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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 nationality did the King decide to pretend to be if they were going to escape Paris?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Russian.

2. Why were the assembly so disappointed in Necker?
(a) He attacked the assembly.
(b) He spoke for only a few minutes.
(c) His reforms benefited only the King.
(d) He had no specific reforms.

3. What is crushing the dauphin's internal organs?
(a) His ribs.
(b) His breast plates.
(c) His spine.
(d) His hips.

4. Whose resignation causes the public to march on Versailles?
(a) Maurepas'.
(b) Le Bon's.
(c) Mercy's.
(d) Necker's.

5. What was the first stages Antoinette took to prepare for their escape?
(a) Sent everything they would need in exile out of the country.
(b) Borrowed as much money as possible.
(c) Found schools for her children.
(d) Arranged for her brother to find them a place to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the first mob that invaded the Tuileries in this section do to the king and queen?

2. Where did Jean's husband take the diamond to sell?

3. What did Mirabeau want to create that would include the royal family?

4. What important person dies at the end of this section?

5. Who offers the King and his family help in escaping Paris in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the King, Antoinette and Necker all act in the assembly?

2. Why is Mirabeau important to the king?

3. What problems are France having in this section?

4. What was the National Assembly?

5. How was the assembly made up?

6. What problems occur in this section?

7. Why is Mirabeau's death a huge blow for the King?

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

9. How was the climate of the court changing?

10. How do the crowds react to seeing Antoinette and her family at the end of this section?

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