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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 2, Joan receives scorn for what?
(a) Her forward nature.
(b) Her visions.
(c) Her lack of military prowess.
(d) Her boyish hairstyle and clothing.

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

3. What is the name of the city where the men are waiting for the Dauphin in Scene 2?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Rheims.
(c) Chinon.
(d) Champagne.

4. What does Robert hope will help the troops with Joan's presence?
(a) An heirloom sword.
(b) Fervor and talk of God.
(c) Beauty and strength.
(d) A big gun.

5. Where is the French army located in the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Orleans.
(c) Lorraine.
(d) Paris.

6. What would the ships be hastened by in Scene 3?
(a) A favorable wind.
(b) An outbound current.
(c) The presence of their commander.
(d) Their talented oarsmen.

7. Why is Robert angry in Scene 1?
(a) His wife has run off with the steward.
(b) His castle has no running water.
(c) His political allies have turned traitor.
(d) There are no eggs for his breakfast.

8. What is Joan anxious to do in Scene 3?
(a) Find food for the troops.
(b) Take over control of the army from the French commander.
(c) Retreat.
(d) Attack the close enemy.

9. What is the cause of the lack of eggs for Robert's breakfast in Scene 1?
(a) The eggs were stepped on.
(b) The hens are diseased.
(c) Maid Joan's presence.
(d) A fox killed the hens.

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

11. Who informs Robert of the hens' recovery in Scene 1?
(a) His steward.
(b) His wife.
(c) A disembodied voice.
(d) Joan.

12. In Scene 3 when the men in the castle discuss Joan, what do they do?
(a) They doubt her faith.
(b) They debate her authenticity.
(c) They debate her connection to God.
(d) They praise her strength.

13. What is the only power that the Dauphin has remaining in Scene 2?
(a) The power over life and death.
(b) Financial.
(c) Royal.
(d) Military.

14. Who is incredulous and angry at his steward in Scene 1?
(a) Le Compte de Chablis.
(b) Lord Chamberlain.
(c) de Richeleau.
(d) Robert de Baudricourt.

15. How does Joan feel about meeting with the leader of her country?
(a) Nonplussed.
(b) Confident.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Bluebeard bring?

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

3. What is Robert's profession?

4. What has happened to the French army in the beginning of Scene 3?

5. What is the purpose of Joan's request to the leader of her country in Scene 1?

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