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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. Why does Louis refuse to escape with Axel?

2. What country's forces started to gather at the French border in 1792?

3. Where did Jean's husband take the diamond to sell?

4. Who were the only people the murderous mob spared when they invaded the Tuileries?

5. What were the Jacobins named after?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mirabeau important to the king?

2. How is the political situation changing at the beginning of chapter twenty eight?

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

4. How do Antoinette get caught?

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

6. What problems are France having in this section?

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

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

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

10. What problems occur in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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