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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following adjectives best described Antoinette's brother Max's visit to Versailles in 1775?
(a) Enlightening.
(b) Unexpected.
(c) Violent.
(d) Embarrassing.

3. To whom did Antoinette's father cling to before he unexpectedly died, almost as if he had a presentiment of his death?
(a) Marie Teresa.
(b) Antoinette.
(c) Isabella of Parma.
(d) Leopold.

4. Throughout his life, who did Joseph claim was his favorite sister?
(a) Teresa.
(b) Antoinette.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Caroline.

5. Which country's quest for independence did France become embroiled in during the first decade of Antoinette's rule?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Spain.
(d) America.

6. What number in the birth order was Marie Antoinette?
(a) Sixteenth.
(b) Fifteenth.
(c) Eleventh.
(d) Nineteenth.

7. What did the French people think when they saw Antoinette dance for the first time?
(a) That she looked like a consort.
(b) That she looked like a commoner.
(c) That she looked like a queen.
(d) That she looked like an angel.

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

9. Which of the following vices did Antoinette fall into during the time she was not interested in producing an heir?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Biting her nails.
(d) Gambling.

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

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. What was the name of Antoinette's beloved pet pug?
(a) Drops.
(b) Pops.
(c) Mops.
(d) Hops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Antoinette most hate about mealtime when she first arrived at the French court?

2. What illness claimed King Louis XV's life?

3. According to popular rumors of the time, what was the true definition of the parties Antoinette privately hosted in the palace?

4. What fabric did Antoinette favor in her dress?

5. Where was Antoinette's father when he died?

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