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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. During Antoinette's only escape from exile, how long did she manage to sneak away before being recaptured?
(a) One month.
(b) One day.
(c) One week.
(d) One year.

2. How did life for Antoinette and her children change after Louis XVI's execution?
(a) Life improved slightly.
(b) Life remained the same.
(c) Life beame slightly worse.
(d) Life greatly improved - they were set free.

3. Instead of purchasing jewelry, what did Antoinette prefer to spend her money on?
(a) Interior decorating.
(b) Toys for her children.
(c) New dresses, as she never wore one twice.
(d) Bread for the poor.

4. Why didn't King Louis XVI flee with the rest of the nobles during the attack on the palace.
(a) He didn't realize the full danger he was in.
(b) He didn't want to be known as a fugitive king.
(c) He thought he could regain the throne.
(d) All of the answers are true.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What elaborate and expensive piece of jewelry did Antoinette get in trouble for not purchasing?

2. In what year did the young dauphin die?

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

4. What was immediately noticed about Sophie at the time of her birth?

5. Immediately upon being taken into exile, which of the following best describes Antoinette's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Antoinette change in the year of her thirtieth birthday?

2. How was Antoinette recaptured during her one escape attempt from imprisonment?

3. Why was Antoinette nicknamed "Madame Excess"?

4. How did Louis Charles adjust to life in exile?

5. What was Antoinette's initial reaction to the news that she and her family would be relocated to Tuilieres?

6. According to Antoinette, which of her family members was in the most danger at the time of their imprisonment?

7. How did Antoinette's brother, Leopold, react to the news that Antoinette and her family were imprisoned?

8. Why did Antoinette find it immediately necessary to produce a second heir to the throne?

9. How did the introduction of the new constitution change life for Louis XVI and his family?

10. When was Antoinette's second son born, and what was the reaction to his birth?

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