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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 the Parisian do whenever Antoinette came into sight?
(a) Kicked her.
(b) Threw things at her.
(c) Were silent.
(d) Mocked her.

2. What did the episode with Calome, leading to his resignation, say about the King's position within society?
(a) He was virtually powerless.
(b) He was the verge of being assassinated.
(c) He was ridiculed.
(d) He was utterly hated.

3. What did Mirabeau want to create that would include the royal family?
(a) A fascist state.
(b) A democracy.
(c) A French commonwealth.
(d) A constitutional monarcy.

4. Who else moves to Paris in this section?
(a) The Parliament.
(b) The Second Estate.
(c) The National Assembly.
(d) The British royal family.

5. Why did the King storm out of the Paris parliament?
(a) They threw things at him.
(b) They criticized the French court.
(c) They refused to answer his questions.
(d) They spoke rudely about Antoinette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the palace in Paris Louis and his family move into?

2. How does King Louis show his support for the new government?

3. Why did Antoinette think Jacques should be reinstated as finance minister?

4. What is the name of the man who emerged as the leader of the most popular faction of the National Assembly?

5. How did the Parisians react to the King's attempted escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like for Antoinette and her family in chapter twenty three?

2. How do Antoinette and her family plan to escape in this section?

3. What part of the plan to escape does Antoinette initiate in this section?

4. How does France celebrate the one year anniversary of the Bastille invasion?

5. What problems occur in this section?

6. How does Antoinette try to protect herself from attack?

7. How do things start to get worse for Antoinette at the end of this section?

8. Why is Mirabeau important to the king?

9. How did the crowds react to the king calling in the military?

10. How is the political situation changing at the beginning of chapter twenty eight?

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