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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 4, the bishop holds out hope for ____________.
(a) A decent meal and a glass of fine wine.
(b) The chance to burn Joan as a witch.
(c) The salvation of Joan's soul.
(d) An English victory.

2. 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.

3. What kind of actions does Dunois say the attempts for Paris are?
(a) Bold and courageous.
(b) Frightening and specious.
(c) Cruel and disparaging.
(d) Reckless and unnecessary.

4. Why does the king turn down Joan's request to go to Paris in Scene 5?
(a) He wants to make her queen.
(b) The state coffers are empty.
(c) He is tired of war.
(d) He wants her to go home to her family.

5. Why is Joan warned about sinning in Scene 5?
(a) She refuses to get out of bed.
(b) She overeats at the banquet.
(c) She delineates her military successes for her audience.
(d) She continuously follows one of the French commanders.

6. 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.

7. In Scene 4, it is believed that __________ about Joan may cause the common individuals to defect.
(a) Her miraculous raising of the dead.
(b) Her charismatic traits.
(c) Her beatific visions.
(d) The way she gets along with the common people.

8. Where does the ceremony take place in Scene 5?
(a) The cathedral at Rheims.
(b) In the royal palace.
(c) The cathedral at Champagne.
(d) The cathedral at Alsace.

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

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

11. In Scene 4, what are the nobleman and the chaplain bemoaning?
(a) The lack of space in the encampment.
(b) The English army's continuing list of battles lost to the French.
(c) The uncomfortable living conditions at the camp.
(d) The French spies and their ability to gain access to the English encampment.

12. What nationality is the person leading the French army?
(a) English.
(b) Dutch.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

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

14. In Scene 6, what is one of the crimes Joan is to be tried for?
(a) Falsehood.
(b) Impersonation.
(c) Public drunkenness.
(d) Witchcraft.

15. In Scene 6, Joan gives two reasons for dressing in men's clothing. Which of these is one of those reasons?
(a) She hasn't been offered any women's clothing.
(b) She can't fit into her dresses.
(c) She is imprisoned in a men's prison.
(d) The one dress she owns has been taken away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Englishmen intend to do to Joan once she is captured?

2. In Scene 5, what is one of the emotions felt by Joan's colleagues when she makes her final decision about the battle in Paris?

3. In Scene 4, where are the two men who are discussing Joan?

4. Who is responsible for Joan's situation in the beginning of Scene 6?

5. Two members of the English army camp are discussing Joan. What do they think she is?

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