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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 were the new local governments modeling themselves after?

2. On what condition does King Louis say he would come to Paris?

3. Who did the King pledge his support to at the Bastille celebrations?

4. What country's border do Antoinette and her family travel to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do things start to get worse for Antoinette at the end of this section?

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

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

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

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

6. What was the National Assembly?

7. How does France celebrate the one year anniversary of the Bastille invasion?

8. Describe the scandal with Cardinal Rohan?

9. How do Antoinette get caught?

10. What is life like for Antoinette and her family in chapter twenty three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Marie Antoinette's upbringing. What kind of character did Antoinette's parents try to instill in her? In what way did she go against her upbringing? What effect did this have on her life and popularity with the public?

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 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?

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