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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. How did de Gnemenee finance his lavish lifestyle?
(a) He found a second job.
(b) He borrowed.
(c) He pawned jewelry.
(d) He stole.

2. Why isn't Emperor Francis the perfect husband Maria Theresa claims he is?
(a) She is always sleeping.
(b) He never talks to his children.
(c) He runs after young girls.
(d) He beats his servants.

3. What is the one thing Erickson says King Louis XV had an understanding of?
(a) Biology.
(b) Foreign affairs.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) The economy.

4. What does Marie Antoinette do for exercise?
(a) Jogging.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Walking.
(d) Horse riding.

5. What did Antoinette stop doing after Joseph's visit?
(a) Going about to Paris.
(b) Reading books.
(c) Continuing with her lovers.
(d) Taking drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person is usually appointed as the palace page?

2. What country is Jacques Necker from?

3. Which famous person dies in this section?

4. Where was the dentist from who worked on Marie Antoinette's teeth?

5. What does Antoinette persuade the King to do at the beginning of chapter twelve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Louis and Antoinette react to their new found power?

2. What problems did Jacques Necker cause?

3. How do Maria Theresa and Francis of Lorraine dress their children?

4. What major problem is highlighted in this section?

5. What does Erickson say was the reality of the French court?

6. What did people think about the way Antoinette reacted to the possibility of becoming queen?

7. What rumors were spread by Antoinette and her marriage to the King?

8. Why was Madame Antoinette a constant cause of frustration for her governess Madame de Noailles?

9. How does Erickson describe Louis?

10. What did Antoinette initially think of her marriage to Louis?

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