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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the new pope's first project upon taking office?
(a) Rebuilding of the aquaduct.
(b) Rebuilding of the watch tower.
(c) Rebuilding of the school house.
(d) Rebuilding of the wall.

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

3. What advice does Joan give the Pope when they learn a fleet of Saracen ships is on its way to Rome?
(a) To evacuate the city.
(b) To hide the religious relics.
(c) To ask Lothar for help.
(d) To hire an army.

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

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

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

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

8. What position in the church does Anastasius hope to one day achieve?
(a) Papal Librarian.
(b) Cardinal.
(c) Pope.
(d) Bishop.

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

10. 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 split personality brought on by excess alcohol.
(c) He has a personality disorder.
(d) He has cancer.

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occasion does Joan insist on waiting for before running away with Gerold?

2. What illness befalls the Pope in Chapter 19?

3. To what position does the new Pope promote Joan?

4. Whose army arrives to save the people of Rome from the Saracens?

5. What happens to another fleet of Saracen ships come to invade Rome?

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