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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of garden does Antoinette have at the Petit Trianon?
(a) Baroque style.
(b) Babylonian style.
(c) English style.
(d) Maltese style.

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

3. What did Antoinette have to attend everyday with the King?
(a) Mass.
(b) A political rally.
(c) A ball.
(d) A library.

4. What illness did Isabella die of?
(a) The plague.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Measles.

5. What did Marie Antoinette spend her mornings doing?
(a) Writing letters.
(b) Giving speeches to schools.
(c) Greeting courtiers and ministers.
(d) Attending meetings.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What do tourists notice the most about Venice?

5. Where was the dentist from who worked on Marie Antoinette's teeth?

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