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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. In Scene 3, how do the men in battle feel about Joan?

2. In Scene 1, who is the Maid who is waiting at the door of the castle?

3. In Scene 2, what do the men do when Joan raises her sword?

4. How does the Dauphin feel about Joan's convictions in Scene 2?

5. At which landmark is the French army located in the beginning of Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. What is the subject of the dream which awakens the king in the Epilogue?

7. In Scene 3, what is troubling the French army commander, Dunois?

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

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

10. Is the fact that Joan is a woman an asset or liability to her cause?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joan's military leadership is an example of gender role reversal. Joan takes on a position which, especially in the Middle Ages, is one almost exclusively held by a man. What are some ways Joan adapts to better fit this role? Does her attitude become more forceful? Does her apparel change? Do you think her change in outward appearance is an attempt to make herself appear more manly, thereby making it easier for the men who make up her troops to accept her?

Essay Topic 2

Twenty-five years after Joan's execution, King Charles receives interesting information about Joan. What is that information? What is the significance of this information? Has Joan been vindicated through martyrdom, or does she simply appear to be an innocent victim of political posturing? Why? Why do you think a second trial was held? Do you think the king feels any guilt for what happened to Joan, and if he does, do you think this information sets his mind at ease? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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