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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 1, what does Robert hope for Joan in her mission?
(a) Failure.
(b) The King's blessing.
(c) A good husband.
(d) Success.

2. What does the French commander desperately need in Scene 3?
(a) Rest for his army.
(b) A westward wind.
(c) Food for his army.
(d) Reinforcements.

3. At which landmark is the French army located in the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) The palace.
(b) La Tour Eiffel.
(c) The Arc de Triomphe.
(d) The Loire River.

4. After Joan speaks with the Dauphin and his advisers in Scene 2, what does the Dauphin do?
(a) He bans Joan from the castle.
(b) He asks his advisers their opinion.
(c) He retires to his room to consider what Joan has said.
(d) He dismisses the advisers from his presence.

5. What is the only power that the Dauphin has remaining in Scene 2?
(a) The power over life and death.
(b) Royal.
(c) Financial.
(d) Military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the French commander doing in the beginning of Scene 3?

2. Who is the leader that Joan hopes to influence in Scene 1?

3. Who is the Dauphin's head of church in Scene 2?

4. In Scene 1, whose voices does Joan claim to hear?

5. In Scene 3, what proves that Joan's power has risen significantly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the new king and his advisers feel about Joan and her desire to continue in battle after her success at Orleans?

2. Explain what happens to the men in the king's dream who participated in the trial and execution of Joan of Arc.

3. What news does Gilles de Rais bring to the Archbishop of Rheims and Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille in Scene 2?

4. In Scene 4, another man joins the conversation between the nobleman and the chaplain. Who is he and what are his beliefs about and intentions for Joan?

5. What is the purpose of the author including the king's dream and its details in the Epilogue?

6. In Scene 4, two men in an English army camp are having a discussion. Who are the men, and what are they discussing?

7. What is the purpose of Joan's visit to the castle in the beginning of Scene 1?

8. In Scene 3, Joan agrees to accompany Dunois to what location and for what reason?

9. Describe the end of the king's dream in the Epilogue.

10. What is Joan's first reaction to the church officials' demands for her to recant at her trial?

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