Saint Joan Quizzes

Saint Joan Quiz 1

By Danielle Barkley · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed September 13, 2019

1 In what season does the play's first season take place?

Fall

Winter

Summer

Spring
2 In what country does the action of the first scene take place?

Scotland

Ireland

England

France
3 What age is the steward specified to be?

At least 45

Any age

Between 16 and 18

In his "prime of life"
4 What bad news does the steward have to break to Robert?

There is no firewood available

There are no eggs available

There are no more soldiers left to recruit

There is no meat available
5 How long has elapsed between Joan's first request to meet with Robert and the action of the first scene?

Two months

Two years

Two days

Two weeks
6 What does the steward say that Joan spends all her time doing?

Arguing with the bishops

Practicing her sword fighting

Praying and talking to the soldiers

Flirting with the soldiers
7 How old is Joan in the first scene?

25

17-18

14

21
8 What color is Joan wearing in the first scene?

White

Gray

Blue

Red
9 Whom does Joan identify as her lord in the first scene?

The Dauphin

St. Christopher

God

the King of France
10 What does Joan want from Robert?

Soldiers and money

Swords and guns

A relic associated with St. Margaret

Soldiers, a horse, and armor
11 Which saints does Joan say speak to her?

Francis and Therese

Catherine and Margaret

Monica and Augustine

Mary and Elizabeth
12 How old is Poulengy?

25

49

36

62
13 What detail about Joan's family does Robert note to Poulengy?

That they are known to be hot-tempered and get into quarrels

That she is a distant cousin of royalty

That her family is middle-class

That her mother is half-English
14 Why does Robert assume Poulengy is interested in Joan?

Because he sees an opportunity to get closer to the throne

Because he wants her as a wife for one of his many sons

Because he sees an opportunity to establish a reputation as a powerful miltary figure

Because he is sexually attracted to her
15 Who is allied with the King of England?

The Dowager Queen of France

The Duke of Florence

The Duke of Burgundy

The King of Spain
16 Where is the Dauphin at the time of the first scene?

Calais

Paris

Lyons

Chinon
17 What has the Queen publicly said about her son, the Dauphin?

That he is not intelligent enough to be king

That he is illegitimate

That he is inferior to his younger brothers

That he is mad
18 Where did the Dauphin experience a military victory one year before the action of the play begins?

Mont Blanc

Montargis

Castille

Troyes
19 How much is Joan's horse going to cost?

500 francs

Sixteen francs

100 francs

Twenty five francs
20 Where does Joan plan to crown the Dauphin?

Versailles

Notre Dame Cathedral

Rheims Cathedral

Westminster Abbey
21 What is the French nickname for English soldiers?

Goddams

Yanks

Milords

Peters
22 What does Joan think of the English?

That their religion makes them sinners in God's eyes

That they are cursed because of a legacy of bloodshed

That they are not inherently bad but that they should stay in their own country

That they are morally and intellectually inferior to the French
23 What event makes Robert wonder if Joan is in fact sent by God?

She puts her hand in the fire and pulls it out unburned

He sees a vision of saints

The hens start laying after he agrees to send her to the Dauphin

Armor that should be much too large miraculously fits her
24 On what date does the second scene take place?

March 1, 1492

March 8, 1429

March 12, 1432

April 25, 1292
25 How old is the Archbishop?

32

75

Early 20s

50

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