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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What special birthday did Antoinette celebrate in the year 1785?
(a) Her 40th birthday.
(b) Her 30th birthday.
(c) Her 18th birthday.
(d) Her 21st birthday.

2. Why was Antoinette secretly glad that her first born child was a girl?
(a) Because she would be allowed to raise the child herself.
(b) Because she did not want to produce an heir.
(c) Because girls were easier to raise than boys.
(d) Because she hoped a daughter would get her sent back to Austria.

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

4. Throughout her life, which of the following friends was Antoinette never accused of having an inappropriate relationship with?
(a) Count Axel Fersen.
(b) Count Mercy.
(c) Yolande de Polignac.
(d) Princesse de Lamballe.

5. 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) Cold.
(d) Kind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Marie Antoinette when there were the first signs of political upheaval in Europe?

2. How did Isabella of Parma die?

3. How was Antoinette revived when she fainted during the birth of her first child?

4. How did Antoinette respond the first time Louis questioned whether or not she loved him.

5. Which of Antoinette's brothers stood in as her by-proxy husband during the first wedding ceremony?

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