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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joan hopes to convince the leader of her country to do what in Scene 1?
(a) Raise a siege.
(b) Raise a litter of puppies she can't take care of.
(c) Raise her rival's home.
(d) Raise the alarm about the eclipse.

2. In Scene 5, the French advisers give Joan an example of what happened to one young girl who stood up for her cause. Where was this woman?
(a) University of Paris.
(b) University of Athens.
(c) Oxford.
(d) University of London.

3. In Scene 2, who schemes to trick Joan?
(a) No one.
(b) Archbishop of Rheims, Gilles de Rais, Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille, and the Dauphin.
(c) Gilles de Rais and Archbishop of Rheims.
(d) The Dauphin and Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille.

4. The bishop thinks that Joan poses a threat to what?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) Herself.
(c) The English army.
(d) The French army.

5. In Scene 2, what does the Dauphin bestow upon Joan?
(a) Complete military authority and control.
(b) The crown jewels of France.
(c) Sixteen horses and a military battalion.
(d) A significant land holding in Alsace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the king turn down Joan's request to go to Paris in Scene 5?

2. What is distressing the commander of the French army in the beginning of Scene 3?

3. In Scene 2, what does Joan ask God for?

4. What are church officials willing to do if Joan does not submit to their demands during trial?

5. What is the fear created for the English by Joan aligning herself as an individual with the French King?

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