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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 2, what does the Dauphin bestow upon Joan?
(a) The crown jewels of France.
(b) A significant land holding in Alsace.
(c) Sixteen horses and a military battalion.
(d) Complete military authority and control.

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

3. In Scene 2, what is the first achievement Joan tells the Dauphin he will attain?
(a) He will become a wise and kind ruler.
(b) He will live long as the ruler of France.
(c) He will regain France from the English.
(d) He will marry the princess of Spain.

4. In Scene 3, what is the goal of the French army?
(a) To come up with a new formation to fool the English army.
(b) To swim across the river.
(c) To find a way to obtain food for their starving troops.
(d) To defeat the English army.

5. In Scene 2, what do the men do when Joan raises her sword?
(a) Ask for her forgiveness.
(b) Cheer.
(c) Fall to their knees.
(d) Run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Bluebeard bring?

2. In Scene 2, where do the Dauphin's advisers wait for him to arrive?

3. What is one of the items Joan convinces Robert to give her in Scene 1?

4. Where is the French army located in the beginning of Scene 3?

5. Who is the commander of the French army in Scene 3?

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

3. After Joan identifies the true Dauphin in Scene 2, what does she tell the Dauphin, and how does he react?

4. Joan is now in command with the leaders of the French army. This newly acquired access to leaders is evidence of what?

5. How do the nobleman and the chaplain feel about Joan, and how do they feel she should be treated?

6. In Scene 3, what does Dunois need, and why?

7. Why doesn't the Dauphin hold any real power in Scene 2?

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

9. Would Joan's mission be complete with a victory at Orleans, or would it just whet her appetite for battle?

10. In Scene 4, what concerns the bishop most about Joan?

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