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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Joan give to the daughter of her friend, Arn?
(a) Her St. Catherine medal.
(b) Her rosary.
(c) Her crucifix.
(d) Her monk robes.

2. What nationality is the new Bishop the Pope has appointed that causes outrage from Magister Militum Daniel?
(a) Saxon.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Greek.

3. Why does Joan refuse to run away with Gerold in Chapter 27?
(a) She does not love him.
(b) She does not want to give up her career.
(c) She has too many responsibilities.
(d) She does not want to be forced to rely on a man.

4. What misunderstanding do Gerold and Joan work out when they meet up again?
(a) Gerold's devotion to Richild.
(b) Gerold's involvement in Joan's arranged marriage.
(c) Gerold's association with Lothar.
(d) Gerold's affairs with other women.

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

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

7. What event is Anastasius waiting to take place in order to help him advance in the church?
(a) The death of Emperor Louis.
(b) The assension of Lothar to the Emperor's throne.
(c) The death of Pope Gregory.
(d) The ordination of Pope Gregory.

8. Who burns the project in an attempt to hurt the Pope's role in Rome?
(a) Gerold.
(b) Ludwig.
(c) Joan.
(d) Anastasius.

9. What law does Anastasius invoke at Gerold's trial in Chapter 29?
(a) Gnosticism.
(b) Intinction.
(c) Convention.
(d) Conjuration.

10. Who disapproves of the new Pope's progressive thinking?
(a) The Emperor.
(b) The people.
(c) Arsenius.
(d) The optimates and high clergy.

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

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

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

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

15. What do the Saracens take from the basilica?
(a) The ark of the covenant.
(b) The cross of Constantine.
(c) The holy grail.
(d) The cross of Gabriel.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does the fire spread, placing innocent lives in danger?

2. What courtesan does Joan see during the procession to whom she offers forgiveness for her role in a plot against Joan?

3. Why is Joan released from the dungeon?

4. Who is fighting to gain the dead Emperor's title?

5. What punishment does the Pope give the person accused of starting the fire?

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