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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. How did Louis XVI react when he heard that his first born child was a girl?
(a) He was pleased.
(b) He was annoyed.
(c) He was apathetic.
(d) He was angry.

4. What was Prince Luis de Rohan well known for at the time of Antoinette's arrival in France?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Womanizing.
(c) Gossiping.
(d) All of these answers are true.

5. How did the country of France first receive Antoinette when she rose to the throne.
(a) They were confused.
(b) They despised her.
(c) They adored her.
(d) They ignored her.

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

7. Which of the following groups of people did Antoinette most like to spend her time with before leaving to join her husband?
(a) Children.
(b) Girls her own age.
(c) No one, she preferred to be alone.
(d) The elderly.

8. In which city did Antoinette spend her last days on Austrian soil?
(a) Schuttern.
(b) Wolfsberg.
(c) Vienna
(d) Graz.

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

10. To which of the following objects did Marie Teresa compare her children?
(a) Stars in the sky.
(b) Pieces of a puzzle.
(c) Flowers in bloom.
(d) Pawns on a chessboard.

11. In what year did Antoinette get her first period?
(a) 1780.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1760.
(d) 1790.

12. What role did Antoinette give Princesse de Lamballe in her household?
(a) Duchess.
(b) Governess.
(c) Lady-in-waiting.
(d) Superintendent.

13. According to popular rumors of the time, what was the true definition of the parties Antoinette privately hosted in the palace?
(a) Poker nights.
(b) Binges.
(c) Prayer meetings.
(d) Orgies.

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

15. Which of the following courts was limited only to nobles?
(a) English court.
(b) French court.
(c) Russian court.
(d) Austrian court.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following females does NOT recover from the smallpox outbreak when Antoinette was a young girl?

2. What was the name of Antoinette's personal advisor who delivered the news of Teresa's death?

3. Which of the following people did NOT have a problem with the king's consort's presence in court?

4. What fabric did Antoinette favor in her dress?

5. Throughout his life, who did Joseph claim was his favorite sister?

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