CLASS 9
A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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she liked to take black color
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her clothes were burned
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she was a black lady
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none
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 30, 1431, at Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France, is burned at the stake for heresy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Like many in Afghanistan, Farkhunda was an observant Muslim who wore a veil (hijab). At the time of the attack, she had just finished a degree in religious studies and was preparing to take a teaching post. Her name means “auspicious” and “jubilation” in Persian.
Detailed explanation-3: -The woman was described as about 5 foot 4 ½ inches tall, with brown eyes and long dark hair. She appeared to be between 25 and 40 years old. She had distinctive teeth, with 14 fillings and several gold crowns, unusual for her age and atypical for Norway.
Detailed explanation-4: -1. It was a punishment especially concerned with the ladies. While heretics and witches were often destined for the purifying flames, women committed of particularly heinous crimes, like killing their husbands or high treason, were bound for the stake because it was said to protect their modesty.