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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggested that Antoinette take a lover to ensure that she produce an heir to the throne?
(a) Max.
(b) Count Axel Fersen.
(c) Louis.
(d) Teresa.

2. How many years into Antoinette's marriage did it take for her to produce a male heir to the throne?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Eleven years.

3. Where was Carolina living at the time when Antoinette left home to join her new husband?
(a) Paris.
(b) Naples.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Berlin.

4. Which of the following countries was Maria Teresa queen of through bloodlines?
(a) France.
(b) Austria.
(c) Romania.
(d) Hungary.

5. Which of Marie Antoinette's brothers married Isabella of Parma?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Leopold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following activities most interested Antoinette when she was a small child?

2. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?

3. Who did Louis XVI banish from court in one of his first moves as king?

4. Which of the following adjectives did Joseph use to describe Antoinette when he first came to visit her after her marriage to Louis XVI?

5. During what month of the year did Antoinette and Louis rise to the throne in France?

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