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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people claimed that Antoinette had been "the model of queens and of women"?

2. What was immediately noticed about Sophie at the time of her birth?

3. In what year did the young dauphin die?

4. After the birth of her fourth child, what was Antoinette's nickname?

5. Why wouldn't Antoinette's brother help his sister and her family out of exile?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why was Antoinette nicknamed "Madame Excess"?

9. Why was a cardinal arrested soon after the birth of Antoinette's second son?

10. How did the introduction of the new constitution change life for Louis XVI and his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most of the marriages in the mid to late 18th century were arranged marriages. First, describe Maria Teresa's plan for her children's marriages even from their birth. Were all of Maria Teresa's plans successful? Why or why not? Then, explain how Maria Teresa and Stephen were the first marriage models for their fifteen children, and describe how that model affected Marie Antoinette and her siblings' views of marriage. Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

During Antoinette's time in exile, there were many plans created by her friends and family to help her escape. First, describe the reaction from Antoinette's friends and family to the news of her imprisonment and exile in the towers. Then, describe the one escape plan that actually came into fruition. Why did this plan inevitably fail? Then, explain why Antoinette refused to attempt escape in the years after the first failed attempt. What did Antoinette think she could accomplish by staying in exile? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Shortly after Louis XVI was executed, Marie Antoinette was put on trial for similar crimes. First, create a brief time line of the events surrounding Marie Antoinette's trial and execution. Then, explain how the courts found and present their evidence against Antoinette and what Antoinette's reaction to the evidence was. Then, explain why Antoinette's trial and execution were historical landmarks and how her execution changed history. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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