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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joan went into labor, what did she think was happening?
(a) Menstration.
(b) Fainting spells.
(c) Indigestion.
(d) Divine intervention.

2. According to Joan, what is a greater sin than a Pope giving birth?
(a) Making a poor example of female popes.
(b) Having a secret lover.
(c) Never having children at all.
(d) Aborting a baby.

3. Which character sometimes dressed as a man?
(a) Nijo.
(b) Pope Joan.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Isabella.

4. According to Joan, what the pope says is:
(a) Rarely spiritual.
(b) The truth.
(c) Sometimes confusing.
(d) Often a lie.

5. Which topic of conversation is not mentioned in the beginning of the play?
(a) Damnation, good works, and going to church.
(b) The women's ability to swim.
(c) The women's schooling.
(d) The women's fathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nijo's first child?

2. What part of Joan's education was missing?

3. What happened to Nijo's child?

4. What religion is Nijo?

5. Which character seems to travel the most?

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