MCQs- "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” (sce-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” (sce-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” (sce-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”(sce-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 (sce-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” (sce-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
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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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51.
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
52.
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
53.
Who from English side was taken as prisoner to France at Patey.
A.
Glasdale
B.
John Talbot
C.
Foul-Mouthed Frank
D.
Robert
54.
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
55.
Who says “Men cannot serve two masters, Feudal lords and
Church(scene-iv)”
A.
The Nobleman
B.
The Chaplain
C.
Cauchon
D.
St Joan
56.
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
57.
In scene-4, At a tent in English camp, Nobleman is waiting to meet
A.
The Chaplain
B.
Cauchon
C.
Inquisitor
D.
Archbishop
58.
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
59.
Who is known as Cardinal of England or Cardinal of Winchester
A.
The Chaplain
B.
The Nobleman
C.
Cauchon
D.
None of the above
60.
Who is Peter Cauchon?
A.
Bishop of Canterbury
B.
Bishop of Beavouis
C.
Bishop of Burgandy
D.
Bishop of Rheims
61.
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
62.
Who is Nobleman?
A.
Earl of Warwick
B.
Richard Beauchamp
C.
A and B
D.
None of the above
63.
Who says, “I would not leave a Jew alive in Christendom” ?
A.
Joan
B.
Chaplain
C.
Captain
D.
Cauchon
64.
Which of the following themes is not present in "St. Joan"?
A.
Religion
B.
Politics
C.
Love
D.
War
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146.
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
147.
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
148.
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
149.
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
150.
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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