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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. What was the purpose of the attack on the castle which forced many nobles to flee their home?
(a) To search for food.
(b) To kidnap the dauphin.
(c) To steal Antoinette's jewels.
(d) To assassinate the king.

2. Who did Antoinette write a final letter to after she was sentenced to death?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her lover, Fersen.

3. What was the reaction from the crowd that gathered to watch Louis' execution?
(a) They prayed.
(b) They wept.
(c) They cheered.
(d) They were silent.

4. How did Louis react to the rumors that he had not fathered the dauphin?
(a) He was anguished by them.
(b) He demanded a paternity test.
(c) He divorced Antoinette.
(d) He ignored them.

5. Which of the following facts is TRUE about Antoinette's second son's birth?
(a) He was underweight.
(b) He was born early.
(c) He was born late.
(d) He was overweight.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Antoinette's only escape from exile, how long did she manage to sneak away before being recaptured?

2. How did life for Antoinette and her children change after Louis XVI's execution?

3. For what did the Pope claim Louis XVI was martyred?

4. What was Antoinette's reaction to the head brought to her room?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was life like for Antoinette in the first few months of her imprisonment?

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

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

4. What happened to Marie Therese after her mother's death?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did the world react to the birth of the new dauphin, Louis Joseph?

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