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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. Where did the young dauphin die?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) In the towers.
(c) On the battlefield.
(d) In his childhood palace.

2. How many years after Antoinette's execution did Fersen die?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Eleven.

3. In the entire span of his exile, how long did Louis XVI spend outside of the towers?
(a) Five days.
(b) Five months.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Five hours.

4. Which of Antoinette's brothers died while she was in exile?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Max.
(c) Leopold.
(d) Joseph.

5. How was Marie Antoinette executed?
(a) She was hanged.
(b) She was shot.
(c) She was beheaded.
(d) She was stoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives was NOT used to describe Antoinette's behavior during her execution?

2. What caused Antoinette's extreme depression during the upheaval of France?

3. During what season of the year was Louis XVI executed?

4. Whose daughter would later become the next queen of France?

5. Which of the following item carriage items broke, slowing down Antoinette's escape from exile?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Antoinette nicknamed "Madame Excess"?

3. Why was a cardinal arrested soon after the birth of Antoinette's second son?

4. Where did the royal family go on their first vacation outside of their imprisonment?

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

6. What crime was Antoinette convicted of during her trial?

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

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

9. How did the public react to Antoinette's execution?

10. What controversial decision did the Pope make after Louis XVI's death, and how was it received by the public?

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