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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups of people did Antoinette most like to spend her time with before leaving to join her husband?
(a) Children.
(b) The elderly.
(c) No one, she preferred to be alone.
(d) Girls her own age.

2. What was immediately noticed about Sophie at the time of her birth?
(a) That she was the spitting image of her mother.
(b) That she looked nothing like Louis XVI.
(c) That she looked small and unhealthy.
(d) That she looked large and healthy.

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

4. What role did Antoinette give Princesse de Lamballe in her household?
(a) Lady-in-waiting.
(b) Governess.
(c) Duchess.
(d) Superintendent.

5. According to the text, who spent the majority of the money in France, leading to the desperate economy?
(a) Antoinette.
(b) Antoinette's children.
(c) King Louis XVI.
(d) Louis' sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Antoinette react to the news that she was officially queen of France?

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

3. Which of his relatives was Louis XVI closest to?

4. How long did Antoinette wait before consummating her marriage to Louis XVI?

5. Why didn't King Louis XVI flee with the rest of the nobles during the attack on the palace.

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