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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the young dauphin's time in prison?
(a) He was beaten by the guards.
(b) He was regularly starved.
(c) He was taught rough language.
(d) He was forced to drink wine.

3. Instead of purchasing jewelry, what did Antoinette prefer to spend her money on?
(a) Bread for the poor.
(b) Interior decorating.
(c) New dresses, as she never wore one twice.
(d) Toys for her children.

4. Who was Antoinette's second son given to immediately after his birth?
(a) The queen.
(b) The governess.
(c) The lady-in-waiting.
(d) The king.

5. How old was the young dauphin when he was taken into prison?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Eleven.

6. In Antoinette's mind, whose life was most in danger during their time in exile?
(a) Her own.
(b) Her son's.
(c) Her daughter's.
(d) Her husband's.

7. During what season of the year was Louis XVI executed?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

8. Whose head was brought to Antoinette's bedroom after an execution?
(a) King Louis.
(b) Princesse de Lamballe.
(c) The young dauphin.
(d) Count Fersen.

9. Which of Antoinette's brothers died while she was in exile?
(a) Leopold.
(b) Max.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Ferdinand.

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

11. For what did the Pope claim Louis XVI was martyred?
(a) His politics.
(b) His sexuality.
(c) His namesake.
(d) His religion.

12. Where did Louis' aunts escape to during their time in exile?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

13. After the birth of her fourth child, what was Antoinette's nickname?
(a) Madame Excess.
(b) Madame Mother.
(c) Madame Fertility.
(d) Madame France.

14. How was Marie Antoinette executed?
(a) She was stoned.
(b) She was shot.
(c) She was hanged.
(d) She was beheaded.

15. During the mob attack in the castle, how did Antoinette and the children escape?
(a) Through a secret passageway.
(b) Through the burned front door.
(c) Through the window.
(d) Through the broken front gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people was NOT present in Antoinette's only escape attempt?

2. Why did Antoinette continue to refuse to escape from the towers?

3. How did life for Antoinette and her children change after Louis XVI's execution?

4. During what month of the year was Louis officially suspended from his reinstated position as king?

5. Who did Antoinette encourage the young dauphin to remember when they were on vacation for the first time since their captivity?

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