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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Joan imprisoned?
(a) Buckingham palace.
(b) In an oubliette.
(c) In a crude jail outside of Paris.
(d) The Rouen castle.

2. 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) The one dress she owns has been taken away.
(c) She can't fit into her dresses.
(d) She is imprisoned in a men's prison.

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

9. The Dauphin goes through a ceremony in Scene 5. What is that ceremony?
(a) His baptism into Christianity.
(b) The baptism of his first born son.
(c) His wedding to a Spanish princess.
(d) He is crowned King of France.

10. Where in the cathedral do Joan and the officer have their conversation?
(a) In the reliquary.
(b) In the gardens.
(c) In the vestibule.
(d) At the altar.

11. In Scene 4, the men discussing Joan fear she is a threat to what system?
(a) The military system.
(b) The caste system.
(c) The church system.
(d) The feudal system.

12. In Scene 6, an additional charge is brought against Joan for what?
(a) Imitating a church official.
(b) Treason against England.
(c) Disrespect to royalty.
(d) Dressing in men's clothing.

13. Where does Joan want to go next in Scene 5?
(a) Church.
(b) Home.
(c) Cote' d'Azur.
(d) Paris.

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

15. The church officials believe that Joan has committed violations against __________________.
(a) The English monarchy.
(b) The French monarchy.
(c) God and country.
(d) The Catholic religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 6, what does Joan risk by not submitting to the church officials' demands?

2. In Scene 6, what does Joan have to do for the church officials to fulfill their commitment to Joan's soul?

3. Which of the following is a reason the English label Joan a witch?

4. What do the new king and his advisers think of Joan's advice in Scene 5?

5. What do the church officials want Joan to admit to in Scene 6?

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