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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Antoinette give joy to the French nation in this section

2. What do Parisians protest in this section?

3. What did the King's mistress formerly do for a living?

4. Why was Necker forced out of the court?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did Joseph's visit have on Antoinette?

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

3. Describe the elaborate system of duties at the French court.

4. What was Marie's new routine as queen?

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

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

7. Who was Count Mercy?

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

9. What problems did Jacques Necker cause?

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

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