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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Antoinette secretly glad that her first born child was a girl?
(a) Because she would be allowed to raise the child herself.
(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 girls were easier to raise than boys.

2. Where was Carolina living at the time when Antoinette left home to join her new husband?
(a) Naples.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Moscow.

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

4. Which of his relatives was Louis XVI closest to?
(a) His uncles.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) His parents.
(d) His aunts.

5. How many siblings-in-law did Antoinette inherit when she married Louis XVI?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

6. How did France react to the birth of Antoinette's first child?
(a) They were confused.
(b) They were disappointed.
(c) They were ecstatic.
(d) They were outraged.

7. Which of the following women accused Antoinette of having inappropriately lewd relationships with her female friends?
(a) Princess de Lamballe.
(b) Abbe de Vermond
(c) Contesse de Noailles.
(d) Isabella of Parma.

8. Which of Antoinette's brothers stood in as her by-proxy husband during the first wedding ceremony?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Leopold.
(d) Ferdinand.

9. How old was Antoinette when her mother died?
(a) 28.
(b) 36.
(c) 24.
(d) 32.

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

11. How long did Antoinette wait before consummating her marriage to Louis XVI?
(a) Nine months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

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

13. How did Antoinette react to the news that she was officially queen of France?
(a) She fainted.
(b) She burst out laughing.
(c) She began to sing.
(d) She fell to her knees in prayer.

14. Which of the following famous musicians reportedly asked for Antoinette's hand in marriage?
(a) Bach.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Bethoven.
(d) Pachebel.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following vices did Antoinette fall into during the time she was not interested in producing an heir?

3. Which of Antoinette's brothers regularly came to visit Antoinette in France?

4. To whom did Antoinette's father cling to before he unexpectedly died, almost as if he had a presentiment of his death?

5. How was Antoinette revived when she fainted during the birth of her first child?

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