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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Count Axel Fersen sent for his military duty?
(a) To Germany.
(b) To America.
(c) To Russia.
(d) To Japan.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Whose advice did Louis XVI rely on for political guidance upon taking over the French throne?
(a) His father's.
(b) His grandmother's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) His aunts'.

8. What illness claimed King Louis XV's life?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Smallpox.

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

10. How many years into Antoinette's marriage did it take for her to produce a male heir to the throne?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Eleven years.
(d) Nine years.

11. 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.

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

13. Who did Louis XVI banish from court in one of his first moves as king?
(a) All peasants.
(b) His mother.
(c) The king's consort.
(d) Count Axe Ferson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What number in the birth order was Marie Antoinette?

2. Where was Carolina living at the time when Antoinette left home to join her new husband?

3. How much older was Caroline than Marie Antoinette?

4. How old was Antoinette when she became betrothed to Louis XVI?

5. Which of the following courts was limited only to nobles?

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