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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 new King of France in Scene 5?
(a) Charles.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Richard.
(d) Henri.

2. In Scene 6, what occurs before Joan is brought into the courtroom?
(a) Joan's supposed crimes are announced to the assemblage.
(b) The noblemen and church officials debate.
(c) Joan is whipped and dressed in rags.
(d) The courtroom fills with spectators.

3. What happens to one young woman who stands up for Joan's cause?
(a) She was beheaded.
(b) She was burned at the stake.
(c) She was excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
(d) She was thrown in jail.

4. What sin is Joan warned about giving in to in Scene 5?
(a) Pride.
(b) Lust.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Sloth.

5. Joan's demeanor during the trial is what?
(a) Obstinate.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Confrontational.

6. Who is responsible for Joan's situation in the beginning of Scene 6?
(a) The Burgundians.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Alsacians.
(d) The Parisians.

7. In Scene 4, Joan's individualism threatens what?
(a) The English army's hold over the French people.
(b) The weak bonds between the Dauphin and his advisers.
(c) The church and state infrastructure.
(d) The male domination of the military.

8. What is Joan fixed on after the Battle of Orleans?
(a) Her plan to return home to her family.
(b) Her plan to liberate Paris.
(c) Her plan to confront the King of England.
(d) Her plan to build her own church.

9. What is one emotion felt by Joan's colleagues when she makes her final decision about the battle in Paris?
(a) Disinterest since she ignored their advice.
(b) Disdain for her pride.
(c) Fear for her life.
(d) Concern for her lack of funding.

10. The third man to join the discussion about Joan in Scene 4 disagrees with the first two men and their assessment of Joan. What does he believe about Joan instead?
(a) That she is a spy.
(b) That she is a heretic.
(c) That she is a witch.
(d) That she is a saint.

11. Which of the following is a reason the English label Joan a witch?
(a) Her religious fervor.
(b) The way she dresses.
(c) Her power over animals.
(d) Her power over nature.

12. In Scene 6, what do the church officials threaten Joan with when she refuses to recant?
(a) Turn her over to the prisoners for whatever purpose those men see fit.
(b) Torture her.
(c) Put her in front of a firing squad.
(d) Throw her into a pit of snakes.

13. To whom is Joan sold in Scene 6?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Dauphin.
(d) The English.

14. In Scene 5, why does Joan want to go to Paris?
(a) To visit La Follies Berger.
(b) To release it from the English hold.
(c) To continue to spread her visionary message.
(d) To find one of her close friends.

15. What do the Englishmen intend to do to Joan once she is captured?
(a) Burn her.
(b) Canonize her.
(c) Hang her.
(d) Make her Queen of France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns Joan that she is perilously close to a sin in her eagerness to continue battling?

2. What does Joan plan to do in Scene 5 now that she has returned victorious from the Siege at Orleans?

3. How do the new king and his advisers feel about Joan in Scene 5?

4. In Scene 4, Joan's charisma and legendary exploits are perceived as a threat to ____________.

5. What has happened to Joan in the beginning of Scene 6?

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