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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Joan, being pope:
(a) Is the greatest experience a woman can have.
(b) Is not as powerful a position as some think.
(c) Is a great way to experience Italy.
(d) Is a powerful position to hold.

2. What did Joan hope to understand as Pope?
(a) A deeper, spiritual truth.
(b) Why men are in powerful positions.
(c) Intricacies of the Bible.
(d) The history of her religion's rituals.

3. What was Joan doing when she went into labor?
(a) Resting at home after feeling ill.
(b) Praying by herself.
(c) Presiding over an important ceremony.
(d) Spending time with her lover.

4. What do Nijo and Isabella's main shared experience?
(a) Details about their lovers.
(b) Their religious transformations.
(c) Their birthing experiences.
(d) They both travel.

5. What is the consequence of Joan's birth experience?
(a) She and the baby are stoned to death.
(b) The baby is raised by nuns.
(c) The baby is hailed as a miracle.
(d) She and the baby are forced to go into hiding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marlene work?

2. When did Joan take a lover?

3. What is the main topic of conversation in Act 1, Part 2?

4. Which character seems to travel the most?

5. Which character interrupts Joan several times during the telling of her story?

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