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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the King tell Mercy he wants Antoinette to stop doing?
(a) Eating with her servants.
(b) Sleeping with her servants.
(c) Snubbing du Barry.
(d) Keeping dogs.

3. What does the King celebrate in this section?
(a) His wedding anniversay.
(b) His coronation.
(c) Christmas.
(d) His birthday.

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

5. Why is Joseph so critical of the French court?
(a) It has no soul.
(b) It is anti-religious.
(c) It is too extravagent.
(d) It is too cheap.

6. Why was Necker forced out of the court?
(a) He bad mouthed the King.
(b) He tried to curb court spending.
(c) He had an afffair with Antoinette.
(d) He stole money from court funds.

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

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

9. Where did the villagers dump their garbage?
(a) In the lakes.
(b) In the palace halls.
(c) In the river Seine.
(d) In palace grounds.

10. What does Antoinette persuade the King to do at the beginning of chapter twelve?
(a) To go to war with England.
(b) To banish Artois from Paris.
(c) To buy her a new palace.
(d) To get a operation to help him perform sexually.

11. What is the name of the palace Louis and Antoinette move to?
(a) Royale.
(b) Bastille.
(c) Roulette.
(d) Versailles.

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

13. What did Marie Antoinette spend her mornings doing?
(a) Writing letters.
(b) Giving speeches to schools.
(c) Attending meetings.
(d) Greeting courtiers and ministers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Necker's position in the court?

2. What country is Axel Fersen from?

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

4. What was Hume's opinion of Versailles?

5. What is Joseph's official title?

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