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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Matthew feel they should hide these lessons from their father?
(a) He would make fun of tiny Joan.
(b) They want to surprise him.
(c) He would be disappointed in Joan's inability to learn quickly.
(d) He would not approve.

2. Why does Gudrun support her husband's lie that the emissary should be looking for John, not Joan in chapter 6?
(a) Gudrun wants Joan to remain with her and learn her Saxon ways.
(b) Gudrun is threatened by her husband to support him.
(c) Gudrun wants to punish Joan for angering her husband.
(d) Gudrun no longer supports her daughter's desire to learn.

3. What subjects did Joan strive to learn?
(a) Religion and philosophy.
(b) Medicine and logic.
(c) Homeopathy and paganism.
(d) Religion and medicine.

4. How does Joan's father react to her display of intelligence in her attempts to allow her to take up Matthew's studies?
(a) He accuses her of killing Matthew in order to take his place in his studies.
(b) He sends her to school.
(c) He reminds her that females are not allowed to be educated.
(d) He calls her unnatural and blames her for Matthew's death.

5. From where is the emissary who comes in Chapter 6, looking for Joan?
(a) The monastery in Fulda.
(b) The Emperor's residence.
(c) The Pope's residence in Rome.
(d) A school in Dorstadt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is Joan of Ingleheim born?

2. Why has Hrotrud, the midwife, been put on trial?

3. Who does their father blame for Matthew's death?

4. Why is Joan beaten unconscious by her father at the end of Chapter 5?

5. Why was Joan's role in history taken from the history books?

(see the answer key)

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