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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Antoinette most want to honor in the naming of her first-born daughter?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) Her in-laws.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her sisters.

2. What role did Antoinette give Princesse de Lamballe in her household?
(a) Duchess.
(b) Governess.
(c) Superintendent.
(d) Lady-in-waiting.

3. How old was Marie Antoinette when there were the first signs of political upheaval in Europe?
(a) Six months old.
(b) Four years old.
(c) One year old.
(d) Two years old.

4. Whose advice did Louis XVI rely on for political guidance upon taking over the French throne?
(a) His aunts'.
(b) His grandmother's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) His father's.

5. How did Louis XVI react when he heard that his first born child was a girl?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was pleased.
(c) He was apathetic.
(d) He was annoyed.

6. Which of the following adjectives did Joseph use to describe Antoinette when he first came to visit her after her marriage to Louis XVI?
(a) Cold.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Kind.
(d) Ignorant.

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

8. What is the name of the spy Maria Teresa sent to court to keep notes on Antoinette?
(a) Count Hope.
(b) Count Mercy.
(c) Count France.
(d) Count Black.

9. Why was Antoinette secretly glad that her first born child was a girl?
(a) Because she would be allowed to raise the child herself.
(b) Because girls were easier to raise than boys.
(c) Because she hoped a daughter would get her sent back to Austria.
(d) Because she did not want to produce an heir.

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

11. Which color dress was Antoinette famous for frequently wearing?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

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

13. What number in the birth order was Marie Antoinette?
(a) Fifteenth.
(b) Sixteenth.
(c) Eleventh.
(d) Nineteenth.

14. According to popular rumors of the time, what was the true definition of the parties Antoinette privately hosted in the palace?
(a) Prayer meetings.
(b) Orgies.
(c) Poker nights.
(d) Binges.

15. Who did Louis XVI banish from court in one of his first moves as king?
(a) All peasants.
(b) Count Axe Ferson.
(c) The king's consort.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Count Axel Fersen sent for his military duty?

2. During which Christian holiday did the Contesse de Noailles hold a dance party in her apartment?

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

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

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

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