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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Antoinette's appearance change during the years when she was in exile?
(a) Her fingernails turned yellow and then brown.
(b) She lost weight.
(c) Her hair turned white.
(d) Her teeth fell out.

4. Which of the following royal family members was completely omitted from the new constitution when it was written during their exile?
(a) Marie Therese.
(b) The young dauphin.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) King Louis XVI.

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

6. Which of the following adjectives was NOT used to describe Antoinette's behavior during her execution?
(a) Audacious.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Insolent.

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

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

9. What was immediately noticed about Sophie at the time of her birth?
(a) That she was the spitting image of her mother.
(b) That she looked large and healthy.
(c) That she looked small and unhealthy.
(d) That she looked nothing like Louis XVI.

10. What was the reaction from the crowd that gathered to watch Louis' execution?
(a) They wept.
(b) They were silent.
(c) They prayed.
(d) They cheered.

11. How did Antoinette's appearance change in the year 1785?
(a) She gained weight.
(b) She unexpectedly grew two inches.
(c) She lost weight.
(d) She had her teeth remade.

12. During the upheaval in France, which country begged to have France come to their aid during battle, but the French government had to refuse?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Austria.
(d) Germany.

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

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

15. Whose daughter would later become the next queen of France?
(a) Carolina's.
(b) Max's.
(c) Joseph's.
(d) Elizabeth's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the screaming mobs who frequently attacked the castle, demand?

2. Before Antoinette's trial, how many queens had historically been executed?

3. In what year did the young dauphin die?

4. Who often came up with plans for Antoinette's escape, only to have them repeatedly foiled?

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

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