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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why wouldn't Antoinette's brother help his sister and her family out of exile?
(a) Because he was always jealous of Antoinette's power.
(b) Because there was no possible way for him to help.
(c) Because he was threated with death if he were to intervene.
(d) Because her exile was good for him politically.

2. In which city was Antoinette handed over to her new husband?
(a) Compiegne.
(b) Picardy.
(c) Strausbourg.
(d) Deauville.

3. What was Marie Antoinette's father's name?
(a) Francis Stephen.
(b) Joseph Leopold.
(c) Leopold Francis.
(d) Stephen Joseph.

4. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?
(a) She despised her.
(b) She welcomed her.
(c) She was unaware of her.
(d) She ignored her.

5. In what year did the young dauphin die?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1788.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Louis XVI when Antoinette first met him?

2. During the upheaval in France, which country begged to have France come to their aid during battle, but the French government had to refuse?

3. What role did Antoinette give Princesse de Lamballe in her household?

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

5. What fabric did Antoinette favor in her dress?

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