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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the new king and his advisers feel about Joan in Scene 5?
(a) They wholly support her.
(b) They dislike her, but they respect her.
(c) Their feelings toward her are ambiguous.
(d) They feel like she is an intruder in their presence.

3. What has led to the ceremony at the cathedral in Scene 5?
(a) The miraculous birth of the Dauphin's first born son.
(b) Joan's visions and success convinced the Dauphin to become a Christian.
(c) Joan's intervention and military success.
(d) The Dauphin's arranged engagement to a Spanish princess.

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

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

6. 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 saint.
(b) That she is a witch.
(c) That she is a heretic.
(d) That she is a spy.

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

8. Joan discusses ___________ with a military officer while in the cathedral.
(a) The Dauphin's ceremony.
(b) Their success in battle.
(c) The future.
(d) Their upcoming nuptials.

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

10. Who joins the discussion the two men in the English camp are having about Joan in Scene 4?
(a) A French spy.
(b) The Dauphin.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A bishop.

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

12. With whom is Joan carrying on a discussion in Scene 5 while in the cathedral?
(a) Dunois.
(b) Robert de Baudricourt.
(c) The Archbishop.
(d) The Dauphin.

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

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

15. What did Joan alter through her military conquests?
(a) The French landscape.
(b) English attitudes toward women.
(c) Church dogma.
(d) The course of history for France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Scene 6, an additional charge is brought against Joan for what?

3. Where does the ceremony take place in Scene 5?

4. What do the officials in Scene 6 discuss before Joan is brought into the courtroom?

5. What is one of the crimes Joan is to be tried for in Scene 6?

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