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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 kind of person is usually appointed as the palace page?

2. What was the name of the Austrian envoy to France?

3. What is the name of the palace Louis and Antoinette move to?

4. What was Madame de Noailles position at the court?

5. Who mostly sent Antoinette letters in her early years in France?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Count Mercy?

2. What major problem is highlighted in this section?

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

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

5. What problems did Jacques Necker cause?

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

7. What did Antoinette initially think of her marriage to Louis?

8. What effect did Joseph's visit have on Antoinette?

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

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 Marie Antoinette's upbringing. What kind of character did Antoinette's parents try to instill in her? In what way did she go against her upbringing? What effect did this have on her life and popularity with the public?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the court at Versailles. How different were the people lives in Versailles from other parts of France? Why did they need so much money? How did their lifestyles contribute to their downfall?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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