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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Widow Capet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Antoinette's father when he died?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Innsbruck.
(c) Paris.
(d) Vienna.

2. Before Antoinette's trial, how many queens had historically been executed?
(a) Two.
(b) Many.
(c) None.
(d) One.

3. Where did the young dauphin die?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) In his childhood palace.
(c) On the battlefield.
(d) In the towers.

4. Who brought hard evidence against Antoinette during her court trial?
(a) Her former lovers.
(b) Her best friends and confidants.
(c) Her children.
(d) There was no hard evidence, only rumors and gossip.

5. Immediately upon being taken into exile, what did Antoinette realize was the fate of her family?
(a) That her son would become king before his time.
(b) That she was destined to die.
(c) That her husband was destined to die.
(d) That her daughter would be married off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Louis XVI banish from court in one of his first moves as king?

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

3. During what month of the year was Antoinette executed?

4. How was Louis executed?

5. Which of Antoinette's brothers regularly came to visit Antoinette in France?

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