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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan plan to do to avoid getting married?
(a) Go home to her mother.
(b) Enlist the Bishop's support.
(c) Run away with John.
(d) Request the help of the church council.

2. 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 accuses her of killing Matthew in order to take his place in his studies.
(b) He reminds her that females are not allowed to be educated.
(c) He calls her unnatural and blames her for Matthew's death.
(d) He sends her to school.

3. In Chapter 15, what do the monks gather to do?
(a) To celebrate Easter.
(b) To confess their sins and the sins of others.
(c) To party.
(d) To recieve their promotions within the church.

4. Of what culture was Joan's mother?
(a) British.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Saxon.
(d) French.

5. What does Joan think of this impending marriage?
(a) Joan is nervous about the wedding night.
(b) Joan wishes Gerold could walk her down the aisle.
(c) Joan does not want it.
(d) Joan is excited.

6. What advice does Gudrun give her daughter that Joan will recall all her life?
(a) Never let a man raise a hand to her.
(b) Never allow her sex to hold her down.
(c) Never fall in love.
(d) Never depend on a man.

7. Who often comes to Joan's rescue when the other students torment her?
(a) Odo.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Gerold.
(d) John.

8. Who survives the attack in the woods and how?
(a) The emissary by using a sword.
(b) John, by using one of his father's sermons to talk the attackers down.
(c) The emissary, due to his connection to the Bishop.
(d) John, by using his father's knife.

9. What does Matthew give to Joan to celebrate her intelligence?
(a) A new hairbrush.
(b) A new book.
(c) A new sword.
(d) A medal of her favorite saint.

10. Who does their father blame for Matthew's death?
(a) Joan and John.
(b) His wife and John.
(c) John and God.
(d) Joan and his wife.

11. Where does Joan travel to with Count Gerold and his family in Chapter 9?
(a) A funeral in Venice.
(b) A family wedding in Rome.
(c) A fair in St. Denis.
(d) A church service in Ingleheim.

12. What is the Roman Lateran Palace?
(a) The home of the Pope.
(b) The home of the Lutheran bishop.
(c) The home of the Archbishop of Rome.
(d) The home of the Roman Emperor.

13. What happens to John and the emissary as they walk in the woods in Chapter 6?
(a) They decide to run away.
(b) They are attacked by a brigand.
(c) They attack an unarmed group of travelers.
(d) They are attacked by Norsemen.

14. Who does Joan miss the most now that she is away from home?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

15. What does the Bishop thinks of Joan's arranged married?
(a) He believes they should wait for Gerold's return.
(b) He does not want to see his star pupil leave.
(c) He believes permission should be granted by Joan's parents.
(d) He believes Joan should marry someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of questions is Joan advised not to ask in Chapter 9?

2. What does Richild intercept that tells her of Joan's plans?

3. Why is Judith, wife of Viscount Waifar, turned away from the church even though she has waited the normal thirty days?

4. Who does Gerold kill on the docks in a rage?

5. What happens when Joan and her companions arrive at the Bishop's palace?

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