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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. Who does Joseph call empty-headed?

2. What did Antoinette stop doing after Joseph's visit?

3. Which famous person dies in this section?

4. Where did the villagers dump their garbage?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emperor Francis react to the news his wife is in labor?

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

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

4. What major problem is highlighted in this section?

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

6. Who was Madame du Barry?

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

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

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

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

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

Compare Marie Antoinette's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the person she is at the end.

1. What did Antoinette hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes her ideas about life?

3. How has Antoinette's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

How did the French public react to Marie Antoinette when she first arrived in France? Why did public opinion turn against Marie Antoinette? How can Marie Antoinette win back back the French public?

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