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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Necker forced out of the court?
(a) He had an afffair with Antoinette.
(b) He tried to curb court spending.
(c) He bad mouthed the King.
(d) He stole money from court funds.

2. What did people take as a sign that Antoinette was not ready to be queen?
(a) She was having an affair with two of her servants.
(b) She was always partying in Paris.
(c) She continued to spend as if she did not know the meaning of money.
(d) She did not curb some of Louis's less desirable behaviors.

3. What does the King tell Mercy he wants Antoinette to stop doing?
(a) Keeping dogs.
(b) Sleeping with her servants.
(c) Eating with her servants.
(d) Snubbing du Barry.

4. Where did Jean's husband take the diamond to sell?
(a) Germany.
(b) Hungary.
(c) England.
(d) Poland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the royal family leaving to celebrate when the mob attacked their carriage?

2. What did the pamphlets passed around court say about Antoinette?

3. What is crushing the dauphin's internal organs?

4. What was the name of King Louis XV's mistress?

5. What is celebrated across France in this section?

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