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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joseph despise about being a member of the royal family?

2. In which country did Antoinette marry Louis?

3. What country is Axel Fersen from?

4. What is the name of the King of Prussia?

5. Where was the dentist from who worked on Marie Antoinette's teeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did Jacques Necker cause?

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

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

4. Why was Antoinette singled out for her lavish lifestyle?

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

6. What did Joseph think about the French court?

7. What does Erickson say was the reality of the French court?

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

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

10. Who was Axel Fersel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between novel and biography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an biography? What can novelists express that an biographer cannot? How can biographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the decline in Marie Antoinette's popularity. How did the French public first receive Marie Antoinette? Why did public opinion turn against Marie Antoinette? What do you think Marie Antoinette could have done to change public opinion in her favor?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the effects of the following people's deaths.

1. Marie Antoinette.

2. King Louis XV.

3. Marie Theresa.

4. Mirabeau.

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