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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Austrian Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the French people think when they saw Antoinette dance for the first time?
(a) That she looked like a commoner.
(b) That she looked like a queen.
(c) That she looked like a consort.
(d) That she looked like an angel.

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

3. Immediately upon being taken into exile, which of the following best describes Antoinette's life?
(a) Boring.
(b) Somewhat normal.
(c) Harrowing.
(d) Fulfilled.

4. What country was Count Axe Ferson from?
(a) Sweden.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) Scotland.

5. How did Louis react to the rumors that he had not fathered the dauphin?
(a) He divorced Antoinette.
(b) He was anguished by them.
(c) He demanded a paternity test.
(d) He ignored them.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the birth of her fourth child, what was Antoinette's nickname?

2. Which of the following adjectives did Joseph use to describe Antoinette when he first came to visit her after her marriage to Louis XVI?

3. What caused Antoinette's extreme depression during the upheaval of France?

4. Which of the following men was stripped of his title in the court case following the purchase of Antoinette's jewelry?

5. Which of the following activities most interested Antoinette when she was a small child?

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