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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. Which member of the court became bankrupt?

2. What is the name of Maria Theresa's favorite son?

3. What did the courtiers and the public often use the halls for?

4. What did Maria and her husband dress their daughters in?

5. How did de Gnemenee finance his lavish lifestyle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems do Antoinette and Louis have at the beginning of chapter twelve?

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

3. How does Erickson describe Louis?

4. What does Maria Theresa want the servants to discuss with their children?

5. Why was Madame Antoinette a constant cause of frustration for her governess Madame de Noailles?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the political tension between Austria and France.

1. What were the problems between Austria and France and how did they develop?

2. How was the marriage between Antoinette and Louis designed to temper the tension between the two countries?

3. What was the relationship between France and Austria after Antoinette's death?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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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