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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. Where did the villagers dump their garbage?
(a) In palace grounds.
(b) In the lakes.
(c) In the palace halls.
(d) In the river Seine.

2. What did Maria and her husband dress their daughters in?
(a) Peasant clothing.
(b) Velvet dresses.
(c) Linen gowns.
(d) Silk gowns.

3. What did his courtiers think was hurrying King Louis XV to his grave?
(a) His lavish lifestyle.
(b) His smoking.
(c) His high blood pressure.
(d) His anger.

4. What kind of stories does Maria not want the servants to tell her children?
(a) Fantasy stories.
(b) Bible stories.
(c) Horror stories.
(d) Love stories.

5. Which of the following does Erickson name as one of Louis' less desirable behaviors?
(a) Swearing.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Partying.
(d) Manual labor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the King's mistress formerly do for a living?

3. What is the one thing Erickson says King Louis XV had an understanding of?

4. What does the King tell Mercy he wants Antoinette to stop doing?

5. How does Erickson say Antoinette put the thought of becoming queen out of her mind?

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