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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 illness kept Antoinette away from her newborn baby just weeks after it was born?
(a) Measles.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Influenza.

2. Which of the following royal family members was completely omitted from the new constitution when it was written during their exile?
(a) Marie Therese.
(b) The young dauphin.
(c) King Louis XVI.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

3. How did Antoinette's appearance change during the years when she was in exile?
(a) Her hair turned white.
(b) She lost weight.
(c) Her teeth fell out.
(d) Her fingernails turned yellow and then brown.

4. Which of the Antoinette's family members was most angered by Antoinette's behavior during the first few years of her marriage?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her sisters.
(d) Her husband.

5. Who purchased the piece of elaborate and expensive jewelry on Antoinette behalf, even after she claimed that she didn't want it?
(a) Princesse de Lamballe.
(b) Count Fersen.
(c) The King.
(d) It was unknown who purchased the jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Marie Antoinette's wet nurse?

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

3. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?

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

5. What was the reaction from the crowd that gathered to watch Louis' execution?

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