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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 and 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the pamphlets passed around court say about Antoinette?
(a) She spoke badly about everyone.
(b) She was a spy.
(c) Her supposed indecencies.
(d) She was a great queen.

2. What did the episode with Calome, leading to his resignation, say about the King's position within society?
(a) He was ridiculed.
(b) He was virtually powerless.
(c) He was utterly hated.
(d) He was the verge of being assassinated.

3. Why were French courtiers so vulnerable to fraudsters?
(a) They were always looking to marry
(b) They were always looking to go behind the king's back.
(c) They were always hanging around court.
(d) They were always looking for ways to increase their power.

4. Who were the royal children placed with?
(a) Count Mercy.
(b) Louis.
(c) Antoinette.
(d) The Jacobins.

5. Which of the following words best describes Antoinette's attitude at court?
(a) Defiant.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Uncommunicative.
(d) Tearful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the King and Queen think could still save them?

2. Why is Joseph so critical of the French court?

3. Where does Axel say he can help the King escape to?

4. Who were the only people the murderous mob spared when they invaded the Tuileries?

5. Who did the Austrian envoy to France have to report to?

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