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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. Who informs Robert of the hens' recovery in Scene 1?
(a) His wife.
(b) A disembodied voice.
(c) Joan.
(d) His steward.

2. To what location does Joan accompany the French leader in Scene 3?
(a) The Dauphin's castle.
(b) The English castle.
(c) A church.
(d) A grotto.

3. In Scene 2, Joan receives scorn for what?
(a) Her visions.
(b) Her boyish hairstyle and clothing.
(c) Her lack of military prowess.
(d) Her forward nature.

4. The play opens in what year?
(a) 1492.
(b) 1429.
(c) 1560.
(d) 1776.

5. What is one of the items Joan convinces Robert to give her in Scene 1?
(a) A cross.
(b) Armor.
(c) Gold.
(d) A ride into the nearest city.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 3 when the men in the castle discuss Joan, what do they do?

2. In Scene 2, what does the Dauphin bestow upon Joan?

3. In Scene 1, what does Robert hope for Joan in her mission?

4. In Scene 1, what city does Joan hope will be the location for the siege?

5. To whom does the Dauphin owe a financial debt?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Scene 5, what do Joan's colleagues tell her about in order to dissuade her from continuing war against the English?

2. What is Joan's response to the church officials' threats of torture if she doesn't sign the paper admitting heresy in Scene 6?

3. In Scene 1, what makes Joan think she is doing God's work? What does Robert think of her assertions?

4. In the king's dream, who interrupts the men discussing their personal trials and for what reason does he interrupt them?

5. What is Joan anxious to do in Scene 3? Who stops her, and why?

6. What has happened to Joan in the beginning of Scene 6?

7. What are the Archbishop of Rheims and Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille discussing while they wait for the Dauphin's arrival in Scene 2?

8. In Scene 2, what does Gilles de Rais tell the Archbishop of Rheims and Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille about Joan?

9. Once Joan is given complete control of the military, the Dauphin calls his advisers back into the room. What does he tell the men and how do they react?

10. In Scene 2, why is the Dauphin called "ineffectual"?

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