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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 were the Jacobins named after?

2. Why were the assembly so disappointed in Necker?

3. What does Erickson say Antoinette was probably worried about during the assembly?

4. What two countries did it look likely France would go to war with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How was the climate of the court changing?

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

6. How do the crowds react to seeing Antoinette and her family at the end of this section?

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

8. What was life like in Paris in 1790?

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

10. Why is Mirabeau important to the king?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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