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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What magical event takes place when Lothar reaches Rome?
(a) The basilica doors close on their own.
(b) The city gates open on their own.
(c) The basilica doors open.
(d) The city gates close on their own.

2. What does Joan do to treat the Pope's illness in Chapter 20?
(a) Gives him herbal medication.
(b) Gives him vitamins.
(c) Places him on a diet and orders him to drink more wine.
(d) Places him on a diet and forces him to exercise.

3. What is the purpose of the large procession Joan participates in in Chapter 29?
(a) To celebrate the Pope.
(b) To pray for a good harvest.
(c) To celebrate passover.
(d) To fend off frost on the corn fields.

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

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

6. How do and Gerold Joan finally find a moment of intimacy after all these years?
(a) They are lost in the rubble of a fallen building.
(b) They are forced into a room after a tidal wave.
(c) They are placed in isolation while suffering the plague.
(d) They are washed onto a deserted island by a tsunami wave.

7. Who restores Anastasius' Cardinal rank to him after his excommunication by Pope Leo?
(a) Lothar.
(b) Joan.
(c) The new Pope.
(d) Archbishop Raban.

8. To what position does the new Pope promote Joan?
(a) Nomenclator.
(b) Superista.
(c) Cardinal.
(d) Bishop.

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

10. What happens to another fleet of Saracen ships come to invade Rome?
(a) They are turned back by a fleet of armed ships.
(b) They are massacred by Lothar's army.
(c) They break apart in a storm.
(d) They are destroyed by Viking warriors.

11. What practice does Joan institute in the churches of Fulda that causes her to be punished for disobedience?
(a) Confirmation.
(b) Communion.
(c) Intinction.
(d) Baptism.

12. What conclusion does Joan reach when she comes to treat the Pope's illness in Chapter 20?
(a) He has a personality disorder.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) He has split personality brought on by excess alcohol.
(d) He has a digestive disorder similar to diabetes.

13. Who attempts to poison Pope Leo in order to clear the way for the election of a new pope?
(a) Joan.
(b) Anastasius.
(c) Arsenuis.
(d) Gerold.

14. What disaster befalls the people of Fulda?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) The plague.
(c) A flood.
(d) An earthquake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is the new Bishop the Pope has appointed that causes outrage from Magister Militum Daniel?

2. Where is Joan sent by the missus?

3. What illness befalls the Pope in Chapter 19?

4. Who takes advantage of the Pope's illness by exerting his power beyond the limits of his position as missus?

5. What practice that Joan was previously punished for incorporating into church services is widely incorporated now?

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