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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Antoinette when she became betrothed to Louis XVI?
(a) Ten.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

2. Whose penmanship was better when Louis and Antoinette signed their marriage contract?
(a) Louis'.
(b) Neither child know how to sign their own names.
(c) Antoinette's.
(d) Both Louis and Antoinette had equally beautiful penmanship.

3. Which of the following women accused Antoinette of having inappropriately lewd relationships with her female friends?
(a) Isabella of Parma.
(b) Princess de Lamballe.
(c) Abbe de Vermond
(d) Contesse de Noailles.

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

5. How many siblings-in-law did Antoinette inherit when she married Louis XVI?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

6. What was the name of Marie Antoinette's wet nurse?
(a) Grace.
(b) Constance.
(c) Chastity.
(d) Hope.

7. Which of her children did Maria Teresa share a birthday with?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Leopold.
(c) Marie Christine.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

8. How did Antoinette respond the first time Louis questioned whether or not she loved him.
(a) She laughed in his face.
(b) She told him the truth - that she did not.
(c) She assured him that she did.
(d) She ignored his question completely.

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

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

11. Which of Antoinette's brothers stood in as her by-proxy husband during the first wedding ceremony?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Leopold.

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

13. How did Antoinette feel about the king's consort's presence in court?
(a) She ignored her.
(b) She welcomed her.
(c) She despised her.
(d) She was unaware of her.

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

15. Which of the following personality traits was NOT one Antoinette was taught to exude at all times by her mother?
(a) Pride.
(b) Grace.
(c) Obedience.
(d) Docility.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did France react to the birth of Antoinette's first child?

2. Whom did Antoinette nickname "Madame Etiquette"?

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

4. How did Isabella of Parma die?

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

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