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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did France react to the birth of Antoinette's first child?
(a) They were outraged.
(b) They were ecstatic.
(c) They were disappointed.
(d) They were confused.

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

3. How was Antoinette revived when she fainted during the birth of her first child?
(a) She was given smelling salts.
(b) She was slapped across the face.
(c) The windows were thrown open.
(d) The midwife threw cold water on her.

4. What country was Louis XVI from?
(a) Russia.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people was NOT present in Antoinette's only escape attempt?

2. Which country's king did Fersen work closely with in at attempt to create a new escape plan for Antoinette?

3. How old was Antoinette when she became betrothed to Louis XVI?

4. Which of Antoinette's brothers regularly came to visit Antoinette in France?

5. Which of the following adjectives best described Antoinette when she was in the room with a foreign ambassador?

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