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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the royal family leaving to celebrate when the mob attacked their carriage?
(a) Christmas.
(b) The King's birthday.
(c) New Years.
(d) Easter.

2. What was the first stages Antoinette took to prepare for their escape?
(a) Arranged for her brother to find them a place to live.
(b) Borrowed as much money as possible.
(c) Found schools for her children.
(d) Sent everything they would need in exile out of the country.

3. Which of the following does Erickson name as one of Louis' less desirable behaviors?
(a) Manual labor.
(b) Partying.
(c) Swearing.
(d) Hunting.

4. Who did Antoinette like making fun of in private?
(a) King XVI.
(b) The manual laborers.
(c) The courtiers over thirty.
(d) Her governess.

5. What nationality did the King decide to pretend to be if they were going to escape Paris?
(a) French.
(b) Russian.
(c) Scottish.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the servants clean Marie Antoinette's rooms?

2. Why was war the last thing France needed?

3. What did the mob hurl at Antoinette and her family?

4. What two countries did it look likely France would go to war with?

5. What did people take as a sign that Antoinette was not ready to be queen?

(see the answer key)

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