Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

In what year did Louis XVI succeed his grandfather Louis XV to the throne?

• 1770

• 1774

• 1780

• 1792

Louis XVI was known to be well-meaning but ______.

• Decisive

• Indecisive

• Brave

• Charismatic

Who was Louis XVI married to?

• Marie Antoinette

• Maria Theresa

• Catherine the Great

• Elizabeth I

Marie Antoinette was the daughter of which Austrian Empress?

• Maria Theresa

• Catherine the Great

• Elizabeth I

• Anne of Austria

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were unpopular because of their ______.

• Generosity

• Wasteful extravagance

• Military conquests

• Political reforms

Marie Antoinette is known for being ______ and extravagant, spending lavishly on dresses and jewelry.

• Humble

• Flamboyant

• Modest

• Frugal

What nickname did Marie Antoinette earn in Paris?

• Madame Generosity

• Madame Deficit

• Madame Prosperity

• Madame Economy

Marie Antoinette's insensitivity is shown by her and her friends pretending to be peasants at a specially created ______ in Versailles.

• Castle

• Village

• Palace

• Garden

Marie Antoinette's behavior garnered ill will from whom?

• The nobility

• Foreign diplomats

• Her destitute subjects

• The clergy

Marie Antoinette's insensitivity was highlighted by her actions in a specially created peasant village in ______.

• Paris

• Lyon

• Versailles

• Marseille