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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Antoinette like making fun of in private?

2. Who visits Antoinette in this section?

3. What is the name of Marie Theresa's favorite daughter?

4. What did Maria and her husband dress their daughters in?

5. What do Parisians protest in this section?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the King call Mercy to his office in this section?

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

4. Who was Madame du Barry?

5. What did Joseph think about the French court?

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

7. Who was Axel Fersel?

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

9. How does Emperor Francis react to the news his wife is in labor?

10. What was special about Venice during the 1760s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the the economic problems in France contribute to the intense political situation at the end of the book? How could the upper classes have avoided this situation? Were the upper classes entirely to blame for the problems?

Essay Topic 2

How did the French public react to Marie Antoinette when she first arrived in France? Why did public opinion turn against Marie Antoinette? How can Marie Antoinette win back back the French public?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the court at Versailles. How different were the people lives in Versailles from other parts of France? Why did they need so much money? How did their lifestyles contribute to their downfall?

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