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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Louis executed?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He was drown.
(d) He was hanged.

2. Which of the following facts is TRUE about Antoinette's second son's birth?
(a) He was born early.
(b) He was born late.
(c) He was overweight.
(d) He was underweight.

3. Which of the following people claimed that Antoinette had been "the model of queens and of women"?
(a) Marie Therese.
(b) The pope.
(c) Fersen.
(d) Carolina.

4. How many years after Antoinette's execution did Fersen die?
(a) Two.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Eleven.

5. Which of the following item carriage items broke, slowing down Antoinette's escape from exile?
(a) The wheel.
(b) The reins.
(c) The axel.
(d) The harness.

6. Who did Antoinette encourage the young dauphin to remember when they were on vacation for the first time since their captivity?
(a) The sick.
(b) The orphans.
(c) The elderly.
(d) The poor.

7. Which country's king did Fersen work closely with in at attempt to create a new escape plan for Antoinette?
(a) Poland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

8. What did the screaming mobs who frequently attacked the castle, demand?
(a) For the king to be reinstated.
(b) The elimination of the king.
(c) All of Antoinette's jewels.
(d) For the dauphin to be handed over to them.

9. What type of prisoners were held in "The Conciergerie"?
(a) Political prisoners.
(b) Violent prisoners.
(c) Youth prisoners.
(d) Religous prisoners.

10. Why wouldn't Antoinette's brother help his sister and her family out of exile?
(a) Because he was always jealous of Antoinette's power.
(b) Because her exile was good for him politically.
(c) Because there was no possible way for him to help.
(d) Because he was threated with death if he were to intervene.

11. What disease did the young dauphin likely suffer from?
(a) Yellow Fever.
(b) Tuburculosis.
(c) Small pox.
(d) Malaria.

12. What was the young dauphin's real name?
(a) Charles Louis.
(b) Stephen Charles.
(c) Louis Stephen.
(d) Louis Charles.

13. Which of Antoinette's siblings was "overcome with joy" at the news of the dauphin's birth?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Max.
(d) Caroline.

14. Why didn't King Louis XVI flee with the rest of the nobles during the attack on the palace.
(a) He didn't want to be known as a fugitive king.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) He thought he could regain the throne.
(d) He didn't realize the full danger he was in.

15. What color dress did Antoinette wear on her execution day?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Antoinette's reaction to the news that nobility were being slaughtered all over the country?

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the young dauphin's time in prison?

3. During which season was the royal family allowed to make their first vacation since being put into exile?

4. Aside from execution, what was the other possible sentence for Antoinette's crimes?

5. How did Antoinette react when Louis fell into a deep depression about France's continued upheaval?

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