarding his sexual shortcomings with Antoinette?
(a) Count Axel Fersen.
(b) Yolande de Polignac
(c) Joseph.
(d) Ferdinand.

2. Which color dress was Antoinette famous for frequently wearing?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

3. What caused Antoinette's extreme depression during the upheaval of France?
(a) The death of her children.
(b) The country's loss of money and forced budget.
(c) The unrest of her people.
(d) Her emotional separation from her husband.

4. In which city did Antoinette spend her last days on Austrian soil?
(a) Vienna
(b) Wolfsberg.
(c) Schuttern.
(d) Graz.

5. What was the purpose of the attack on the castle which forced many nobles to flee their home?
(a) To assassinate the king.
(b) To kidnap the dauphin.
(c) To search for food.
(d) To steal Antoinette's jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Maria Teresa react to the news of her husband's death?

2. To whom did Antoinette's father cling to before he unexpectedly died, almost as if he had a presentiment of his death?

3. How did Antoinette's dress change in the year 1785?

4. Who did Louis XVI banish from court in one of his first moves as king?

5. Throughout her life, which of the following friends was Antoinette never accused of having an inappropriate relationship with?

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