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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 subject is being discussed by the Archbishop and Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille?
(a) What to have for dinner.
(b) The dour state of France.
(c) A plan to overthrow the Dauphin.
(d) Financial matters of state.

2. What does Robert hope will help the troops with Joan's presence?
(a) A big gun.
(b) Fervor and talk of God.
(c) An heirloom sword.
(d) Beauty and strength.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Joan leaves in Scene 1?

2. What is the name of the castle in which the play opens?

3. Who is the Dauphin's military adviser?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How do the church officials in Joan's trial respond to her reply to the additional charges brought against her?

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

5. What happens to the Dauphin at the beginning of Scene 5, and who is responsible for it?

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

7. What is the setting for the play, and what is the location for the opening of the play?

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

9. How do the men responsible for Joan's trial and execution react to the news that she has been canonized?

10. What do each of Joan's colleagues say about her plan to liberate Paris?

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