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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of people did Antoinette's sisters marry?
(a) Paupers.
(b) Unattractive nobleman.
(c) Beautiful commoners.
(d) Fun loving soldiers.

2. How did de Gnemenee finance his lavish lifestyle?
(a) He found a second job.
(b) He pawned jewelry.
(c) He stole.
(d) He borrowed.

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

4. What kind of stories does Maria not want the servants to tell her children?
(a) Love stories.
(b) Bible stories.
(c) Fantasy stories.
(d) Horror stories.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Artois's wife?

2. Why did Antoinette struggle to learn the French language perfectly?

3. What does the King tell Mercy he wants Antoinette to stop doing?

4. What did Antoinette keep as pets?

5. What of the following words does Erickson use to describe the young Louis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emperor Francis react to the news his wife is in labor?

2. What was Marie Antoinette taught before she married Louis?

3. How did Louis and Antoinette react to their new found power?

4. Why were the French courtiers a target for fraudsters?

5. What rumors were spread by Antoinette and her marriage to the King?

6. How do Maria Theresa and Francis of Lorraine dress their children?

7. What was special about Venice during the 1760s?

8. What problems do Antoinette and Louis have at the beginning of chapter twelve?

9. What did Antoinette initially think of her marriage to Louis?

10. What major problem is highlighted in this section?

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