SparkNotes: Joan of Arc: Review Test

1. With what war was Joan of Arc most closely associated?

(A) The War of the Roses

(B) The French Revolution

(C) The Hundred Years' War

(D) The War of the Spanish Succession

2. Charles VII belonged to which royal family?

(A) Valois

(B) Bourbon

(C) Hapsburg

(D) Burgundy

3. Where was Joan born?

(A) Rouen

(B) Paris

(C) Domremy

(D) Tours

4. Where did Joan die?

(A) Orleans

(B) Paris

(C) Domremy

(D) Rouen

5. How did Joan of Arc die?

(A) She drowned

(B) She was beheaded

(C) She was burned at the stake

(D) She was drawn and quartered

6. Joan said she heard mysterious voices. Who did she say was speaking to her?

(A) Moses

(B) Saints

(C) Dead French kings

(D) A messenger from the future

7. What was the French term for "heir apparent"?

(A) Dauphin

(B) Infante

(C) Crown Price

(D) Junior King

8. What class was Joan born into?

(A) Serfs

(B) Nobility

(C) Peasants

(D) Bourgeoisie

9. Hold old was Joan when she first started hearing voices?

(A) 5

(B) 19

(C) 26

(D) 13

10. How old was Joan when she died?

(A) 22

(B) 26

(C) 19

(D) 30

11. What extreme quality was Joan known for as a young girl?

(A) Piety

(B) The ability to jump from heights of sixty feet and more

(C) Rudeness to authorities

(D) Appetite

12. Which of the following Saints did Joan NOT claim to hear?

(A) Michael

(B) Catherine

(C) Patrick

(D) Margaret

13. Where did Joan first go to volunteer herself for the Dauphin's service?

(A) Orleans

(B) Tours

(C) Paris

(D) Vaucouleurs

14. What was unusual about Joan's apparel?

(A) She wore bikinis centuries before they were invented

(B) Her dresses were very expensive and colorful

(C) She wore men's clothing

(D) She only wore black

15. Who was Joan's greatest supporter in the Dauphin's court?

(A) The Duke of Anjou

(B) The Duke of Alencon

(C) The Duke of Burgundy

(D) The Earl of Warwick

16. Which of the following commanders served beside Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orleans?

(A) The Duke of Burgundy

(B) Philip the Good

(C) La Hire

(D) John of Luxembourg

17. Who was responsible for capturing Joan?

(A) John of Luxembourg

(B) Philip the Good

(C) The Duke of Alencon

(D) The Earl of Warwick

18. Who served as the basis for the fictional character of Bluebeard?

(A) La Hire

(B) Philip the Good

(C) Gilles de Rais

(D) The Earl of Navy Facial Hair

19. Who was also known as the "Duke of Burgundy"?

(A) Jacques of Arc

(B) John of Luxembourg

(C) The Duke of Alencon

(D) Philip the Good

20. Where did Joan correctly predict a sword would be found for her?

(A) A brothel

(B) A cemetery

(C) A church

(D) A library

21. How did Joan shatter her supposedly magical sword?

(A) She smacked a prostitute with it

(B) She broke it charging forts at Orleans

(C) It was rolled over by a wagon

(D) She broke it on the Duke of Burgundy's armor

22. At what battle was Joan captured?

(A) The Battle of Patay

(B) The Siege of Orleans

(C) The Battle of Compiegne

(D) The Battle of Agincourt

23. At the Battle of Patay, what unit did La Hire quickly decimate?

(A) Burgundy's arquebusiers

(B) Burgundy's cavalry

(C) The English cannon

(D) The English longbowmen

24. Joan was twice injured by what kind of weapon?

(A) Cannon

(B) Spear

(C) Crossbow

(D) Dagger

25. Who was Joan's squire?

(A) John of Luxembourg

(B) Jean de Aulon

(C) Pierre Cauchon

(D) Duke of Alencon

26. Who presided over Joan's trial?

(A) The Duke of Burgundy

(B) Philip the Good

(C) Pierre Cauchon

(D) The Earl of Warwick

27. Who among the following was NOT one of Joan's brothers?

(A) Hillaire

(B) Pierre

(C) Jacquemin

(D) Jean

28. Which one of her brothers accompanied Joan at the Battle of Compiegne?

(A) Jean

(B) Hillaire

(C) Pierre

(D) Jacquemin

29. What was Joan's mother called?

(A) Marie of Arc

(B) Anne of Cleves

(C) Anne Boleyn

(D) Isabelle Romee

30. Why was Reims so important to Joan?

(A) It was a valuable seaport

(B) It was a base to attack Paris from

(C) It was the traditional coronation site

(D) She was born there

31. Why did Charles call a retreat from Paris?

(A) He couldn't afford to pay the army

(B) He never really liked Paris that much anyway

(C) He was hearing mysterious voices himself

(D) Paris waiters were rude to him

32. Who was a close friend to Joan?

(A) John of Luxembourg

(B) Bishop Cauchon

(C) Brother Richard

(D) The Duke of Burgundy

33. Which nickname was Joan known by?

(A) God's Soldier

(B) Virgin Warrior

(C) Joan the Bold

(D) Maid of Orleans

34. The bloodiness of what battle shocked Joan?

(A) Orleans

(B) Patay

(C) Crecy

(D) Agincourt

35. Which battle was Joan NOT involved in?

(A) Orleans

(B) Patay

(C) Crecy

(D) Compiegne

36. Due to what phenomenon was the French army swelling in 1429?

(A) Joan's popularity

(B) Charles's popularity

(C) The great salary offered to soldiers

(D) The prevalent desire among young French men to see the world

37. Who was allied with England?

(A) Gilles de Rais

(B) The Duke of Alencon

(C) The Duke of Burgundy

(D) Charles VII

38. The pro-Charles forces in the Hundred Years' War were called what?

(A) Hohenzollerns

(B) Plantagenets

(C) Burgundians

(D) Armagnacs

39. What language(s) did Joan know how to write?

(A) French and English

(B) French

(C) None

(D) French and Latin

40. Joan's clothes were known for being what?

(A) Always colorful

(B) Always bloody

(C) Always white

(D) Always inexpensive

41. According to legend, which of the following roles did Joan fill as a child?

(A) Blacksmith's assistant

(B) Barmaid

(C) Shepherdess

(D) Governess

42. What document did Joan sign before her execution?

(A) Writ of Habeas Corpus

(B) Writ of Mandamus

(C) Tax form

(D) Abjuration

43. How many charges of heresy were initially leveled against Joan?

(A) 12

(B) 99

(C) 70

(D) 5

44. In the end, how many charges of heresy did Joan face?

(A) 5

(B) 12

(C) 70

(D) 99

45. For what quality was Joan deemed so valuable by the French?

(A) Her tactical insight

(B) Her strategic brilliance

(C) Her ability to raise morale

(D) Her ability to inspire little French girls to aspire to similar roles

46. Despite being burned as a heretic, Joan was later made a saint. In what century did she become a saint?

(A) 20th

(B) 19th

(C) 18th

(D) 17th

47. In an attempt to escape, how many feet did Joan jump from her prison tower?

(A) 20

(B) 40

(C) 60

(D) 80

48. What part of Joan's body did the executioner later claim resisted the flames?

(A) Nose

(B) Hands

(C) Head

(D) Heart