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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the castle in which the play opens?
(a) Vaucouleurs.
(b) Chambord.
(c) Château d' Azay-le-Rideau.
(d) Valençay.

2. In Scene 1, whose voices does Joan claim to hear?
(a) Saint Margaret's and Saint Catherine's.
(b) Her father's and mother's.
(c) The voices of her inner conscience.
(d) Those of many demons.

3. How is the Dauphin described in Scene 2?
(a) Disinterested.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Ineffectual.
(d) Regal.

4. There is an officer in Scene 2 nicknamed "Bluebeard." Why is that his nickname?
(a) His mother gave him that nickname as a baby.
(b) He dyes his facial hair blue.
(c) There is a rumor that he has killed his former wives and buried them in the basement.
(d) His beard is an odd shade of gray that looks bluish.

5. In Scene 3, what is the goal of the French army?
(a) To find a way to obtain food for their starving troops.
(b) To defeat the English army.
(c) To swim across the river.
(d) To come up with a new formation to fool the English army.

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

7. In Scene 2, where do the Dauphin's advisers wait for him to arrive?
(a) In a castle.
(b) In the cathedral at Rheims.
(c) In a stable on the outskirts of Champagne.
(d) In a stable on the outskirts of Lorraine.

8. What does the Dauphin tell the high-ranking officials when they return to the room in Scene 2?
(a) That they are dismissed from his employ.
(b) That they will now have to follow Joan.
(c) That Joan is to be taken to the dungeon.
(d) That they must give him more money for a military exploit.

9. In Scene 2, who tries to trick Joan into thinking he is the Dauphin?
(a) Bluebeard.
(b) Archbishop of Rheims.
(c) Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

10. The play opens in what year?
(a) 1560.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1492.
(d) 1429.

11. In what room does Joan meet with the Dauphin?
(a) The throne room.
(b) The treasury.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The military strategy room.

12. In Scene 1, the castle is described as located on a river between which two cities?
(a) Champagne and Lorraine.
(b) Toulouse and Nice.
(c) Marseille and Lyon.
(d) Montpellier and Bordeaux.

13. Who is the Dauphin's military adviser?
(a) Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille.
(b) Gilles de Rais.
(c) Archbishop of Rheims.
(d) The Dauphin himself.

14. In Scene 3, what happens right after Joan prays?
(a) The river parts, allowing the troops to cross.
(b) The wind changes in their favor.
(c) A deer runs into the camp, allowing the troops to eat and avoid starvation.
(d) The English army retreats.

15. What has happened to the French army in the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) They have stalled.
(b) They have been defeated by the English.
(c) They have deserted the cause.
(d) Their morale has dropped.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which landmark is the French army located in the beginning of Scene 3?

2. What is the only power that the Dauphin has remaining in Scene 2?

3. What does Joan exhibit in Scene 3 that convinces the men in battle that she is sent by God?

4. Who is the commander of the French army in Scene 3?

5. What is Robert's profession?

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