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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Queen Consort.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Antoinette's personal advisor who delivered the news of Teresa's death?
(a) Vermond.
(b) Hermond.
(c) Dermond.
(d) Fermond.

2. To which of the following European countries did Austria belong to at the time of Antoinette's birth?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

3. Where was Count Axel Fersen sent for his military duty?
(a) To America.
(b) To Russia.
(c) To Japan.
(d) To Germany.

4. Who put Antoinette and Louis to bed on their first married night together?
(a) Louis' grandmother.
(b) Louis' mother.
(c) Louis' grandfather.
(d) Louis' father.

5. What country was Count Axe Ferson from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Antoinette wait before consummating her marriage to Louis XVI?

2. What did the French people think when they saw Antoinette dance for the first time?

3. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Louis XVI when Antoinette first met him?

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

5. What role did Antoinette give Princesse de Lamballe in her household?

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