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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the church officials believe their duty to Joan is?
(a) To save her reputation.
(b) To see her banished from France.
(c) To save her soul.
(d) To save her life.

2. What is the name of the new King of France in Scene 5?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Henri.
(c) Richard.
(d) Charles.

3. What is one of the crimes Joan is to be tried for in Scene 6?
(a) Theft.
(b) Murder.
(c) Treason.
(d) Heresy.

4. What are church officials willing to do if Joan does not submit to their demands during trial?
(a) Continue the trial until she does submit.
(b) Torture her until she begs forgiveness.
(c) Damn her soul to hell.
(d) Hand her over to secular authorities.

5. Why do the nobleman and the chaplain believe that Joan should be burned?
(a) For what they consider her supernatural powers.
(b) For her outright displays of disrespect to the English.
(c) For what they consider treason.
(d) For no reason at all.

6. In Scene 5, why is the king concerned about the lack of state funds?
(a) If Joan goes to battle in Paris and gets captured, he would be unable to pay her ransom.
(b) He cannot afford to pay the troops.
(c) They would be unable to afford a wedding feast.
(d) He cannot give Joan the military support she needs when she travels to Paris.

7. In what year does Scene 6 open?
(a) 1492.
(b) 1433.
(c) 1453.
(d) 1431.

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

9. In Scene 6, what does Joan risk by not submitting to the church officials' demands?
(a) Excommunication.
(b) Being tortured.
(c) Banishment.
(d) Lifelong imprisonment.

10. In the beginning of Scene 6, how long has Joan's trial lasted?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Eleven weeks.
(c) Eleven days.
(d) Two days.

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

12. What do the church officials want Joan to admit to in Scene 6?
(a) Heresy.
(b) Sorcery.
(c) Sins against the king.
(d) Treason.

13. 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 Athens.
(b) Oxford.
(c) University of London.
(d) University of Paris.

14. What does Joan plan to do in Scene 5 now that she has returned victorious from the Siege at Orleans?
(a) To continue with the war.
(b) To convince the palace to make her queen.
(c) To return to the pastoral life she knew before going into battle.
(d) To quietly fade into the background.

15. In Scene 4, Joan's charisma and legendary exploits are perceived as a threat to ____________.
(a) The feudal system.
(b) The very structure of the Catholic Church.
(c) The English king.
(d) The Dauphin's chances to become king.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 4, it is believed that __________ about Joan may cause the common individuals to defect.

2. In Scene 4, the men discussing Joan fear she is a threat to what system?

3. In Scene 6, Joan gives two reasons for dressing in men's clothing. Which of these is one of those reasons?

4. Where in the cathedral do Joan and the officer have their conversation?

5. What did Joan alter through her military conquests?

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