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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Antoinette's siblings was "overcome with joy" at the news of the dauphin's birth?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Max.

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

3. How did Sophie die?
(a) She died in a fit of seizures.
(b) She accidentally drown while taking a bath.
(c) She died peacefully, in her sleep.
(d) She died of small pox.

4. What was the name of the palace where Antoinette and Louis were held during their exile?
(a) Palais de la Cite.
(b) Chateau de Fontainebleau.
(c) Les Tuileries.
(d) Ancien Regime.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What title did Marie Antoinette father hold?

3. What country was Louis XVI from?

4. In Antoinette's mind, whose life was most in danger during their time in exile?

5. What nickname was the young dauphin given by those in favor of keeping the monarchy?

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