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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crime is Benedict accused of committing?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Theft.
(c) Heresy.
(d) Murder.

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

3. Who takes advantage of the Pope's illness by exerting his power beyond the limits of his position as missus?
(a) Gerold.
(b) Anastasius.
(c) Benedict.
(d) Lothar.

4. How do Joan's actions impede the power of the Pope's missus?
(a) Joan influences the Pope with her own opinions.
(b) Joan will not allow the Pope to oversee his daily duties.
(c) Joan will not let anyone visit the Pope.
(d) Joan allows the Pope to feel better and therefore attend to his duties.

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

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

7. What is done with the surviving Saracens?
(a) They are put in a dungeon.
(b) They are sent back to their home country.
(c) They are forced to work on the defense project in Rome.
(d) They are hung.

8. To whom does Joan overhear Anastasius pledge loyalty?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Lothar.
(c) Ludwig.
(d) Charles.

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

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

11. Who created this miracle?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Joan.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Gerold.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Joan sent by the missus?

2. What item does Joan give to the daughter of her friend, Arn?

3. Who does Joan believe might be responsible for the destruction of the Saracens due to divine presence?

4. What accomplice to the poisoners is found dead in the river?

5. What project does Joan suggest in order to protect the basilica from future attacks?

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