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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the episode with Calome, leading to his resignation, say about the King's position within society?
(a) He was the verge of being assassinated.
(b) He was virtually powerless.
(c) He was ridiculed.
(d) He was utterly hated.

2. Why was war the last thing France needed?
(a) They were going through a civil war.
(b) They did not have the money.
(c) They wanted to implement anti-war reforms.
(d) They did not have enough soldiers.

3. Who did Antoinette like making fun of in private?
(a) Her governess.
(b) King XVI.
(c) The courtiers over thirty.
(d) The manual laborers.

4. Who did the King pledge his support to at the Bastille celebrations?
(a) The National Assembly
(b) The French Parliament.
(c) The Jacobins.
(d) The Catholic church.

5. What attracts Antoinette to Axel?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His simple manners.
(c) His sense of fashion.
(d) His rough manner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of garden does Antoinette have at the Petit Trianon?

2. What did Antoinette have to attend everyday with the King?

3. What is celebrated across France in this section?

4. Where did Jean's husband take the diamond to sell?

5. What plots are uncovered in this section?

(see the answer key)

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