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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the second item that Robert gives to Joan in Scene 1?
2. In Scene 1, what does Robert hope Joan will do for the troops?
3. In Scene 3, what is one of the attributes Joan is given that is considered verification of her reputation?
4. In Scene 1, whose voices does Joan claim to hear?
5. How is Joan associated with Robert de Baudricourt in Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Joan's first reaction to the church officials' demands for her to recant at her trial?
2. How does Joan react to the powerful men kneeling at her feet in the king's dream?
3. Is the fact that Joan is a woman an asset or liability to her cause?
4. In Scene 2, what do the Archbishop of Rheims, Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille, Gilles de Rais, and the Dauphin do to try and trick Joan, and why?
5. What is the purpose of the author including the king's dream and its details in the Epilogue?
6. Who joins the Archbishop of Rheims and Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille to wait for the Dauphin's arrival in Scene 2? What is this man's nickname and why is that what he is called?
7. Is Robert's decision to help Joan in Scene 1 based on emotion or rationalization? Why?
8. 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?
9. This play takes place in France in 1492. Just from reading Scene 1, what do you think the political climate was like at that time? Whose citizens were an imposition to the French people? What is Joan's position in this struggle?
10. In the king's dream, who interrupts the men discussing their personal trials and for what reason does he interrupt them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The supernatural is a strong theme in "Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue." How was the supernatural viewed in the Middle Ages? Why is Joan's military prowess and charisma turned into something supernatural rather than attributing it to talent and personality? Why would Joan's supernatural powers be seen as a threat to those in authority and a miracle to those in need?
Essay Topic 2
Joan's one moment of weakness comes during her trial when she is faced with the possibility of torture and death. How does Joan respond to this threat? What does she do in an attempt to avoid torture and death? Do you think she is under the impression that this act will buy her freedom? Why or why not? What does she do when she finds out that she is still bound for life imprisonment? Do you think she understands the repercussions of this act? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Once the Dauphin turns control of the French army over to Joan, the high-ranking officials of his court are called into the room and informed of the decision. What happens when these men are basically commanded to follow a young girl into battle? Does this validate Joan's new authority, or do you think it is a show for the Dauphin? Why? What does Joan do after the men fall to their knees? What does this symbolize?
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