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Quiz about Marie Antoinette
Quiz about Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette | 10 Question People Multiple Choice Quiz


This is a brief history of Marie Antoinette, focusing mainly on her life from the time she was married to her death.

A multiple-choice quiz by longhorngirl. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
longhorngirl
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
286,657
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. On what date was Marie Antoinette married by proxy to Louis Auguste? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. From what royal line did Marie Antoinette descend? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of Marie Antoinette's children died first? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Marie Antoinette and her husband attempted to escape in 1791 from their revolutionary captors. Where were they caught less than a week after fleeing Paris? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. After the royal family had been stripped of their titles, what name were they given? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Marie Antoinette immediately declared her son as Louis XVII following the execution of her husband.


Question 7 of 10
7. When did the trial of Marie Antoinette begin? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Following her execution, where was Marie Antoinette buried in an unmarked grave? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. During the trial of Marie Antoinette, which of the following was she NOT accused of? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following was NOT one of the titles that Marie Antoinette held? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On what date was Marie Antoinette married by proxy to Louis Auguste?

Answer: April 19, 1770

On April 19, 1770, Marie Antoinette was married by proxy to Louis Auguste of France. The ceremony occurred in the Church of the Augustine Friars, Vienna. Her brother Ferdinand was the proxy bridegroom. She wasn't handed over to her French bearers until May 7, and the full, ceremonial wedding didn't take place till May 16 of the same year.
2. From what royal line did Marie Antoinette descend?

Answer: Habsburg-Lorraine

Maria Antonia, later known as Marie Antoinette, belonged to the Habsburg-Lorraine house before she married Louis Auguste and became the Dauphine of France. Her father, the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, died of a stroke in 1765, leaving her mother and older brother, the future Joseph II, to rule the Habsburg domains.
3. Which of Marie Antoinette's children died first?

Answer: Sophie Helene Beatrix

On June 17, 1787, Princess Sophie Helene Beatrix passed away. The cause of death is unclear, but some people say that she could have suffered from severe birth defects, and died from complications.
4. Marie Antoinette and her husband attempted to escape in 1791 from their revolutionary captors. Where were they caught less than a week after fleeing Paris?

Answer: Varennes

Less than a week after Louis XVI and his family fled Paris, they were recaptured in Varennes, France. They were arrested by the local postmaster, who had been informed of the royal family's route by a merchant in the neighboring town of Sainte-Menehould, where they had spent the previous night.
5. After the royal family had been stripped of their titles, what name were they given?

Answer: Capet

In September 1792, the royal family of Louis XVI was officially renamed the Capets. Shortly afterwards, preparations for the trial of Louis XIV began, but he was not tried until December later that year. After the execution of her husband, Marie Antoinette was referred to as the "Capet Widow". (The Capet dynasty had ruled France from 978 till 1328, and the Bourbons claimed to be descended from the House of Capet).
6. Marie Antoinette immediately declared her son as Louis XVII following the execution of her husband.

Answer: False

Unlike the Comte de Provence, Marie Antoinette did not declare her son as France's new king. After the execution of her husband, Marie Antionetter, sank into a deep state of mourning, refusing to eat and exercise.
7. When did the trial of Marie Antoinette begin?

Answer: October 14, 1793

On October 14, 1793, the "trial" of Prisoner No. 280, otherwise known as Marie Antoinette, began. Unlike her husband, who was given ample time to formulate his defense, she was given less than one day. After two days of court proceedings, the jury found her guilty, and sentenced her to death by the guillotine.
8. Following her execution, where was Marie Antoinette buried in an unmarked grave?

Answer: La Madeleine Cemetery

After the execution of the 37-year-old former queen, her body was unceremoniously thrown into an unmarked grave in the former La Madeleine Cemetery in Paris. Later, in 1815, both the bodies of Marie Antoinette and her husband were exhumed and given a Christian burial at St. Denis Basilica.
9. During the trial of Marie Antoinette, which of the following was she NOT accused of?

Answer: Plotting to kill her husband, Louis XVI

During her trial, Marie Antoinette was accused of many horrendous crimes, even by today's standards. Many have been proven to be untrue, but they only fuelled the hatred of the French people for their former queen.
10. Which of the following was NOT one of the titles that Marie Antoinette held?

Answer: Duchess of Savoy

She held all of the above titles except that of Duchess of Savoy.
Source: Author longhorngirl

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