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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. How did Antoinette respond the first time Louis questioned whether or not she loved him.
(a) She told him the truth - that she did not.
(b) She laughed in his face.
(c) She ignored his question completely.
(d) She assured him that she did.

2. To whom did Antoinette's father cling to before he unexpectedly died, almost as if he had a presentiment of his death?
(a) Leopold.
(b) Antoinette.
(c) Isabella of Parma.
(d) Marie Teresa.

3. Which of Antoinette's brothers regularly came to visit Antoinette in France?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Leopold.
(d) Ferdinand.

4. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Louis XVI when Antoinette first met him?
(a) Clumsy.
(b) Obese.
(c) Shy.
(d) Unhappy.

5. Where was Carolina living at the time when Antoinette left home to join her new husband?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Naples.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Marie Antoinette's wet nurse?

3. Which of Antoinette's brothers stood in as her by-proxy husband during the first wedding ceremony?

4. What was Marie Antoinette's father's name?

5. Which of her children did Maria Teresa share a birthday with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who acted as Marie Antoinette's "foster family" during her childhood?

2. What was the court's reaction to the birth of Marie Antoinette's first child?

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

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

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

6. What happened when a young boy was nearly run over by Marie Antoinette's coach?

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

8. Why wasn't Marie Antoinette permitted to bring any of her belongings into France with her?

9. What reason did Louis XVI reportedly give to Marie Antoinette's brother, Joseph, as to why he and his wife had not yet consummated their marriage?

10. What controversial move did Marie Antoinette make regarding her friends' position in court?

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