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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the young dauphin die?
(a) In the towers.
(b) In a hospital.
(c) On the battlefield.
(d) In his childhood palace.

2. In what year did the young dauphin die?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1792.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1794.

3. During Antoinette's only escape from exile, how long did she manage to sneak away before being recaptured?
(a) One week.
(b) One year.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

4. Which of the following people claimed that Antoinette had been "the model of queens and of women"?
(a) Fersen.
(b) The pope.
(c) Marie Therese.
(d) Carolina.

5. What caused Antoinette's extreme depression during the upheaval of France?
(a) Her emotional separation from her husband.
(b) The country's loss of money and forced budget.
(c) The death of her children.
(d) The unrest of her people.

6. During what season of the year was Louis XVI executed?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

7. Which of Antoinette's brothers died while she was in exile?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Leopold.
(d) Max.

8. Who often came up with plans for Antoinette's escape, only to have them repeatedly foiled?
(a) King Louis XVI.
(b) Count Fersen.
(c) Princesse de Lamballe.
(d) Count Mercy.

9. What was the purpose of the attack on the castle which forced many nobles to flee their home?
(a) To search for food.
(b) To steal Antoinette's jewels.
(c) To kidnap the dauphin.
(d) To assassinate the king.

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

11. How was Louis executed?
(a) He was drown.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was beheaded.

12. What disease did the young dauphin likely suffer from?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Tuburculosis.
(c) Yellow Fever.
(d) Malaria.

13. How did life for Antoinette and her children change after Louis XVI's execution?
(a) Life beame slightly worse.
(b) Life greatly improved - they were set free.
(c) Life remained the same.
(d) Life improved slightly.

14. What was Antoinette's reaction to the news that nobility were being slaughtered all over the country?
(a) She did not hear this news.
(b) She was outraged and slapped the messenger.
(c) She was confused, and repeatedly asked questions about the attacks.
(d) She was silent as long as her children were safe.

15. What nickname was the young dauphin given by those in favor of keeping the monarchy?
(a) The Junior King.
(b) Louis Junior.
(c) Louis XVII.
(d) Little Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Antoinette executed?

2. How old was the young dauphin when he was taken into prison?

3. Why didn't King Louis XVI flee with the rest of the nobles during the attack on the palace.

4. How did Antoinette's appearance change during the years when she was in exile?

5. How was the Pope's decision to call Louis' death a martyrdom received by the French people?

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