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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 were the royal children placed with?

2. What nationality did the King decide to pretend to be if they were going to escape Paris?

3. What member of the procession which met at the church of Notre Dame was met with silence?

4. What was the name of the King's new finance minister?

5. What do the French people find to incriminate Louis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the crowds react to seeing Antoinette and her family at the end of this section?

2. What goes wrong with the plan?

3. Why does Louis insist on staying with his family?

4. What problems does the King cause in Paris?

5. How was the climate of the court changing?

6. How does Antoinette work to improve the political situation in this section?

7. What problems was Marie Antoinette's son suffering from?

8. Describe the scandal with Cardinal Rohan?

9. How was the assembly made up?

10. What part of the plan to escape does Antoinette initiate in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the decline in Marie Antoinette's popularity. How did the French public first receive Marie Antoinette? Why did public opinion turn against Marie Antoinette? What do you think Marie Antoinette could have done to change public opinion in her favor?

Essay Topic 2

How did Louis' upbringing mold him into the person he became? How did the bullying he suffered at the hands of his siblings effect him? How did his upbringing contribute to the decisions he makes in the book and his eventual downfall?

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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