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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is fighting to gain the dead Emperor's title?
(a) His three nephews.
(b) His three sons.
(c) His three brothers.
(d) His three cousins.

2. What punishment does the Pope give the person accused of starting the fire?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Imprisonment in the dungeon.
(c) Excommunication.
(d) Exile.

3. Why is Joan released from the dungeon?
(a) To help find Benedict.
(b) To treat the Pope's illness.
(c) To negotiate with Lothar.
(d) To pray for a miracle.

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

5. What medical condition does Joan learn she has after the flood?
(a) Plague.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) Cancer.

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

7. Who takes over some of the Pope's charitable projects, leading to the nickname Little Pope?
(a) Anastasius.
(b) Joan.
(c) John.
(d) Gerold.

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

9. What accomplice to the poisoners is found dead in the river?
(a) Waldipert.
(b) Benedict.
(c) Gerold.
(d) Arsenius.

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

11. How does Joan attempt to treat her condition?
(a) With herbs to promote a miscarriage.
(b) With molds to treat the infection.
(c) With herbs to shrink the tumor.
(d) With opiates to treat the pain.

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

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

14. Why has Benedict said he took the Papal treasury?
(a) To find a better doctor to care for the Pope.
(b) To hire an army to defend Rome.
(c) To take the Pope to safety.
(d) To pay off Lothar to stop the invasion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disaster hits the Martius area that forces Gerold and Joan to go there in order to save the poor?

2. What magical event takes place when Lothar reaches Rome?

3. What law does Anastasius invoke at Gerold's trial in Chapter 29?

4. What position in the church does Anastasius hope to one day achieve?

5. What illness befalls the Pope in Chapter 19?

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