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

2. How does Erickson say Antoinette put the thought of becoming queen out of her mind?
(a) Pretended nothing was happening.
(b) Partied all the time.
(c) Left for Austria.
(d) Read romance books.

3. What was the name of King Louis XV's mistress?
(a) Madame de Lotto.
(b) Madame Theresa.
(c) Madame Antoinette.
(d) Madame du Barry.

4. What is the following activities is Louis interested in?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

5. What was the title given to the heir of the French throne?
(a) Prince in waiting.
(b) Delfin.
(c) Dauphin.
(d) First Baron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of stories does Maria not want the servants to tell her children?

2. What did Louis and Antoinette exchange with one another before they met?

3. What does Marie and her husband dress their boys in?

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

5. What was Emperor Francis doing when he heard news that his wife had gone into labor?

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