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

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

3. What was Hume's opinion of Versailles?
(a) It was a fairy tale.
(b) It was stunning.
(c) It was over-extravagant.
(d) It was filthy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did de Gnemenee finance his lavish lifestyle?

2. Which famous philosopher does Erickson quote in chapter eleven?

3. What is the one thing Erickson says King Louis XV had an understanding of?

4. What did the courtiers and the public often use the halls for?

5. What country was Marie's dentist from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe one of the King Louis XVI's less desirable behaviors.

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

4. What did Joseph think about the French court?

5. How does Erickson describe Louis?

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

7. How does Erikson depict Louis XV's reign?

8. What did people think about the way Antoinette reacted to the possibility of becoming queen?

9. Why did the King call Mercy to his office in this section?

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

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