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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Joan alter through her military conquests?
(a) The course of history for France.
(b) English attitudes toward women.
(c) Church dogma.
(d) The French landscape.

3. To whom is Joan sold in Scene 6?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The English.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The Dauphin.

4. Why is Joan warned about sinning in Scene 5?
(a) She continuously follows one of the French commanders.
(b) She delineates her military successes for her audience.
(c) She overeats at the banquet.
(d) She refuses to get out of bed.

5. In what month does Scene 6 open?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) March.
(d) November.

6. What has happened to Joan in the beginning of Scene 6?
(a) She has been wounded.
(b) She has gone home.
(c) She has been taken to jail.
(d) She has been bought.

7. What happens to Joan when she refuses to admit guilt in Scene 6?
(a) She is sentenced to be hung until she is dead.
(b) She is banished from France and sent to Spain.
(c) She is given an extension on her trial and sent back to jail.
(d) She is immediately led to the stake and burned to death.

8. In Scene 5, the French advisers give Joan an example of what happened to one young girl who stood up for her cause. Where was this woman?
(a) University of Paris.
(b) University of London.
(c) Oxford.
(d) University of Athens.

9. What is the name of the new King of France in Scene 5?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Henri.
(c) Richard.
(d) Charles.

10. What do the church officials in Scene 6 want Joan to do to acknowledge her guilt?
(a) Accept excommunication.
(b) Sign papers.
(c) Enter a nunnery.
(d) Make a public apology.

11. What is Joan fixed on after the Battle of Orleans?
(a) Her plan to return home to her family.
(b) Her plan to build her own church.
(c) Her plan to confront the King of England.
(d) Her plan to liberate Paris.

12. Who is responsible for Joan's situation in the beginning of Scene 6?
(a) The Alsacians.
(b) The Burgundians.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Parisians.

13. In Scene 4, where are the two men who are discussing Joan?
(a) In a castle in the Loire valley.
(b) In a French army camp.
(c) In the midst of a battlefield.
(d) In an English army camp.

14. What is Joan's suggestion to the king and his advisers in Scene 5?
(a) That they continue in war.
(b) That they trust her in all matters of state.
(c) That they ally with Italy in a war against England.
(d) That they make her queen.

15. In Scene 4, Joan's charisma and legendary exploits are perceived as a threat to ____________.
(a) The very structure of the Catholic Church.
(b) The English king.
(c) The Dauphin's chances to become king.
(d) The feudal system.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who warns Joan that she is perilously close to a sin in her eagerness to continue battling?

3. What kind of actions does Dunois say the attempts for Paris are?

4. What is one emotion felt by Joan's colleagues when she makes her final decision about the battle in Paris?

5. In Scene 4, the bishop holds out hope for ____________.

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