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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 did Antoinette persuade to take over the position of finance minister?

2. Why were the assembly so disappointed in Necker?

3. For which estate does the King choose the members?

4. What is crushing the dauphin's internal organs?

5. Who do the King and Queen think could still save them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the National Assembly?

2. How do Antoinette get caught?

3. Describe the scandal with Cardinal Rohan?

4. How was the climate of the court changing?

5. What problems are France having in this section?

6. Why is Mirabeau important to the king?

7. What goes wrong with the plan?

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

9. How did the crowds react to the king calling in the military?

10. Why is Mirabeau's death a huge blow for the King?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Louis' upbringing mold him into the person he became? How did the bullying he suffered at the hands of his siblings effect him? How did his upbringing contribute to the decisions he makes in the book and his eventual downfall?

Essay Topic 2

How did the the economic problems in France contribute to the intense political situation at the end of the book? How could the upper classes have avoided this situation? Were the upper classes entirely to blame for the problems?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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