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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country was Isabella of Parma originally from?
(a) France.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

2. To which of the following European countries did Austria belong to at the time of Antoinette's birth?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Poland.

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

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

5. What was the name of Marie Antoinette's wet nurse?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Hope.
(c) Constance.
(d) Grace.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Marie Antoinette when there were the first signs of political upheaval in Europe?

3. Which of the following groups of people did Antoinette most like to spend her time with before leaving to join her husband?

4. Whom did Antoinette most want to honor in the naming of her first-born daughter?

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

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