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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which famous philosopher does Erickson quote in chapter eleven?
(a) Immanuel Kant.
(b) Fredrich Nietszche.
(c) David Hume.
(d) Bertrude Russell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Maria Theresa's favorite son?

2. How is Artois related to King Louis XVI?

3. How did Marie Antoinette like to wear her hair?

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

5. What did the courtiers and the public often use the halls for?

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