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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 6, an additional charge is brought against Joan for what?
(a) Dressing in men's clothing.
(b) Imitating a church official.
(c) Treason against England.
(d) Disrespect to royalty.

2. Why do the nobleman and the chaplain believe that Joan should be burned?
(a) For what they consider her supernatural powers.
(b) For no reason at all.
(c) For her outright displays of disrespect to the English.
(d) For what they consider treason.

3. The Dauphin goes through a ceremony in Scene 5. What is that ceremony?
(a) His wedding to a Spanish princess.
(b) His baptism into Christianity.
(c) The baptism of his first born son.
(d) He is crowned King of France.

4. Which of the following is a reason the English label Joan a witch?
(a) Her unprecedented military prowess.
(b) Her supernatural powers.
(c) Her visions.
(d) Her ability to see the future.

5. With whom is Joan carrying on a discussion in Scene 5 while in the cathedral?
(a) The Archbishop.
(b) Dunois.
(c) Robert de Baudricourt.
(d) The Dauphin.

6. What do the new king and his advisers think of Joan's advice in Scene 5?
(a) They think it is an excellent idea.
(b) They think she should stay out of matters of state.
(c) They think it is dangerous.
(d) They think she should pray about it and come back.

7. Joan discusses ___________ with a military officer while in the cathedral.
(a) The Dauphin's ceremony.
(b) The future.
(c) Their success in battle.
(d) Their upcoming nuptials.

8. In Scene 5, why is the king concerned about the lack of state funds?
(a) He cannot give Joan the military support she needs when she travels to Paris.
(b) They would be unable to afford a wedding feast.
(c) If Joan goes to battle in Paris and gets captured, he would be unable to pay her ransom.
(d) He cannot afford to pay the troops.

9. Who warns Joan that she is perilously close to a sin in her eagerness to continue battling?
(a) The Archbishop.
(b) The priest at Rheims.
(c) The Dauphin.
(d) The Pope.

10. In Scene 4, it is believed that __________ about Joan may cause the common individuals to defect.
(a) Her miraculous raising of the dead.
(b) The way she gets along with the common people.
(c) Her charismatic traits.
(d) Her beatific visions.

11. What happens to one young woman who stands up for Joan's cause?
(a) She was burned at the stake.
(b) She was beheaded.
(c) She was thrown in jail.
(d) She was excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

12. The bishop thinks that Joan poses a threat to what?
(a) The French army.
(b) Herself.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The English army.

13. In Scene 5, why does Joan want to go to Paris?
(a) To find one of her close friends.
(b) To continue to spread her visionary message.
(c) To release it from the English hold.
(d) To visit La Follies Berger.

14. In Scene 6, what is one of the crimes Joan is to be tried for?
(a) Falsehood.
(b) Impersonation.
(c) Public drunkenness.
(d) Witchcraft.

15. The church officials believe that Joan has committed violations against __________________.
(a) God and country.
(b) The Catholic religion.
(c) The English monarchy.
(d) The French monarchy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a reason the English label Joan a witch?

2. What do the church officials in Scene 6 want Joan to do to acknowledge her guilt?

3. To whom is Joan sold in Scene 6?

4. What is the fear created for the English by Joan aligning herself as an individual with the French King?

5. Why does the king turn down Joan's request to go to Paris in Scene 5?

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