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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the young dauphin when he was taken into prison?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

2. During which season was the royal family allowed to make their first vacation since being put into exile?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

3. Which of the following adjectives was NOT used to describe Antoinette's behavior during her execution?
(a) Audacious.
(b) Insolent.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Courageous.

4. What special birthday did Antoinette celebrate in the year 1785?
(a) Her 40th birthday.
(b) Her 21st birthday.
(c) Her 30th birthday.
(d) Her 18th birthday.

5. Who was Antoinette accused of having a sexual relationship with during her trial, causing her to lash out at her captors?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her father.

6. During what month of the year was Louis officially suspended from his reinstated position as king?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) May.
(d) February.

7. Who did Antoinette regularly write letters to during the upheaval in France?
(a) Count Mercy.
(b) Princesse de Lamballe.
(c) Her sister, Elizabeth.
(d) Her brother, Joseph.

8. How many years after Antoinette's execution did Fersen die?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Two.
(d) Eleven.

9. Which of the following item carriage items broke, slowing down Antoinette's escape from exile?
(a) The harness.
(b) The reins.
(c) The wheel.
(d) The axel.

10. Before Antoinette's trial, how many queens had historically been executed?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Many.
(d) One.

11. Aside from execution, what was the other possible sentence for Antoinette's crimes?
(a) Execution was the only possible sentence.
(b) Hard labor.
(c) Exile.
(d) Pennance.

12. Which of Antoinette's friends was rumored to be the father of her children?
(a) There were no rumors of paternity.
(b) Count de Lamballe.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Fersen.

13. Who purchased the piece of elaborate and expensive jewelry on Antoinette behalf, even after she claimed that she didn't want it?
(a) Princesse de Lamballe.
(b) It was unknown who purchased the jewelry.
(c) Count Fersen.
(d) The King.

14. According to the text, who spent the majority of the money in France, leading to the desperate economy?
(a) Antoinette.
(b) King Louis XVI.
(c) Antoinette's children.
(d) Louis' sisters.

15. What color dress did Antoinette wear on her execution day?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month of the year was Antoinette executed?

2. Who was the only member of the family that held out hope that the young dauphin would survive his childhood?

3. Which of Antoinette's brothers refuses to help when he hears that Antoinette and her family are in exile?

4. Whose head was brought to Antoinette's bedroom after an execution?

5. What was immediately noticed about Sophie at the time of her birth?

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