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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. Immediately upon being taken into exile, which of the following best describes Antoinette's life?
(a) Somewhat normal.
(b) Boring.
(c) Harrowing.
(d) Fulfilled.

2. What was Antoinette's reaction to the news that nobility were being slaughtered all over the country?
(a) She did not hear this news.
(b) She was silent as long as her children were safe.
(c) She was confused, and repeatedly asked questions about the attacks.
(d) She was outraged and slapped the messenger.

3. Why didn't Antoinette want to purchase the elaborate piece of jewelry?
(a) Because France was in an economic downturn.
(b) Because feathers and furs were more in fashion.
(c) Because it was considered ungainly for the queen to wear jewels.
(d) Because she thought it was ugly.

4. Whose daughter would later become the next queen of France?
(a) Max's.
(b) Joseph's.
(c) Elizabeth's.
(d) Carolina's.

5. What elaborate and expensive piece of jewelry did Antoinette get in trouble for not purchasing?
(a) A ruby bracelet.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) A pearl brooch.
(d) An emerald ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people was NOT present in Antoinette's only escape attempt?

2. Which of Antoinette's siblings was "overcome with joy" at the news of the dauphin's birth?

3. Who purchased the piece of elaborate and expensive jewelry on Antoinette behalf, even after she claimed that she didn't want it?

4. What type of prisoners were held in "The Conciergerie"?

5. What was the purpose of the attack on the castle which forced many nobles to flee their home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Antoinette's final request to her children in the days before her execution?

5. Why didn't Antoinette want to purchase the elaborate diamond necklace brought to her by the jewelry hawker?

6. Why didn't Marie Antoinette ever escape life in exile when she was given the opportunity?

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

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

9. What was the reaction from the people when Louis XVI was executed?

10. How did Sophie die?

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