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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Dauphine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Antoinette react to the news that she was officially queen of France?
(a) She burst out laughing.
(b) She began to sing.
(c) She fell to her knees in prayer.
(d) She fainted.

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

3. What did Antoinette most hate about mealtime when she first arrived at the French court?
(a) The rules of how to handle cutlery.
(b) That she was watched while she ate.
(c) The richness and denseness of the food.
(d) The sweet wine she was expected to drink.

4. Which of the following activities most interested Antoinette when she was a small child?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Fishing.

5. During what month of the year did Antoinette and Louis rise to the throne in France?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) February.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Antoinette's father cling to before he unexpectedly died, almost as if he had a presentiment of his death?

2. What illness claimed King Louis XV's life?

3. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?

4. Which of Antoinette's family members accused her of having "lost her bloom" at the tender age of fifteen?

5. Which of the following groups of people did Antoinette most like to spend her time with before leaving to join her husband?

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