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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the King of Prussia?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Jan.
(d) Peter.

2. What did the courtiers and the public often use the halls for?
(a) Ball games.
(b) Sword fights.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) A drinking area.

3. What country is Jacques Necker from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

4. Why was Necker forced out of the court?
(a) He had an afffair with Antoinette.
(b) He stole money from court funds.
(c) He bad mouthed the King.
(d) He tried to curb court spending.

5. Who mostly sent Antoinette letters in her early years in France?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

6. Which of his sisters does the King especially want Antoinette to keep away from?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Clare.
(c) Vera.
(d) Natalie.

7. What was Madame de Noailles position at the court?
(a) The Lady in Waiting.
(b) The King's official mistress.
(c) Antoinette's cleaner.
(d) Antoinette's governess.

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

9. What is the name of Marie Theresa's favorite daughter?
(a) Paulina.
(b) Maria.
(c) Janus.
(d) Christina.

10. How does Erickson say Antoinette put the thought of becoming queen out of her mind?
(a) Read romance books.
(b) Partied all the time.
(c) Pretended nothing was happening.
(d) Left for Austria.

11. What did Antoinette keep as pets?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Mice.
(c) Rats.
(d) Cats.

12. Who does Joseph call empty-headed?
(a) Antoinette.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Louis.
(d) Du Barry.

13. What would someone hold for the queen as she walked to mass?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Her bible.
(d) Her handbag.

14. Where did the protesters march to?
(a) Bastille.
(b) Marseille.
(c) Paris.
(d) Versailles.

15. In which country did Antoinette marry Louis?
(a) Austria.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hume's opinion of Versailles?

2. What did Maria Theresa think her daughter was endangering by her behavior?

3. What of the following words does Erickson use to describe the young Louis?

4. What is the one thing Erickson says King Louis XV had an understanding of?

5. What did the King's mistress formerly do for a living?

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