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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 is the name of the old Parisian fortress the protesters storm?

2. What did the King buy Antoinette for a gift?

3. What was Lomenie de Brienne's position in the court?

4. Which of the following were a political club formed in Paris around 1790?

5. Who were the royal children placed with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Antoinette and her family plan to escape the Tuileries?

2. What was life like in Paris in 1790?

3. How does Antoinette work to improve the political situation in this section?

4. Why does Antoinette want to get away from Paris?

5. Describe the scandal with Cardinal Rohan?

6. How do Antoinette and her family plan to escape in this section?

7. Why do the Jacobins call for Louis's execution?

8. What part of the plan to escape does Antoinette initiate in this section?

9. Why does Louis insist on staying with his family?

10. What problems was Marie Antoinette's son suffering from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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