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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Antoinette official title during her early years at court?
(a) Duchess.
(b) Princess.
(c) Dauphine.
(d) Queen Heir.

2. In which country did Antoinette marry Louis?
(a) France.
(b) Austria.
(c) Poland.
(d) Hungary.

3. What does Marie and her husband dress their boys in?
(a) Velvet coats.
(b) Peasant clothing.
(c) Silk gowns.
(d) Blue jeans.

4. Who did the Austrian envoy to France have to report to?
(a) Louis XV.
(b) Antoinette.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Marie Theresa.

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

6. What was Madame de Noailles position at the court?
(a) Antoinette's governess.
(b) The King's official mistress.
(c) Antoinette's cleaner.
(d) The Lady in Waiting.

7. Which of the following does Erickson name as one of Louis' less desirable behaviors?
(a) Manual labor.
(b) Partying.
(c) Swearing.
(d) Hunting.

8. Who did the French public start saying that Antoinette was having an affair with?
(a) Artois.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Axel.
(d) Mercy.

9. What is the title of Artois's wife?
(a) Lady.
(b) Comtesse.
(c) Duchess.
(d) Princess.

10. How did Marie Antoinette like to wear her hair?
(a) In a ponytail.
(b) In a bun.
(c) Short.
(d) High on her head.

11. What illness did Isabella die of?
(a) Measles.
(b) Consumption.
(c) The plague.
(d) Small pox.

12. What is Turgot's position in the court?
(a) Chief advisor.
(b) Gun reloader.
(c) Finance minister.
(d) Chief jester.

13. How does Erickson say Artois treated his brother in public?
(a) Respectfully.
(b) Jokingly.
(c) Derisively.
(d) Shyly.

14. When did the servants clean Marie Antoinette's rooms?
(a) When she was at mass.
(b) When she was partying.
(c) When she was on holiday.
(d) When she was at breakfast.

15. Where was the dentist from who worked on Marie Antoinette's teeth?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of his sisters does the King especially want Antoinette to keep away from?

3. What did Antoinette stop doing after Joseph's visit?

4. What did Maria and her husband dress their daughters in?

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

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