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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. How did Antoinette's dress change in the year 1785?
(a) Her dress became more severe.
(b) Her dress became more Hungarian.
(c) Her dress became more provocative.
(d) Her dress became more conservative.

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Antoinette's demeanor while on trial?
(a) Dignified.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Unsettled.
(d) Manic.

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

4. Which of the following royal family members was completely omitted from the new constitution when it was written during their exile?
(a) Marie Therese.
(b) King Louis XVI.
(c) The young dauphin.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

5. Who was Antoinette's second son given to immediately after his birth?
(a) The queen.
(b) The governess.
(c) The lady-in-waiting.
(d) The king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Antoinette accused of having a sexual relationship with during her trial, causing her to lash out at her captors?

2. During what month of the year was Louis officially suspended from his reinstated position as king?

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

4. Immediately upon being taken into exile, which of the following best describes Antoinette's life?

5. Which of the following item carriage items broke, slowing down Antoinette's escape from exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was Antoinette's second son born, and what was the reaction to his birth?

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

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

4. What was the reaction from the people when Louis XVI was executed?

5. What crime was Antoinette convicted of during her trial?

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

7. According to Antoinette, which of her family members was in the most danger at the time of their imprisonment?

8. Why didn't Antoinette want to purchase the elaborate diamond necklace brought to her by the jewelry hawker?

9. Why didn't Marie Antoinette ever escape life in exile when she was given the opportunity?

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

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