WorksheetsJoan of Arc
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Joan of Arc fought to unite what country?
Spain
England
France
Italy
Why did Joan believe that she had to see the future king of France?
Voices from God told her to go
Her father sent her
She wanted to be famous
The local priest told her to go
Who or what was the "Dauphin"?
The archbishop of the church
Sir Robert, the lord of the nearby manor
The commander of the French army
Charles, the future king of France
Which of the following best describes Joan?
daughter of a local church official
a well-educated noble woman
an illiterate peasant girl
wife of a poor farmer
Why was the Battle of Orleans so important?
If the French won this battle, Joan would be crowned queen.
If the French lost at Orleans, the English would kill all of the people of the city.
If the French lost at Orleans, the English could continue south taking more French territory.
If the French lost at Orleans, no one would support the French Dauphin.
What happened to Joan at Orleans?
She was shot and was unable to finish the battle.
She was shot with an arrow, but continued to fight.
She led the French troops, but they were defeated.
The English captured her.
How did Charles "test" Joan when she went to meet him?
He asked her to make predictions about his future as king.
He asked her a complicated riddle.
He asked her many questions about her faith in God.
He had someone else sit on his throne and he stood among many others in the throne room.
Why did the Burgundians want to capture or kill Joan?
Joan inspired the French troops to fight harder against the English and their allies.
The French would pay them a high price to get Joan back if she was captured.
They thought Joan was a witch and wanted to stop her from using black magic against them.
Joan had killed their commander.
Why hadn't the French Dauphin been crowned king?
He wasn't sure he wanted to be king.
The English had stolen the French crown.
He did not have enough supporters among the French people.
He needed to be crowned at Reims and it was held by the English.
What is the most probable reason that King Charles did not try to rescue or help Joan whe she was captured?
The French people no longer supported Joan and he did not want to lose their support too.
Joan had become very popular with the French people and frequently disagreed with his decisions.
He was too afraid of the English and did not want to offend them.
Joan had turned against her religion and lost her faith in both God and the French king.
Which of the following shows that Joan was a martyr?
She wore men's clothes and armor.
She was burned at the stake by the English.
She led an army when she was a teenage girl.
She heard the voices of Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret.
Where was Joan born and raised?
Dom Remy, a small village in northeastern France
Paris, the French capital city
Chinon, a small town in central France
Rouen, a city in western France near the coast
