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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Madame de Noailles position at the court?
(a) Antoinette's cleaner.
(b) Antoinette's governess.
(c) The King's official mistress.
(d) The Lady in Waiting.

2. What of the following words does Erickson use to describe the young Louis?
(a) Brave.
(b) Coarse.
(c) Supple.
(d) Self-conscious.

3. How does Erickson say Artois treated his brother in public?
(a) Respectfully.
(b) Jokingly.
(c) Shyly.
(d) Derisively.

4. What did Louis and Antoinette exchange with one another before they met?
(a) Diaries.
(b) Portraits.
(c) Letters.
(d) Rings.

5. Who did the Austrian envoy to France have to report to?
(a) Louis XV.
(b) Marie Theresa.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Antoinette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't Emperor Francis the perfect husband Maria Theresa claims he is?

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

3. In which country did Antoinette marry Louis?

4. Why did Antoinette struggle to learn the French language perfectly?

5. What did his courtiers think was hurrying King Louis XV to his grave?

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