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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the attributes given to Joan in Scene 3 that is considered verification of her reputation?
(a) Physical beauty.
(b) Domineering personality.
(c) Mental acuity.
(d) Physical prowess.

2. To whom does Joan make a request after the Dauphin gives her military control?
(a) St. Margaret.
(b) God.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Gilles de Rais.

3. In Scene 2, what is the second achievement that Joan tells the Dauphin he will attain?
(a) He will vanquish the Spanish in battle.
(b) He will become wealthy quickly and be able to pay his debts.
(c) He will be killed in battle and become a war hero for France.
(d) He will be crowned as King of France in the Cathedral of Rheims.

4. What happens after Joan leaves in Scene 1?
(a) Flowers begin to grow in her footprints.
(b) The hens begin laying eggs again.
(c) The mice from the barn begin following her.
(d) The Blessed Virgin appears to the steward.

5. What country is the setting for this play?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 2, what subject is being discussed by the Archbishop and Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille?

2. In Scene 1, the castle is described as located on a river between which two cities?

3. How is Joan associated with Robert de Baudricourt in Scene 1?

4. In Scene 1, who is the Maid who is waiting at the door of the castle?

5. In Scene 3, what is the goal of the French army?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Joan's colleagues feel about her final decision to liberate Paris?

2. Why doesn't the Dauphin hold any real power in Scene 2?

3. Joan leaves the castle with the armor, horse and men. She is content with this mini victory. Though Robert has doubts that her mission is sent from God, what happens to change his mind?

4. In the king's dream, who interrupts the men discussing their personal trials and for what reason does he interrupt them?

5. In Scene 3, Joan agrees to accompany Dunois to what location and for what reason?

6. Once Joan is given complete control of the military, the Dauphin calls his advisers back into the room. What does he tell the men and how do they react?

7. In Scene 2, what do the Archbishop of Rheims, Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille, Gilles de Rais, and the Dauphin do to try and trick Joan, and why?

8. Is the fact that Joan is a woman an asset or liability to her cause?

9. How do the men responsible for Joan's trial and execution react to the news that she has been canonized?

10. In Scene 4, two men in an English army camp are having a discussion. Who are the men, and what are they discussing?

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