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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of person is usually appointed as the palace page?
(a) A nobleman's son.
(b) A tradesman's son.
(c) A foreign member of royalty.
(d) A writer's son.

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

3. How does Antoinette give joy to the French nation in this section
(a) She rejects her Austrian heritage.
(b) She throws a street party.
(c) She gives birth to a boy.
(d) She divorces the King.

4. Why did Antoinette struggle to learn the French language perfectly?
(a) Few people in Austria spoke it well.
(b) She had a lisp.
(c) She disliked the language.
(d) She was not a good student.

5. Why were French courtiers so vulnerable to fraudsters?
(a) They were always looking for ways to increase their power.
(b) They were always looking to marry
(c) They were always looking to go behind the king's back.
(d) They were always hanging around court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title given to the heir of the French throne?

2. How did Marie Antoinette like to wear her hair?

3. How did the crown greet Antoinette and Louis in Paris?

4. When did the servants clean Marie Antoinette's rooms?

5. Why did the King storm out of the Paris parliament?

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