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1. In what year did Marie Antoinette marry the future Louis XVI?
1776
1781
1770
1768
2. How many children did Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI have?
11
2 (twins)
4
None; Marie was unable to conceive
3. Marie Antoinette was often accused of having a secret love affair with whom?
The Cardinal de Rohan, a French Bishop
Count Axel von Fersen, a Swedish Statesman
Jacques Necker, the Minister of Finance
The Abbe Sieyes, a key player in the start of France's Revolution
4. In her last days, Marie Antoinette was held prisoner with her two surviving children and Madame Elizabeth, who was:
Her sister
Her favorite servant
Her sister-in-law
Louis XVI's mistress
5. How did a French journalist describe Marie Antoinette's procession to her execution?
"Marie Antoinette was the picture of courage."
"The whore was audacious and insolent to the very end."
"Our Queen knew that she had made her bed, and that she must lie in it."
"Everyone lining the streets said that a grave mistake was being made."
6. What did Louis XV (Louis XVI's grandfather) die of?
Consumption
Smallpox
Old age
A heart attack
7. What did Marie Antoinette do at Petit Trianon?
Milked cows and tended sheep
Fished
Gathered flowers
All of the above
8. How many mirrors are in Versailles famed Hall of Mirrors?
1,019
One large mirror placed on the ceiling
578
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Published September 13, 2006
