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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. Why were French courtiers so vulnerable to fraudsters?

2. How did Marie Antoinette like to wear her hair?

3. What country is Axel Fersen from?

4. How is Artois related to King Louis XVI?

5. What does Marie Antoinette do for exercise?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was special about Venice during the 1760s?

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

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

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

6. Who was Axel Fersel?

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

8. How does Erickson describe Louis?

9. What problems did Jacques Necker cause?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the financial situation in France. What was the financial situation in France in the 1780s? Why did people blame the royal family during this time? In what way could it be said that neither Marie Antoinette nor her husband did anything to help the situation?

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

Why was Necker so popular with the French public? What effect did his resignation have on the French revolution? What would have happened if he had stayed as finance minister?

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