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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. Whom did Antoinette nickname "Madame Etiquette"?
(a) Isabella of Parma.
(b) Abbe de Vermond
(c) Contesse de Noailles.
(d) Princesse de Lamballe.

2. Where was Count Axel Fersen sent for his military duty?
(a) To Germany.
(b) To Russia.
(c) To America.
(d) To Japan.

3. Which of the following names was NOT one of Marie Antoinette's middle names upon birth?
(a) Terese.
(b) Antoine.
(c) Josepha.
(d) Joanna.

4. Who put Antoinette and Louis to bed on their first married night together?
(a) Louis' father.
(b) Louis' mother.
(c) Louis' grandmother.
(d) Louis' grandfather.

5. Where was Antoinette's father when he died?
(a) Innsbruck.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Paris.
(d) Vienna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Antoinette most want to honor in the naming of her first-born daughter?

2. How did Antoinette's father die?

3. What was Prince Luis de Rohan well known for at the time of Antoinette's arrival in France?

4. How old was Antoinette when her mother died?

5. Which of the following famous musicians reportedly asked for Antoinette's hand in marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What was the reaction from the children when Marie Antoinette took the French throne?

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

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

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

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

9. What was Maria Teresa's royal title at the time of Marie Antoinette's birth?

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

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