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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Throughout her life, which of the following friends was Antoinette never accused of having an inappropriate relationship with?
(a) Count Axel Fersen.
(b) Yolande de Polignac.
(c) Count Mercy.
(d) Princesse de Lamballe.

3. Which of the following female names was NOT included in the name of Antoinette's first-born daughter?
(a) Marie.
(b) Christine.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Charlotte.

4. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?
(a) She was unaware of her.
(b) She ignored her.
(c) She welcomed her.
(d) She despised her.

5. Which of the following adjectives did Joseph use to describe Antoinette when he first came to visit her after her marriage to Louis XVI?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Cold.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Kind.

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

7. What fabric did Antoinette favor in her dress?
(a) Satin.
(b) Muslin.
(c) Velvet.
(d) Gossamer.

8. What was the name of Antoinette's personal advisor who delivered the news of Teresa's death?
(a) Hermond.
(b) Dermond.
(c) Fermond.
(d) Vermond.

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

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

11. Whose penmanship was better when Louis and Antoinette signed their marriage contract?
(a) Antoinette's.
(b) Both Louis and Antoinette had equally beautiful penmanship.
(c) Neither child know how to sign their own names.
(d) Louis'.

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

13. How did Antoinette respond the first time Louis questioned whether or not she loved him.
(a) She ignored his question completely.
(b) She assured him that she did.
(c) She told him the truth - that she did not.
(d) She laughed in his face.

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

15. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?
(a) Austria.
(b) France.
(c) Romania.
(d) Hungary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings-in-law did Antoinette inherit when she married Louis XVI?

2. Which of her children did Maria Teresa share a birthday with?

3. Which of the following famous artists visited Antoinette during her first pregnancy with the hopes of earning her patronage?

4. What was Marie Antoinette's father's name?

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

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