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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. In what year did the young dauphin die?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1792.

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

3. Who was Antoinette accused of having a sexual relationship with during her trial, causing her to lash out at her captors?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

4. Who was Antoinette's second son given to immediately after his birth?
(a) The queen.
(b) The lady-in-waiting.
(c) The king.
(d) The governess.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Antoinette executed?

2. Who often came up with plans for Antoinette's escape, only to have them repeatedly foiled?

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

4. Which of Antoinette's brothers died while she was in exile?

5. Who was the only member of the family that held out hope that the young dauphin would survive his childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did the angry mobs take out their anger on the noblemen across the country?

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

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

9. How did Sophie die?

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

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