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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. Why couldn't Elizabeth marry?
(a) She was too immature.
(b) She was too ugly.
(c) She was too virtuous.
(d) She was too ill.

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

3. What did Antoinette stop doing after Joseph's visit?
(a) Going about to Paris.
(b) Continuing with her lovers.
(c) Taking drugs.
(d) Reading books.

4. What country does Joseph co-rule with his mother?
(a) Bohemia.
(b) Moravia.
(c) Austria.
(d) Prussia.

5. Why did Antoinette struggle to learn the French language perfectly?
(a) She disliked the language.
(b) Few people in Austria spoke it well.
(c) She was not a good student.
(d) She had a lisp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hume's opinion of Versailles?

2. What is the name of Marie Theresa's favorite daughter?

3. What of the following words does Erickson use to describe the young Louis?

4. Which famous philosopher does Erickson quote in chapter eleven?

5. What does Antoinette drink everyday at the advice of her mother?

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