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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do members of the royal family and noblemen want to escape France?
(a) They fear they will be imprisoned.
(b) They fear they will lose their positions.
(c) They fear they will be forced into a life of depravity.
(d) They fear the French citizens will kill them.

3. How did the crown greet Antoinette and Louis in Paris?
(a) They went on their knees and bowed their heads.
(b) They cheered them for thirty minutes.
(c) They stood in silence.
(d) They jeered for an hour.

4. Why were court officials usually in debt?
(a) They had to maintain their lavish lifestyles.
(b) They had to pay huge taxes.
(c) The King charged them for working for him,
(d) They did not know the meaning of money.

5. Which famous person dies in this section?
(a) King XV.
(b) Marie Theresa.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Jacques Necker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of garden does Antoinette have at the Petit Trianon?

3. Who helped Antoinette reinstate Necker?

4. What is Joseph's official title?

5. What country was Marie's dentist from?

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