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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following names was NOT one of Marie Antoinette's middle names upon birth?
(a) Joanna.
(b) Terese.
(c) Josepha.
(d) Antoine.

2. Which of Antoinette's new siblings-in-law was closest in age to her?
(a) Clothilde.
(b) Elisabeth.
(c) Louis Xavier.
(d) Charles Artois.

3. Which of her children did Maria Teresa share a birthday with?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Leopold.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Marie Christine.

4. Who put Antoinette and Louis to bed on their first married night together?
(a) Louis' father.
(b) Louis' mother.
(c) Louis' grandmother.
(d) Louis' grandfather.

5. How was Antoinette revived when she fainted during the birth of her first child?
(a) The midwife threw cold water on her.
(b) She was given smelling salts.
(c) She was slapped across the face.
(d) The windows were thrown open.

6. During which Christian holiday did the Contesse de Noailles hold a dance party in her apartment?
(a) Ascension of the Virgin.
(b) All Saints Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

7. Why was Antoinette secretly glad that her first born child was a girl?
(a) Because girls were easier to raise than boys.
(b) Because she hoped a daughter would get her sent back to Austria.
(c) Because she did not want to produce an heir.
(d) Because she would be allowed to raise the child herself.

8. Which of Marie Antoinette's brothers married Isabella of Parma?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Leopold.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Ralph.

9. Who suggested that Antoinette take a lover to ensure that she produce an heir to the throne?
(a) Count Axel Fersen.
(b) Teresa.
(c) Max.
(d) Louis.

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

11. Which of the following adjectives best described Antoinette when she was in the room with a foreign ambassador?
(a) Confused.
(b) Dignified.
(c) Kind.
(d) Comical.

12. What country was Count Axe Ferson from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

13. What was the name of Marie Antoinette's wet nurse?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Constance.
(c) Hope.
(d) Grace.

14. Whom did Louis use as his confidant regarding his sexual shortcomings with Antoinette?
(a) Count Axel Fersen.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Yolande de Polignac

15. What country was Louis XVI from?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following female names was NOT included in the name of Antoinette's first-born daughter?

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

3. How did Antoinette react to the news that she was officially queen of France?

4. How did Antoinette's father die?

5. Which of Antoinette's brothers stood in as her by-proxy husband during the first wedding ceremony?

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