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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. How old was the young dauphin when he was taken into prison?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Nine.

2. How old was Marie Therese when she was freed from exile in the towers?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) She was never released from the towers.
(c) Thirty-two.
(d) Twenty-five.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the young dauphin's time in prison?
(a) He was regularly starved.
(b) He was beaten by the guards.
(c) He was forced to drink wine.
(d) He was taught rough language.

4. Which of Antoinette's brothers refuses to help when he hears that Antoinette and her family are in exile?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Max.
(d) Leopold.

5. Who did Antoinette encourage the young dauphin to remember when they were on vacation for the first time since their captivity?
(a) The sick.
(b) The orphans.
(c) The elderly.
(d) The poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the young dauphin raised so he would not be seen by the public as he battled his illness?

2. How many years after Antoinette's execution did Fersen die?

3. What was the young dauphin's real name?

4. In the entire span of his exile, how long did Louis XVI spend outside of the towers?

5. Which of the following facts is TRUE about Antoinette's second son's birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What political conflict continued between the two major political parties after Louis XVI's execution?

3. Why was Marie Antoinette's trial and execution considered to be a historic event?

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

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

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

7. What was the reaction from the public when they heard that Louis XVI had returned to the throne?

8. How did Sophie die?

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

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

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