To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette Test | Final Test - Hard

Carolly Erickson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette Test | Final Test - Hard

Carolly Erickson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What plots are uncovered in this section?

2. How did the Parisians react to the King's attempted escape?

3. What important person dies at the end of this section?

4. What was the name of the palace the royal family visited during the week?

5. Who helps the royal family sneak out of the Tuileries in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was life like in Paris in 1790?

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

3. How do Antoinette and her family plan to escape in this section?

4. What problems occur in this section?

5. Why does Antoinette want to get away from Paris?

6. How did the crowds react to the king calling in the military?

7. How does France celebrate the one year anniversary of the Bastille invasion?

8. Why do the Jacobins call for Louis's execution?

9. What is life like for Antoinette and her family in chapter twenty three?

10. How was the climate of the court changing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Antoinette's upbringing mold her into the person she became? Who were the most influential people during her childhood? What effect did Antoinette's upbringing have on her later life?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Marie Antoinette's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the person she is at the end.

1. What did Antoinette hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes her ideas about life?

3. How has Antoinette's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the financial situation in France. What was the financial situation in France in the 1780s? Why did people blame the royal family during this time? In what way could it be said that neither Marie Antoinette nor her husband did anything to help the situation?

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