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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Throughout her life, which of the following friends was Antoinette never accused of having an inappropriate relationship with?
(a) Count Axel Fersen.
(b) Princesse de Lamballe.
(c) Count Mercy.
(d) Yolande de Polignac.

2. Which of Antoinette's new siblings-in-law was closest in age to her?
(a) Clothilde.
(b) Elisabeth.
(c) Charles Artois.
(d) Louis Xavier.

3. Which of the Antoinette's family members was most angered by Antoinette's behavior during the first few years of her marriage?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her sisters.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brothers.

4. How did Antoinette react to the news that she was officially queen of France?
(a) She began to sing.
(b) She fell to her knees in prayer.
(c) She burst out laughing.
(d) She fainted.

5. What illness claimed King Louis XV's life?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Typhoid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following female names was NOT included in the name of Antoinette's first-born daughter?

2. How old was Antoinette when she became betrothed to Louis XVI?

3. What role did Antoinette give Princesse de Lamballe in her household?

4. Whom did Antoinette nickname "Madame Etiquette"?

5. What did Antoinette most hate about mealtime when she first arrived at the French court?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of relationship did Antoinette have with her older siblings while she was growing up?

2. Why did Teresa worry about Antoinette's possible success as an heiress in France?

3. What happened when Marie Antoinette's sister-in-law gives birth to a son?

4. How did Antoinette's father, Stephen, die?

5. What was the first change Louis XVI made in the French court after being appointed as the king?

6. What problems soon began to arise with Marie Antoinette's spending habits after she arose to the throne?

7. What problems arose when Marie Antoinette began choosing friends for herself within the court?

8. How did Marie Antoinette prefer to spend her time rather than trying to produce a French heir?

9. Why was Antoinette's marriage considered to be a "by proxy'"marriage?

10. What was the French court's first impression of the new royal couple, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?

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