MCQs- 1-50- (Scene 1 to 3)- "St. Joan" by G B Shaw
1. The play, St. Joan, opens with?
a. Spring
b. Autumn
c. Winter
d. Summer
2. Scene-1 is set in Castle of Vaucouleurs?
a. On the River Loire
b. On the River Meuse
c. On the River Rhone
d. On the River Seine
3. What is the setting of scene-1?
a. 1459 AD
b. 1439 AD
c. 1429 AD
d. 1449 AD
4. Who is described as “handsome, physically energetic, but with no will of his own” (scene-1)?
a. St Joan
b. Poulengy
c. Dauphin
d. Baudricourt
5. Who is described as “the sort of man whom age cannot wither, because he has never bloomed” (scene-1)?
a. Bluebeard
b. Cauchon
c. Baudricourt
d. Steward
6. Who is described as, “a trodden worm, scanty of flesh, scanty of hair, who might be any age from 18 to 55” (scene-1)?
a. La Tremouille
b. Steward
c. Baudricourt
d. Poulengey
7. Who is the captain of Castle of Vaucouleurs?
a. La Tremouille
b. Steward
c. Robert de Baudricourt
d. Poulengey
8. Which of the following character is NOT accompanies with Joan to Orleans?
a. Polly or Betrand de Poulengey
b. Jack or Monsiur John of Metz
c. Dick the archer
d. Robert de Baudricourt
9. To whom Joan says: “Your name will be remembered for ever as my first helper” (scene-1)?
a. Dauphin
b. Ladvenu
c. Robert de Baudricourt
d. La Hire
10. What is the cost of the horse which Joan wants to take from Robert
a. 15 francs
b. 20 francs
c. 25 francs
d. 16 francs
11. Steward says, “The hens are laying like mad, sir (scene-1)”. How many eggs were laid by hens after the exit of Joan?
a. 10 dozen
b. 3 dozen
c. 5 dozen
d. 1 dozen
12. Of the following saints, whose voices are NOT heard by Joan?
a. St Catherine
b. St Mary
c. St Margaret
d. Blessed Michael
13. Who says “The Dauphin is in Chinon, like a rat in a corner, except that won’t fight” (scene-1)
a. St Joan
b. Polly
c. Robert
d. Bastard
14. Who says “We need a few mad people now” (scene-1)
a. Polly
b. St Joan
c. Robert
d. Bastard
15. Who is described as “a lymphatic French gentleman at arms, aged about 36”
a. La Hire
b. Robert
c. Bastard
d. Polly
16. Who says “I tell you that nothing can save our side now but a miracle” (scene-1)
a. St Joan
b. Robert
c. Polly
d. Bastard
17. Joan’s famous line “He gave them their own country and their language; and it is not his will that they should come into our country and try to speak our language” appears in
a. Scene-1
b. Scene-2
c. Scene-3
d. Scene-6
18. Who says, “our soldiers are always beaten because they are fighting only ………… ; and the shortest way to save your skin is to run away” (scene-1)
a. To get ransoms
b. To save their skins
c. To save their lives
d. To get name
19. Who pretends as Dauphin in scene-2
a. La Hire
b. La Tremouille
c. Bluebeard
d. Archbishop
20. Who is Dauphin?
a. Future king Charles-VI
b. Future king Charles-VII
c. Future king Charles-IV
d. Future king Charles-V
21. The setting of Scene-2 is
a. Chinon in Touraine, on 8th Mar 1429
b. Cathedral of Rheims,
c. Orleans, 29th Apr 1429
d. Rouen, 30 May 1431
22. How much money is Dauphin owed to La Tremouille?
a. 25000
b. 27000
c. 20000
d. 24000
23. Who is Lord Chamberlain?
a. Monseigneur de la Tremouille
b. Gilles de Rais
c. Archbishop of Rheims
d. La Hire
24. Who is “Bluebeard, a young man of 25, a little curled beard dyed blue at a clean-shaven court”?
a. Monseigneur de la Tremouille
b. Gilles de Rais
c. Archbishop of Rheims
d. La Hire
25. Who is described as “Captain, a war dog with no court manners” in scene-2?
a. De la Tremouille
b. Gilles de Rais
c. Archbishop of Rheims
d. La Hire
26. Who is described as “Has long pendulous nose that droops over his thick short upper lip, But he is Neither vulgar nor stupid”
a. Dauphin
b. Archbishop
c. Bluebeard
d. La Tremouille
27. What is the genre of "St. Joan" by G B Shaw?
a. Novel
b. Play
c. Poetry
d. Short story
28. How many women characters are there in the play (on stage)?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
29. In Scene-2, The Foul-Mouthed Frank’s death is believed as the miracle of Joan. How did he die?
a. Disease
b. War
c. Hanging
d. Drowning
30. Who is known as Bastard of Orleans ?
a. Dunois
b. Robert
c. La Hire
d. Poulangey
31. Who is the commander of French Army?
a. La Hire
b. Giles de Rais
c. Bastard of Orleans
d. La Tremouille
32. Who says “Minding your own business is like minding your own body: It is the shortest way to make yourself sick”
a. Archbishop to Joan
b. Joan to Robert
c. Joan to Dauphin
d. Inquisitor to Joan
33. Fill in the blank: Dauphin says “One good treaty is worth ______ good fights.”
a. many
b. 100
c. 10
d. 1000
34. Traditionally, Kings of France are coronated at:
a. Rheims
b. Orleans
c. Vaucouleurs
d. Paris
35. Who says it to Dauphin: “One hardly recognizes in you the grandson of Charles the Wise” (scene-2)
a. Joan
b. Captain La Hire
c. Archbishop
d. La Tremouille
36. Who is the commander of the troops in Orleans ?
a. La Hire
b. Dunois
c. Tremouille
d. Robert
37. According to Dauphin, who gives lectures to him? (scene-2)
a. Joan
b. Captain La Hire
c. Archbishop
d. La Tremouille
38. Who says it harshly to Dauphin: “I have done more fighting than you ever did or evil will. But I cannot be everywhere”
a. Joan
b. Captain La Hire
c. Archbishop
d. La Tremouille
39. Who is the meanest-looking and worst dressed figure in court?
a. Dauphin
b. Captain La Hire
c. Giles de Rais
d. La Tremouille
40. According to Joan and Dauphin, who is “old Gruff and Grum”?
a. La Tremouille
b. Archbishop
c. Giles de Rais
d. Captain La Hire
41. For Coronation, Charles is not afraid of
a. Armour which is too heavy
b. Swords that he can’t lift
c. Annie wants new dresses, which he can’t afford
d. None of the above
42. According to Dauphin, “if we can only have a treaty, English are sure to have the worst of it because they are better at …………. Than at ………..” (scene-2)
a. Treaty and War
b. Fighting and thinking
c. Thinking and Fighting
d. War and Treaty
43. Setting of Scene-3 is
a. Chinon in Touraine, on 8th Mar 1429
b. Cathedral of Rheims,
c. Orleans, 29th Apr 1429
d. Rouen, 30 May 1431
44. Dunois is waiting for
a. South Wind
b. West Wind
c. East Wind
d. North Wind
45. Who has “Broad brow and pointed chin give him an equilaterally triangular face”
a. Dunois
b. Captain La Hire
c. Giles de Rais
d. La Tremouille
46. Who says “I should be a good knight for a story book, but a very bad commander of the army”
a. Joan
b. Captain La Hire
c. Dunois
d. La Tremouille
47. Who says to Joan that “she is in love with religion” and “She is in love with war”
a. Archbishop and Dunois
b. Polly and Robert
c. Archbishop and La Tremouille
d. Dauphin and La Hire
48. Who says to Joan: “I am like a man with two wives. Do you want to be like a woman with two husbands”
a. Bluebeard
b. Captain La Hire
c. Dunois
d. La Tremouille
49. What is the overall tone of "St. Joan"?
a. Comedic
b. Tragic
c. Romantic
d. Melancholic
50. Who is the main character in "St. Joan"?
a. Joan of Paris
b. King Charles VII
c. King Charles VI
d. Joan of Arc
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MCQs- 51-100- (Scene 4 to epilogue)- "St. Joan" by G B Shaw
1. Setting Scene-4 is
a. A tent in the English camp
b. Cathedral of Rheims,
c. Orleans, 29th Apr 1429
d. Rouen, 30 May 1431
2. Who says “It is only in history books and ballads that the enemy is always defeated”
a. The Nobleman
b. The Chaplain
c. Cauchon
d. The Page
3. Who from English side was taken as prisoner to France at Patey.
a. Glasdale
b. John Talbot
c. Foul-Mouthed Frank
d. Robert
4. Joan of Arc got her sacred sword from:
a. Behind the altar in the church of St Catherine
b. Infront of the altar in the church of St Catherine
c. Behind the altar in the church of St Margaret
d. Infront of the altar in the church of St Margaret
5. Who says “Men cannot serve two masters, Feudal lords and Church(scene-iv)”
a. The Nobleman
b. The Chaplain
c. Cauchon
d. St Joan
6. Who says, “We shall burn the witch and beat the bastard all in good time(scene-iv)”
a. The Chaplain
b. Cauchon
c. The Nobleman
d. Archbishop
7. In scene-4, At a tent in English camp, Nobleman is waiting to meet
a. The Chaplain
b. Cauchon
c. Inquisitor
d. Archbishop
8. What is the full name of The Chaplain
a. John Bowyer Spencer Neville de Stogumber
b. John Bowyer Chaucer Neville de Stogumber
c. John Bowyer Milton Neville de Stogumber
d. John Bowyer Neville de Stogumber
9. Who is known as Cardinal of England or Cardinal of Winchester
a. The Chaplain
b. The Nobleman
c. Cauchon
d. None of the above
10. Who is Peter Cauchon?
a. Bishop of Canterbury
b. Bishop of Beavouis
c. Bishop of Burgandy
d. Bishop of Rheims
11. Which of the following is not true
a. The Chaplain –4 years
b. The Nobleman- 50years
c. Cauchon- 60 years
d. None of the above
12. Who is Nobleman?
a. Earl of Warwick
b. Richard Beauchamp
c. A and B
d. None of the above
13. Who says, “I would not leave a Jew alive in Christendom” ?
a. Joan
b. Chaplain
c. Captain
d. Cauchon
14. Which of the following themes is not present in "St. Joan"?
a. Religion
b. Politics
c. Love
d. War
15. What is the central conflict in "St. Joan"?
a. Joan's desire to become a saint
b. Joan's desire to save France from English invasion
c. Joan's desire to become queen of France
d. Joan's desire to convert to Protestantism
16. Who propounds the theory that Joan uses witchcraft: “At Orleans this woman had her throat pierced by an English arrow; yet she fought all day. She walked alone to the wall of our fort with a white banner, and our men were paralyzed and could neither shoot nor strike.”
a. Cauchon
b. Chaplain
c. Nobleman
d. Inquisitor
17. Name of the English commander who was drowned at Orleans ?
a. William Glasdale
b. John Talbot
c. Dunois
d. Robert
18. What is the significance of the play's subtitle, "A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue"?
a. Emphasizes the historical accuracy and authenticity of the play.
b. Reflects Shaw's interest in the historical and social context of the play.
c. Highlights the theatrical and dramatic structure of the play, which is divided into distinct scenes and an epilogue
d. All of the above
19. What is the role of the English in "St. Joan"?
a. They are the antagonists of the play
b. They are the allies of the French
c. They are neutral in the conflict
d. They are sympathetic to Joan's cause
20. What is the role of the Earl of Warwick in "St. Joan"?
a. Military commander for the English army
b. Political advisor to the Dauphin
c. Member of the Inquisition
d. Religious leader in France
21. What is the significance of Joan wearing men's clothing in the play?
a. sign of her bravery and determination to fight for France
b. sign of her rejection of traditional gender roles
c. sign of her insanity
d. sign of her desire to be seen as equal to men
22. Who says “She is inspired but diabolically inspired.” (scene-4)
a. Cauchon
b. Chaplain
c. Nobleman
d. Inquisitor
23. Who says, “She is not a witch, she is a heretic.” (scene-4)
a. Chaplain
b. Nobleman
c. Inquisitor
d. Cauchon
24. Who says, “I cannot burn her. The Church cannot take life, and my first duty is to seek this girl’s salvation.” (scene-4)
a. Chaplain
b. Nobleman
c. Inquisitor
d. Cauchon
25. Who says, “The Pope himself at his proudest dare not presume as this woman presumes. She acts as if she herself were the Church. She brings message of God to Charles. She sends letters to the king of England.” (scene-4)
a. Chaplain
b. Nobleman
c. Cauchon
d. Inquisitor
26. Cauchon’s words “I see you are o friend to the church: You are an earl first and last, as I am a churchman first and last (scene-4).” are addressed to:
a. Ladvenu
b. Nobleman
c. Cauchon
d. Inquisitor
27. Who says, “Scratch an Englishman, and find a Protestant.” (scene-4)
a. Chaplain
b. Nobleman
c. Inquisitor
d. Cauchon
28. Who says, “If you burn the Protestant, I will burn the Nationalist.” (scene-4)
a. Chaplain
b. Nobleman
c. Inquisitor
d. Cauchon
29. Who says, “She rebels against nature by wearing man’s clothes and fighting. She rebels against the Church by usurping the divine authority of the Pope. She rebels against God by her damnable league with Satan and his evil spirits against our army.” (scene-4) ?
a. Chaplain
b. Nobleman
c. Inquisitor
d. Cauchon
30. To whom St Joan says, “The only friend I have among all these nobles.” (scene-5) ?
a. Captain La Hire
b. Polly
c. Dunois
d. Robert De Baudricourt
31. Joan says to La Hire: “in spite of all your sins and swears we will meet in Heaven; for I love you, as a love Pitou (scene-5).” What is Pitou ?
a. Joan’s Sheep
b. Joan’s Sheep Dog
c. Joan’s Helper
d. Joan’s pet cat
32. Who says, “They beat us because we thought battles were tournaments and ransom markets” (scene-5) ?
a. St Joan
b. Polly
c. Dunois
d. La Hire
33. Joan says “I have made you king, my work is done, I am going back to my father’s farm.” But Joan has a wish to do before going back to Lorraine? What is it?
a. To take Paris
b. Make treaty with Duke of Burgandy
c. Capture Earl of Warwick
d. None of the above
34. What exactly Joan is expecting from Dauphin to do for her village?
a. To exempt it from war tax
b. To provide facilities
c. To build a church in her village
d. To make her
35. Who says to Joan: “Not content with being Pope Joan, you must be Caeser and Alexander well” (scene-5)
a. Bluebeard
b. Dauphin
c. Archbishop
d. Dunois
36. Dunois says, “The lucky man that makes the capture of Joan will receive ……… pounds from the ………”(scene-5)
a. 15000, Earl of Warwick
b. 16000, Earl of Ouareek
c. 20000, Earl of Winchester
d. 14000, Earl of Canterbury
37. Who says, “She thinks she has God in her pocket” (scene-5)
a. Bluebeard
b. Dauphin
c. Archbishop
d. Dunois
38. Who says this about Joan: “If she fell into the Loire, I will jump in in full armour to fish her out. But if she gets caught, I must leave her to her doom” (scene-5)
a. Bluebeard
b. Dauphin
c. Archbishop
d. Dunois
39. Who says this about Joan: “Then you had better chain me up, for I could follow her to hell” (scene-5)
a. La Hire
b. Dauphin
c. Archbishop
d. Dunois
40. Who says “The pit is open at her feet; and for good or evil we cannot turn her from it”(scene-5)?
a. La Hire
b. Dauphin
c. Archbishop
d. Dunois
41. Which of the following is a wrong match?
a. St Domnic- Brother John Lemaitre
b. Canon of Bayeaux- John D’Estivet
c. Cardinal of Winchesor- Ladvenu
d. Canon of Paris- Courcelles
42. Which of the following is a wrong match?
a. Ladvenu- Brother Martin
b. Lemaitre- Inquisitor
c. John D’Estivet- Prosecutor
d. None of the above
43. The maid was captured nine months ago ………. (Before scene-6)
a. at Compiegne by Burgandians
b. at Lorraine by Burgandians
c. at Orleans by Jews
d. At Paris by English
44. Before the final prosecution of Joan, how many examinations were conducted ?
a. 9 public and 6 private
b. 6 public and 9 private
c. 15 public examinations only
d. 15 private examinations only
45. Who says, “I did not at first think that this was a case of heresy at all. I regarded it as a political case, and the maid was a prisoner of war. I must admit that this seems to be one of the gravest cases of heresy within my experience.” (scene-6)
a. Prosecutor
b. Inquisitor
c. Cauchon
d. Courcelles
46. Who says, “Never has there been a fairer examination within my experience” (scene-6)
a. Prosecutor
b. Inquisitor
c. Cauchon
d. Ladvenu
47. Who says, “I tell now plainly that her death is a political necessity, which I regret but can’t help.” (scene-6)
a. Archbishop
b. Inquisitor
c. Cauchon
d. Earl of Warwick
48. Which of the following in not true about Courcelles in Scene-6?
a. His 64 charges against Joan were reduced to 10
b. Accused Joan for stealing Bishop Senlis’s horse
c. Accused Joan for jumping from 60 feet high tower to escpae
d. Joan calls him noodle.
49. Who says, “I think that these voices of The Maid are the voices of evil spirits tempting her to her damnation (scene-6)”
a. Prosecutor
b. Inquisitor
c. Cauchon
d. Courcelles
50. Who delivers a long speech in scene-6
a. Prosecutor
b. Cauchon
c. Inquisitor
d. Ladvenu
51. Who says, “He who tells too much truth is sure to be hanged”
a. Prosecutor
b. St Joan
c. Inquisitor
d. Ladvenu
52. Who says, “ Woman: you have said enough to burn ten heretics”
a. Prosecutor
b. Cauchon
c. Inquisitor
d. Archbishop
53. What is/are the important charges against Joan?
a. Intercourse with evil spirits
b. Wearing men’s clothes
c. Overtaking the Church
d. All the above
54. Who reads the letter of recantation and helps Joan to sign on it; and always tries to save Joan (in Scene-6)?
a. Prosecutor
b. Cauchon
c. Inquisitor
d. Ladvenu
55. Why Joan gets anger and tears the letter of recantation?
a. Because it was not considered by inquisitor
b. Inquisitor accepts it, but punishes imprisonment
c. Because she is not ready to sign on it
d. None of the above
56. Who says, “Joan is an innocent creature crushed between these mighty forces, the Church and the Law”
a. Prosecutor
b. Cauchon
c. Inquisitor
d. Ladvenu
57. Who says, “I did not know what I was doing. I am a hot-headed fool; and I shall be damned to all eternity for it”
a. Prosecutor
b. Cauchon
c. Inquisitor
d. Chaplain
58. An Englishman was served fifteen years in French wars which is worse than hell. At stake he gives Joan a cross make up of two sticks. For that good deed he gets……
a. A year off from Hell
b. A day off from hell every year
c. Place in heaven directly
d. None of the above
59. According to Executioner, Which part of Joan’s body was not burnt
a. Heart
b. Head
c. Hands
d. None of these
60. Epilogue is set in
a. Windy night in summer in June 1456
b. Hot Day in summer in June 1456
c. Cool night in winter in June 1456
d. Rainy night in spring in June 1456
61. In the beginning of epilogue, Charles the victorious is
a. Asleep in his bed
b. Reading Fouquet’s Boccaccio
c. Walking in a garden
d. Praying virgin Mary
62. Who says to Charles: “O King: for the taint is removed from your blood and the stain from your crown” (epilogue)
a. Prosecutor
b. Cauchon
c. Inquisitor
d. Ladvenu
63. Who, in scene-6, still carries the cross from Rouen
a. Ladvenu
b. Prosecutor
c. Cauchon
d. Inquisitor
64. Who says, “If you could bring her back to life, they would burn her again within six months” (epilogue)
a. Ladvenu
b. Prosecutor
c. Cauchon
d. Charles
65. Who is the beautiful woman that put courage into Charles died later; with whom he fell in love is …….
a. Agnes Sorel
b. Anne
c. Diana
d. Not mentioned in the play
66. Who says, “The burning was purely political, there was no personal feeling against you. The truth is these political necessities sometimes turns out to be political mistakes.” (epilogue)
a. Cauchon
b. Dauphin
c. Warwick
d. Archbishop
67. The Gentleman from Rome in coat and trousers in the fashion of 1920, announces that the maid in canonized as saint and she is now Venerable and Blessed Joan. Her death anniversary is observed on…
a. 23rd May
b. 30th May
c. 1st May
d. 10th May
68. Who says, “Half an hour to burn you, dear Saint, and four centuries to find out the truth about you”
a. Cauchon
b. Dauphin
c. Dunois
d. Archbishop
69. Who says, “When will it be ready to receive thy saints? How long, O Lord, how long?”
a. Cauchon
b. Dauphin
c. Dunois
d. St Joan
70. What is the name of the bishop who is Joan's primary adversary in the play?
a. Bishop Latimer
b. Bishop Cauchon
c. Bishop Wilberforce
d. Bishop Cranmer
71. How does Shaw portray Joan's character in the play?
a. As a naive and delusional girl who is manipulated by those around her
b. As a strong and heroic figure who is determined to save France
c. As a conflicted and uncertain figure who is unsure of her mission
d. As a tragic figure who is doomed to fail from the beginning
72. What is the significance of the epilogue of the play?
a. It provides closure to the story and ties up loose ends
b. It offers a moral or lesson to be learned from the story
c. It provides historical context and background information
d. It offers a critique or commentary on the events of the play
73. How does Shaw explore the theme of gender in the play?
a. By portraying Joan as a strong and heroic figure who rejects traditional gender roles
b. By contrasting Joan's independence and determination with the men around her who are hesitant and uncertain
c. By critiquing the patriarchal society that limits and oppresses women
d. All of the above
74. What is the significance of the character of Warwick in the play?
a. He serves as a foil to Joan, representing the political and military establishment that Joan seeks to challenge
b. He is a sympathetic character who supports Joan's mission and helps her to gain the support of the Dauphin
c. He represents the shifting political alliances and intrigue that characterized medieval France
d. None of the above
75. How does Shaw use the character of the Dauphin to explore the theme of leadership?
a. By portraying him as a weak and indecisive figure who is initially skeptical of Joan's mission
b. By showing how Joan's leadership and bravery inspires him to become a stronger and more effective ruler
c. By highlighting the importance of strong and visionary leadership in times of crisis
d. All of the above
76. Who speaks the famous line, "The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it" in "St. Joan"?
a. The Inquisitor
b. Joan
c. Warwick
d. The Executioner
77. Who speaks the famous line, " The voice of God on earth is the voice of the Church Militant " in "St. Joan"?
a. The Archbishop
b. The Inquisitor
c. Warwick
d. The Executioner
78. What is the significance of Joan's banner in "St. Joan"?
a. It represents her allegiance to the English crown
b. It is a symbol of her military prowess
c. It represents her connection to the divine
d. It is a symbol of her family's coat of arms
79. What is the significance of the voices that Joan hears in "St. Joan"?
a. They represent her conscience
b. They are a manifestation of her mental illness
c. They are a sign of her divine inspiration
d. They are a symbol of her rebellious nature
80. What is the significance of the stake in "St. Joan"?
a. It is a symbol of Joan's power and authority
b. It represents the cruelty of the English army
c. It is a symbol of Joan's martyrdom
d. It represents the Inquisition's authority over Joan
81. What is the significance of the church in "St. Joan"?
a. It is a symbol of the corrupt religious hierarchy
b. It represents Joan's faith and piety
c. It is a symbol of the Inquisition's power
d. It represents the political power of the English crown
82. What is the primary conflict in "St. Joan"?
a. The English army vs. the French army
b. The Catholic Church vs. the Protestants
c. Joan's divine mission vs. political and religious authority
d. The French monarchy vs. the English monarchy
83. What is the significance of Joan's death in "St. Joan"?
a. It marks the end of the Hundred Years' War
b. It is a symbol of the triumph of political and religious authority over individual inspiration
c. It represents the corruption of the Catholic Church
d. It inspires a rebellion against the French monarchy
84. Who is the narrator of "St. Joan"?
a. Joan of Arc
b. The Dauphin
c. Warwick
d. There is no narrator
85. What is the final scene of "St. Joan"?
a. Joan's execution
b. Joan's trial
c. Joan's victory in battle
d. Joan's coronation as queen of France
86. What is the relationship between Joan and the Dauphin in "St. Joan"?
a. They are enemies
b. They are political allies
c. They are lovers
d. They have no relationship
87. What is the significance of the scene in which Joan receives her sword in "St. Joan"?
a. It marks her official appointment as military leader
b. It represents her connection to the divine
c. It symbolizes her love for the Dauphin
d. It foreshadows her eventual death
88. What is the role of the soldiers who guard Joan in "St. Joan"?
a. They are sympathetic to Joan's cause and help her escape
b. They abuse and mistreat Joan
c. They are indifferent to Joan's plight
d. They are supportive of Joan but powerless to help her
89. What is the role of the Dauphin in "St. Joan"?
a. He is a military commander for the French army
b. He is a political advisor to Joan
c. He is a religious leader in France
d. He is the heir to the French throne
90. What is the significance of the voices that Joan hears in "St. Joan"?
a. They represent her connection to the divine
b. They are a manifestation of her madness
c. They are a political tool used by the Dauphin
d. They symbolize the corruption of the Catholic Church
91. What is the significance of the scene in which Joan is burned at the stake in "St. Joan"?
a. It marks the end of the Hundred Years' War
b. It symbolizes the triumph of political and religious authority over individual inspiration
c. It represents the corruption of the Catholic Church
d. It marks Joan's martyrdom and ultimate triumph
92. What is the significance of the scene in which Joan is sold to the English in "St. Joan"?
a. It represents the betrayal of the French cause by its own people
b. It symbolizes the corruption of the Catholic Church
c. It marks the end of the Hundred Years' War
d. It represents Joan's loss of faith in the divine
93. What is the role of the character Ladvenu in "St. Joan"?
a. He is a military commander for the French army
b. He is a political advisor to Joan
c. He is a member of the Inquisition
d. He is a religious figure who provides comfort to Joan
94. What is the significance of the scene in which Joan is captured by the English in "St. Joan"?
a. It represents the corruption of the Catholic Church
b. It marks the beginning of Joan's trial and eventual martyrdom
c. It foreshadows Joan's eventual victory in battle
d. It symbolizes the betrayal of the French cause by its own people
95. Who wrote the preface of "St. Joan"?
a. G.B. Shaw
b. George Bernard
c. Joan of Arc
d. William Shakespeare
96. What is the main purpose of the preface in "St. Joan"?
a. To provide historical context for the play
b. To explain the creative process behind the play
c. To defend Joan of Arc's reputation
d. To criticize the Catholic Church
97. What is the main argument of the preface in "St. Joan"?
a. That Joan of Arc was a misunderstood genius
b. That the Catholic Church was corrupt and oppressive
c. That historical accuracy is less important than artistic expression
d. That the individual must triumph over political and religious authority
98. What is the significance of the preface in "St. Joan" for understanding the play?
a. It provides insight into the historical context of the play
b. It explains the characters and their motivations
c. It provides a critical lens through which to view the play
d. It helps the reader understand the symbolism and motifs in the play
99. What does Shaw mean when he says that Joan of Arc was "unconsciously" a Protestant?
a. She rejected the authority of the Catholic Church
b. She was critical of the corruption within the Church
c. She believed in individual inspiration rather than institutional authority
d. She saw herself as a reformer of the Church
100. What is Shaw's opinion of Joan of Arc's trial and execution?
a. He believes they were justified
b. He believes they were unjust and politically motivated
c. He believes they were a necessary sacrifice for the greater good of France
d. He believes they were a tragedy, but ultimately inevitable
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