Saint Joan Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Saint Joan Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene1, Robert is taken in by Joan's what?

2. What does the French commander want his troops to attack?

3. In Scene 2, what does Joan raise after being given control of the military?

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

5. Who is the leader that Joan hopes to influence in Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Scene 2, what does Gilles de Rais tell the Archbishop of Rheims and Lord Chamberlain de la Tremouille about Joan?

2. 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?

3. In Scene 5, why doesn't Joan want to return home after her success at Orleans?

4. After her victory at Orleans, what are Joan's intentions outlined in Scene 5?

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

6. Why do you think the English officials were quick to label Joan a witch in Scene 4?

7. What has happened to Joan in the beginning of Scene 6?

8. What is Joan's first reaction to the church officials' demands for her to recant at her trial?

9. How does Joan react to the advice given by her colleagues in Scene 5?

10. What is the setting for the play, and what is the location for the opening of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The king's dream in the Epilogue is an anachronistic dramatization intending to bring the play to a satisfactory resolution. What is the significance of the king's dream? Why would the king dream of a man from the 1920s? What does this man symbolize? Why would the men who excommunicated and executed Joan be in the dream? Why would the dream be more about these men than Joan? How does Shaw ensure that the reader is given a "happy" ending?

Essay Topic 2

An ongoing theme throughout the play is feminism. Joan's role as a woman in Medieval France would rarely, if ever, have her participating in battle, let alone leading the troops. Do you think that Joan's supernatural powers and visions were a necessary component of her mission for her to be accepted and installed as a military leader? Or, do you think she would have been given the same respect as just a woman? Why? Joan obviously has no problem approaching high powered men. How does this add to the feminist theme?

Essay Topic 3

Joan is excommunicated from the church and burned at the stake. Her death is horrible and cruel. Do the men responsible for her execution feel any remorse? Why or why not? How do you know? What events occur to reinforce the way they feel? What do these events symbolize?

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