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

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

3. Who did Antoinette write a final letter to after she was sentenced to death?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her lover, Fersen.

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

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

6. Who did Antoinette successfully encourage to escape exile?
(a) Count Mercy.
(b) Marie Therese.
(c) Count Fersen.
(d) Joseph Weber.

7. How old was Sophie when she died?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Twelve months.

8. What special birthday did Antoinette celebrate in the year 1785?
(a) Her 30th birthday.
(b) Her 18th birthday.
(c) Her 40th birthday.
(d) Her 21st birthday.

9. During what month of the year was Antoinette executed?
(a) April.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) January.

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

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

12. Who purchased the piece of elaborate and expensive jewelry on Antoinette behalf, even after she claimed that she didn't want it?
(a) Count Fersen.
(b) It was unknown who purchased the jewelry.
(c) The King.
(d) Princesse de Lamballe.

13. During Antoinette's only escape from exile, how long did she manage to sneak away before being recaptured?
(a) One week.
(b) One year.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

14. During what month of the year was Louis officially suspended from his reinstated position as king?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) February.

15. On what holiday was Antoinette's second son born?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Christmas Morning.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose daughter would later become the next queen of France?

2. For what did the Pope claim Louis XVI was martyred?

3. In Antoinette's mind, whose life was most in danger during their time in exile?

4. Why didn't King Louis XVI flee with the rest of the nobles during the attack on the palace.

5. What part of the young dauphin's appearance was most affected by his disease?

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