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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. Whose daughter would later become the next queen of France?
(a) Joseph's.
(b) Elizabeth's.
(c) Carolina's.
(d) Max's.

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

3. Who brought hard evidence against Antoinette during her court trial?
(a) There was no hard evidence, only rumors and gossip.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her best friends and confidants.
(d) Her former lovers.

4. How old was Sophie when she died?
(a) Six months.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Nine months.

5. What was the young dauphin's real name?
(a) Charles Louis.
(b) Stephen Charles.
(c) Louis Stephen.
(d) Louis Charles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Antoinette react when Louis fell into a deep depression about France's continued upheaval?

3. How old was Marie Therese when she died?

4. In what year was Antoinette executed?

5. What did the screaming mobs who frequently attacked the castle, demand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What controversial decision did the Pope make after Louis XVI's death, and how was it received by the public?

2. Where did the royal family go on their first vacation outside of their imprisonment?

3. How did the world react to the birth of the new dauphin, Louis Joseph?

4. How was Antoinette recaptured during her one escape attempt from imprisonment?

5. How did the introduction of the new constitution change life for Louis XVI and his family?

6. Why did Antoinette find it immediately necessary to produce a second heir to the throne?

7. What evidence was brought against Antoinette during her trial?

8. What was Antoinette's initial reaction to the news that she and her family would be relocated to Tuilieres?

9. How did the public react to Antoinette's execution?

10. What was Antoinette's final request to her children in the days before her execution?

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