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

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

3. What is the name of the King of Prussia?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Peter.
(d) Jan.

4. Why did Maurepas manufacture a rift with Austria?
(a) To encourage Austria to pay back the money they owed.
(b) So France would not have to come to Austria's aid.
(c) To stop Austria borrowing money.
(d) To start a war with Austria.

5. What did Antoinette have to attend everyday with the King?
(a) A library.
(b) Mass.
(c) A ball.
(d) A political rally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the King celebrate in this section?

2. Who did the Austrian envoy to France have to report to?

3. What did Louis and Antoinette exchange with one another before they met?

4. What did Antoinette keep as pets?

5. Who did the French public start saying that Antoinette was having an affair with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major problem is highlighted in this section?

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

3. How does Erickson describe Louis?

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Madame du Barry?

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

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

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