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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what crime is Gerold put on trial in Chapter 29?
(a) Heresy.
(b) An alliace with the Germans to end Frankish domination.
(c) An alliance with Greece to end Frankish domination.
(d) Treason.

2. What project does Joan suggest in order to protect the basilica from future attacks?
(a) Building a mote.
(b) Building a stronger army.
(c) Building a watch tower.
(d) Building a wall.

3. Who denounced Lothar only to be proven a liar in order to be appointed Pope upon Pope Sergius' death?
(a) Leo.
(b) Anastasius.
(c) Joan.
(d) Claudius.

4. What occasion does Joan insist on waiting for before running away with Gerold?
(a) Passover.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Thanksgiving.

5. What disaster hits the Martius area that forces Gerold and Joan to go there in order to save the poor?
(a) Plague.
(b) Tsunami.
(c) Flood.
(d) Earthquake.

6. Whose army arrives to save the people of Rome from the Saracens?
(a) Gerold.
(b) Prince Siconulf.
(c) Lothar.
(d) Charles.

7. What does the missus accuse Joan of?
(a) Being unchaste.
(b) Being a fake.
(c) Being a woman.
(d) Harming the Pope.

8. What practice that Joan was previously punished for incorporating into church services is widely incorporated now?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Communion.
(c) Confirmation.
(d) Intinction.

9. What punishment does Benedict receive for his crime?
(a) His hands are severed.
(b) He is banished from Rome.
(c) He is hanged.
(d) He is placed in the dungeon.

10. What courtesan does Joan see during the procession to whom she offers forgiveness for her role in a plot against Joan?
(a) Marioza.
(b) Gudrun.
(c) Richild.
(d) Catherine.

11. What does Joan know about the Saracens that makes her fear for the safety of Rome?
(a) They do not fear Lothar.
(b) They do not fear legal prosecution.
(c) They do not fear Christian gods.
(d) They do not fear Roman armies.

12. What is the cause of Joan's death?
(a) Miscarriage.
(b) Plague.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Murder.

13. What illness befalls the Pope in Chapter 19?
(a) A great pain caused by excess food and drink.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Cancer.
(d) The plague.

14. Who is elected Pope after Leo's death?
(a) Arsenius.
(b) Anastasius.
(c) Waldipert.
(d) Joan.

15. What warning does a messenger bring the Pope on the Day of Ascension?
(a) That Lothar is coming.
(b) That the Emperor will be appointing a new Pope.
(c) That Joan has escaped and will seek revenge.
(d) That the Saracens are coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose side does Gerold choose to fight?

2. What medical condition does Joan learn she has after the flood?

3. What practice does Joan institute in the churches of Fulda that causes her to be punished for disobedience?

4. What scheme has the missus concocted with the courtesan, Marioza?

5. Who attempts to poison Pope Leo in order to clear the way for the election of a new pope?

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