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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. Which of Antoinette's family members hoped to see Antoinette exert German power in France immediately upon taking the trhone?
(a) Maria Teresa.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Leopold.
(d) Josepeh.

2. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?
(a) She despised her.
(b) She welcomed her.
(c) She ignored her.
(d) She was unaware of her.

3. What is the name of the spy Maria Teresa sent to court to keep notes on Antoinette?
(a) Count Mercy.
(b) Count Black.
(c) Count France.
(d) Count Hope.

4. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?
(a) Romania.
(b) Hungary.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

5. What was the name of Antoinette's personal advisor who delivered the news of Teresa's death?
(a) Vermond.
(b) Fermond.
(c) Dermond.
(d) Hermond.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which Christian holiday did the Contesse de Noailles hold a dance party in her apartment?

2. To which of the following European countries did Austria belong to at the time of Antoinette's birth?

3. How did the country of France first receive Antoinette when she rose to the throne.

4. Which of the following fashion trends was popular when Antoinette arrived in the French court?

5. Which of the following adjectives best described Antoinette when she was in the room with a foreign ambassador?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the King, Louis XV, die?

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

3. What changes did Louis XVI make to the rules of child birth in the palace after Marie Antoinette gave birth to their first child?

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

5. As an adult living in France, how did Antoinette reflect back on her childhood?

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

7. What effect did the outbreak of smallpox have on Teresa's plans for her family?

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

9. How did Teresa show her motherly concern for Antoinette before shipping her off to strangers in France?

10. How did music infiltrate and affect Marie Antoinette's childhood?

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