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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which color dress was Antoinette famous for frequently wearing?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

2. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Louis XVI when Antoinette first met him?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Obese.
(c) Clumsy.
(d) Shy.

3. What was the name of Antoinette's foster brother, who was raised alongside her by the wet nurse?
(a) Leopold.
(b) Louis.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Joseph.

4. 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.

5. How many children did Isabella of Parma produce before her death?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

6. Which of the following people did NOT have a problem with the king's consort's presence in court?
(a) Antoinette.
(b) Louis XVI.
(c) Louis XV.
(d) The ladies-in-waiting.

7. Whom did Antoinette nickname "Madame Etiquette"?
(a) Princesse de Lamballe.
(b) Abbe de Vermond
(c) Isabella of Parma.
(d) Contesse de Noailles.

8. What is the name of the spy Maria Teresa sent to court to keep notes on Antoinette?
(a) Count Hope.
(b) Count Black.
(c) Count France.
(d) Count Mercy.

9. Which of the following fashion trends was popular when Antoinette arrived in the French court?
(a) Circular rouge on the cheeks.
(b) False eyelashes made from peacock feathers.
(c) Bright blue shadow on the eyes.
(d) Completely white or nude lips.

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

11. 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) Ignorant.
(b) Cold.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Kind.

12. Which of her children did Maria Teresa share a birthday with?
(a) Leopold.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Marie Christine.

13. How did Antoinette's father die?
(a) From a stroke.
(b) From smallpox.
(c) From cancer.
(d) From yellow fever.

14. Why was Antoinette secretly glad that her first born child was a girl?
(a) Because girls were easier to raise than boys.
(b) Because she did not want to produce an heir.
(c) Because she hoped a daughter would get her sent back to Austria.
(d) Because she would be allowed to raise the child herself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city was Antoinette handed over to her new husband?

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

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

4. Which of Antoinette's family members accused her of having "lost her bloom" at the tender age of fifteen?

5. What was the name of Antoinette's personal advisor who delivered the news of Teresa's death?

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