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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Austrian Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Antoinette meet Count Axe Ferson?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1774.
(d) 1754.

2. In the entire span of his exile, how long did Louis XVI spend outside of the towers?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Five months.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Five days.

3. What illness kept Antoinette away from her newborn baby just weeks after it was born?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Measles.
(d) Influenza.

4. Which of the following courts was limited only to nobles?
(a) Austrian court.
(b) Russian court.
(c) French court.
(d) English court.

5. What was Antoinette's reaction to the news that nobility were being slaughtered all over the country?
(a) She was outraged and slapped the messenger.
(b) She was silent as long as her children were safe.
(c) She did not hear this news.
(d) She was confused, and repeatedly asked questions about the attacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following fashion trends was popular when Antoinette arrived in the French court?

2. Whom did Louis use as his confidant regarding his sexual shortcomings with Antoinette?

3. How did Antoinette react to the news that she was officially queen of France?

4. Which of the Antoinette's family members was most angered by Antoinette's behavior during the first few years of her marriage?

5. Which country's quest for independence did France become embroiled in during the first decade of Antoinette's rule?

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