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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan show to her father in order to inspire him to allow her to take up Matthew's studies?
(a) That she can read.
(b) That she is smarter than John.
(c) That she can write.
(d) That she can draw better than John.

2. Who comes to visit John of Anglicus at Fulda?
(a) Gerold.
(b) The Canon of Ingleheim.
(c) Gisla.
(d) Gottschalk.

3. What languages does Joan hear at the palace that surprise her?
(a) French and Spanish.
(b) Pagan languages as well as proper Latin.
(c) Latin and French.
(d) English and French.

4. How does Joan's father react to her display of intelligence in her attempts to allow her to take up Matthew's studies?
(a) He reminds her that females are not allowed to be educated.
(b) He calls her unnatural and blames her for Matthew's death.
(c) He accuses her of killing Matthew in order to take his place in his studies.
(d) He sends her to school.

5. What stipulation does Joan's father place on the Greek tutor before allowing him to teach Joan?
(a) He must marry her first.
(b) He must not teach her Plato's logic.
(c) He must teach John as well.
(d) He must take her away and never allow her to return.

6. What does Mathew begin to teach six-year-old Joan?
(a) How to bake bread.
(b) How to chew tobacco.
(c) How to read and write.
(d) How to wield a sword.

7. Why is John unhappy with the idea of going to school?
(a) He would rather remain at his father's side.
(b) He knows he is not smart enough to do well.
(c) He wants to be a warrior instead.
(d) He resents the fact that he is growing older.

8. Why has Hrotrud, the midwife, been put on trial?
(a) Hrotrud is accused of worshipping false gods.
(b) Hrotrud is accused of socery.
(c) Hrotrud is accused of infidelity.
(d) Hrotrud is accused of heresy.

9. Why was Joan's role in history taken from the history books?
(a) Because she was not worth remembering.
(b) Because she is female.
(c) Because she was a cruel leader.
(d) Because she committed heinous crimes.

10. What does Gerold find when he returns home to Villairis?
(a) The village burned to ashes.
(b) The village has been attacked, but everyone is fine.
(c) Everything is normal.
(d) His wife is out of town.

11. In Chapter 15, who offers punishment to the monks at Fulda?
(a) Canon of Ingleheim.
(b) John of Anglicus.
(c) Abbot Raban.
(d) Gerold.

12. Where has Joan been for the five years since her wedding?
(a) A monestary in Fulda.
(b) Home with her parents.
(c) Living with her husband.
(d) A convent in Rome.

13. Who cares for Joan through her illness in Chapter 6?
(a) John.
(b) Gerold.
(c) The Canon of Ingleheim.
(d) Gudrun.

14. Why is it an insult to her mother for Joan to be tutored by a Catholic teacher?
(a) Because her mother should be her primary tutor.
(b) Because her mother is uneducated and does not understand what Joan has learned.
(c) Because her mother has taught her about Saxon gods, considered pagan by Catholics.
(d) Because her mother was not consulted before Joan began her studies.

15. What does Richild do to Joan to force her to attend the wedding?
(a) Richild has the Bishop imprison Joan until the wedding.
(b) Richild drugs Joan.
(c) Richild ties Joan up.
(d) Richild calls the military to escort Joan to the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joan's tutor when she was a child?

2. Who does Joan begin to teach and arranges to send to the abbey school?

3. Who does Joan miss the most now that she is away from home?

4. How does Odo's behavior with Joan change, causing tensions in Chapter 9?

5. For what reason does their father blame two people for the death of Matthew?

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