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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 Antoinette's reaction to the head brought to her room?
(a) She laughed.
(b) She fainted.
(c) She began to weep.
(d) She vomited.

2. According to the text, who spent the majority of the money in France, leading to the desperate economy?
(a) Antoinette.
(b) Antoinette's children.
(c) Louis' sisters.
(d) King Louis XVI.

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Antoinette's demeanor while on trial?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Dignified.
(c) Unsettled.
(d) Manic.

4. Where did Louis' aunts escape to during their time in exile?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

5. How old was Sophie when she died?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Antoinette's second son given to immediately after his birth?

3. What was Antoinette's reaction to the news that nobility were being slaughtered all over the country?

4. How did Antoinette's appearance change in the year 1785?

5. Who did Antoinette encourage the young dauphin to remember when they were on vacation for the first time since their captivity?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the young dauphin die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Sophie die?

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