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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who does Joan believe might be responsible for the destruction of the Saracens due to divine presence?
(a) Gerold.
(b) Leo.
(c) Anastasius.
(d) Lothar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of the large procession Joan participates in in Chapter 29?

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

4. Which side wins the first battle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cardinal Leo elected Pope over Anastasius?

2. Who is working behind the new Pope, Pope Sergius, in order to increase his own power?

3. What does Joan encourage Pope Sergius to do that makes Benedict unhappy?

4. What miracle does Joan create in order to stop the fighting between Pope Sergius and Lothar?

5. Why does Benedict abandon his brother and leave Rome?

6. Who begins to plot against Pope Joan because of her ideas?

7. What project does Joan immediately give to Gerold to oversee as she becomes Pope?

8. What truth does Joan learn when she sees Gerold again? How does Joan react to Gerold's request to run away?

9. How do Gerold and Joan become stranded together in a boat?

10. What causes Joan's death?

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