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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Marie Therese when she died?
(a) 49.
(b) 72.
(c) 58.
(d) 64.

2. How did Antoinette's dress change in the year 1785?
(a) Her dress became more conservative.
(b) Her dress became more provocative.
(c) Her dress became more severe.
(d) Her dress became more Hungarian.

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

4. How old was Marie Therese when she was freed from exile in the towers?
(a) She was never released from the towers.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Thirty-two.
(d) Twenty-five.

5. What elaborate and expensive piece of jewelry did Antoinette get in trouble for not purchasing?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A pearl brooch.
(c) A ruby bracelet.
(d) An emerald ring.

6. What caused Antoinette's extreme depression during the upheaval of France?
(a) The country's loss of money and forced budget.
(b) Her emotional separation from her husband.
(c) The death of her children.
(d) The unrest of her people.

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

8. How many of Louis' aunts made the escape from exile?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

9. According to the text, who spent the majority of the money in France, leading to the desperate economy?
(a) Antoinette's children.
(b) King Louis XVI.
(c) Louis' sisters.
(d) Antoinette.

10. Who did Antoinette regularly write letters to during the upheaval in France?
(a) Count Mercy.
(b) Her sister, Elizabeth.
(c) Princesse de Lamballe.
(d) Her brother, Joseph.

11. Which of the following people was NOT present in Antoinette's only escape attempt?
(a) The young dauphin.
(b) Marie Therese
(c) Count Fersen.
(d) King Louis.

12. Which of the following people was held hostage by the two political parties as they struggled to come to an agreement of who should be in charge of the French government?
(a) Marie Therese.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) There were no hostages.
(d) The young dauphin.

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

14. Aside from execution, what was the other possible sentence for Antoinette's crimes?
(a) Execution was the only possible sentence.
(b) Exile.
(c) Hard labor.
(d) Pennance.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the birth of her fourth child, what was Antoinette's nickname?

3. Which of the following adjectives was NOT used to describe Antoinette's behavior during her execution?

4. What was the young dauphin's real name?

5. Which of Antoinette's brothers died while she was in exile?

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