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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What country was Isabella of Parma originally from?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Spain.
2. How did Isabella of Parma die?
(a) From smallpox.
(b) She drowned.
(c) From yellow fever.
(d) In childbirth.
3. To which of the following European countries did Austria belong to at the time of Antoinette's birth?
(a) Spain.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.
4. Who suggested that Antoinette take a lover to ensure that she produce an heir to the throne?
(a) Count Axel Fersen.
(b) Max.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Louis.
5. How many children did Isabella of Parma produce before her death?
(a) None.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following adjectives best described Antoinette when she was in the room with a foreign ambassador?
2. How old was Antoinette when her mother died?
3. What number in the birth order was Marie Antoinette?
4. What was Marie Antoinette's nickname upon birth?
5. How old was Antoinette when she became betrothed to Louis XVI?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason did Louis XVI reportedly give to Marie Antoinette's brother, Joseph, as to why he and his wife had not yet consummated their marriage?
2. What problems arose when Marie Antoinette began choosing friends for herself within the court?
3. What was Louis XVI's reaction to the public outcry when Marie Antoinette still failed to produce an heir to the throne?
4. How did Antoinette's father, Stephen, die?
5. Why was Antoinette's marriage considered to be a "by proxy'"marriage?
6. How did the King, Louis XV, die?
7. What problems soon began to arise with Marie Antoinette's spending habits after she arose to the throne?
8. Who acted as Marie Antoinette's "foster family" during her childhood?
9. Why wasn't Marie Antoinette permitted to bring any of her belongings into France with her?
10. How did Teresa react when she heard that after a year, Marie Antoinette's marriage still had not been consummated?
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