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

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

3. How old was Marie Therese when she died?
(a) 72.
(b) 64.
(c) 49.
(d) 58.

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

5. How did Louis react to the rumors that he had not fathered the dauphin?
(a) He was anguished by them.
(b) He ignored them.
(c) He demanded a paternity test.
(d) He divorced Antoinette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the young dauphin raised so he would not be seen by the public as he battled his illness?

2. Which of the following facts is TRUE about Antoinette's second son's birth?

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

4. Which of Antoinette's siblings was "overcome with joy" at the news of the dauphin's birth?

5. After the birth of her fourth child, what was Antoinette's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What political conflict continued between the two major political parties after Louis XVI's execution?

2. What was life like for Antoinette in the first few months of her imprisonment?

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

4. Why was Marie Antoinette's trial and execution considered to be a historic event?

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

6. Why was a cardinal arrested soon after the birth of Antoinette's second son?

7. How did Antoinette's brother, Leopold, react to the news that Antoinette and her family were imprisoned?

8. How did the angry mobs take out their anger on the noblemen across the country?

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

10. How did the young dauphin die?

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