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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Joseph so critical of the French court?
(a) It is too extravagent.
(b) It is anti-religious.
(c) It has no soul.
(d) It is too cheap.

2. What did Marie Antoinette spend her mornings doing?
(a) Giving speeches to schools.
(b) Greeting courtiers and ministers.
(c) Attending meetings.
(d) Writing letters.

3. What country does Joseph co-rule with his mother?
(a) Prussia.
(b) Bohemia.
(c) Moravia.
(d) Austria.

4. What impresses Axel about Antoinette?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her fashion sense.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her lack of pretense.

5. What does Erickson say swept France after the storming of Bastille?
(a) A great hate.
(b) A great plague.
(c) A great fear.
(d) A great sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people did Antoinette's sisters marry?

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

3. What illness did Isabella die of?

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

5. Who did Antoinette persuade to take over the position of finance minister?

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