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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the dinner guests react to Joan's story?
(a) They do not believe Joan.
(b) They are outraged.
(c) They hug Joan.
(d) They fall silent.

3. What was Walter's secret?
(a) He raised their children in secret.
(b) He kept another lover.
(c) He was not as rich as people thought he was.
(d) He had a second family with another woman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main storyteller of Act 1, Part 2?

2. What does Marlene order to drink at the restaurant as the play opens?

3. Which character thinks that good works are most important?

4. Who was Joan's lover?

5. Which character sometimes dressed as a man?

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