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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is wrong with Angie's dress in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) It is out of style.
(b) It is the wrong color.
(c) It is too small.
(d) It is too large.

3. How did Nijo feel when the Emperor died?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Grief.
(d) Joy.

4. Angie says that she dreamed:
(a) That she could hear others' thoughts.
(b) That she was able to fly.
(c) That she would one day have her own company.
(d) That she could change things by thinking about them.

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

6. Why did Angie choose to wear the particular dress that she chooses at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Because she just bought it.
(b) To meet her boyfriend.
(c) To kill her mother.
(d) To go to the movies.

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

8. Which new guest arrives during Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Angie.
(b) Mrs. Kidd.
(c) Kit.
(d) Griselda.

9. Kit and Angie argue over whose mother is:
(a) Uglier.
(b) Nastier.
(c) More strict.
(d) Taller.

10. Who asks Joan to finish her story about giving birth?
(a) Nijo.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Dull Gret.
(d) Marlene.

11. What occupation did Griselda's husband have?
(a) Prince.
(b) Wealthy landowner.
(c) Healer.
(d) Lawyer.

12. Which topic of conversation is not mentioned in the beginning of the play?
(a) The women's ability to swim.
(b) Damnation, good works, and going to church.
(c) The women's fathers.
(d) The women's schooling.

13. What part of Joan's education was missing?
(a) Information about conducting official ceremonies.
(b) Information about how a woman's body functions.
(c) Information about how to be a pope.
(d) Information about raising children.

14. How many job interviews does Marlene come up with for Jeanine?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) One.

15. Why did Griselda accept Walter's tests of her love?
(a) She knew the outcome beforehand.
(b) She was raised to obey her husband.
(c) She enjoyed a challenge.
(d) She was afraid he would beat her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The job Jeanine will interview for with good pay also offers:

2. What religion is Nijo?

3. Why are the women toasting Marlene?

4. By the end of Act 1, Part 3, which woman's story seems the least probable or realistic?

5. How does Angie feel about her aunt?

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