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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Antoinette nickname "Madame Etiquette"?
(a) Princesse de Lamballe.
(b) Abbe de Vermond
(c) Contesse de Noailles.
(d) Isabella of Parma.

2. How did Antoinette's dress change in the year 1785?
(a) Her dress became more provocative.
(b) Her dress became more severe.
(c) Her dress became more conservative.
(d) Her dress became more Hungarian.

3. Which of Antoinette's family members hoped to see Antoinette exert German power in France immediately upon taking the trhone?
(a) Leopold.
(b) Maria Teresa.
(c) Josepeh.
(d) Caroline.

4. How old was Antoinette when she became betrothed to Louis XVI?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

5. Which of Antoinette's family members accused her of having "lost her bloom" at the tender age of fifteen?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number in the birth order was Marie Antoinette?

2. Who was the only member of the family that held out hope that the young dauphin would survive his childhood?

3. Which of the following courts was limited only to nobles?

4. In which city was Antoinette handed over to her new husband?

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

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