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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the King storm out of the Paris parliament?
(a) They refused to answer his questions.
(b) They criticized the French court.
(c) They threw things at him.
(d) They spoke rudely about Antoinette.

2. What does Erickson say Antoinette was probably worried about during the assembly?
(a) Her own health.
(b) Her health of her son.
(c) Her looming bankruptcy.
(d) Her lack of money.

3. Why did Antoinette think Jacques should be reinstated as finance minister?
(a) He would gain the support of the parliament and international financiers.
(b) He would give the King and Queen time to escape the country.
(c) He would force the reforms wanted by the King.
(d) He would stop the public from rioting.

4. Who were the new local governments modeling themselves after?
(a) The Paris government.
(b) The London government.
(c) The Austrian government.
(d) The Prussian government.

5. What do the Parisians mob in this section?
(a) Bastille.
(b) The Paris Parliament.
(c) Versailles.
(d) Tuileries.

6. What country's forces started to gather at the French border in 1792?
(a) Poland.
(b) Britain.
(c) Austria.
(d) Hungary.

7. Where did Jean's husband take the diamond to sell?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Hungary.

8. What did the Parisian do whenever Antoinette came into sight?
(a) Threw things at her.
(b) Were silent.
(c) Kicked her.
(d) Mocked her.

9. Which of the following were a political club formed in Paris around 1790?
(a) The Jacobins.
(b) The Bazins.
(c) The Surrealists.
(d) The Balzacs.

10. Why were the family so delayed?
(a) The King had to see some people on the way.
(b) Antoinette was sick.
(c) The carriage was overloaded.
(d) They were stopped five times.

11. Why was war the last thing France needed?
(a) They did not have enough soldiers.
(b) They were going through a civil war.
(c) They did not have the money.
(d) They wanted to implement anti-war reforms.

12. What did the royal have to travel back to Paris to do each Sunday?
(a) Dine publicy.
(b) Sacrifice a lamb.
(c) Pledge support for the constitution.
(d) Read from the Bible.

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

14. Who helps the royal family sneak out of the Tuileries in this section?
(a) Jacques Necker.
(b) Maria Theresa.
(c) Count Mercy.
(d) Axel Fersel.

15. What is crushing the dauphin's internal organs?
(a) His ribs.
(b) His breast plates.
(c) His spine.
(d) His hips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the episode with Calome, leading to his resignation, say about the King's position within society?

2. What attracts Antoinette to Axel?

3. What is the name of the man who emerged as the leader of the most popular faction of the National Assembly?

4. What did the King spend his days doing at the Tuileries?

5. What does Erickson say swept France after the storming of Bastille?

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