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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Erickson say Antoinette put the thought of becoming queen out of her mind?
(a) Read romance books.
(b) Left for Austria.
(c) Pretended nothing was happening.
(d) Partied all the time.

2. What country is Jacques Necker from?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Austria.

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

4. Who does Joseph call empty-headed?
(a) Antoinette.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Du Barry.
(d) Louis.

5. How does Antoinette give joy to the French nation in this section
(a) She divorces the King.
(b) She rejects her Austrian heritage.
(c) She gives birth to a boy.
(d) She throws a street party.

6. Which of his sisters does the King especially want Antoinette to keep away from?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Vera.
(c) Clare.
(d) Natalie.

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

8. What did the King's mistress formerly do for a living?
(a) An athlete.
(b) A writer.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A chef.

9. What did Louis and Antoinette exchange with one another before they met?
(a) Rings.
(b) Letters.
(c) Diaries.
(d) Portraits.

10. What country was Marie's dentist from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

11. Where did the protesters march to?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Marseille.
(c) Bastille.
(d) Paris.

12. Why isn't Emperor Francis the perfect husband Maria Theresa claims he is?
(a) He never talks to his children.
(b) He runs after young girls.
(c) He beats his servants.
(d) She is always sleeping.

13. What would someone hold for the queen as she walked to mass?
(a) Her handbag.
(b) Her bible.
(c) Her gloves.
(d) Her shoes.

14. What do Parisians protest in this section?
(a) The price of bread.
(b) The price of milk.
(c) Antoinette's speding.
(d) The economic reforms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the following activities is Louis interested in?

2. How does Erickson say Artois treated his brother in public?

3. Why did Antoinette need a dentist?

4. What is Joseph's official title?

5. What does the King celebrate in this section?

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