Question

read the following text from a historical novel. this excerpt is about joan of arcs questioning at poitiers in 1429. one dominican monk sought to perplex her by asking why, since god had willed that france should be delivered through her, she had need of armed men? full fearlessly and sweetly she looked at him as she made answer: \it is my lords will that i ask for soldiers, and that the dauphin shall give me them. the men shall fight; it is god who gives the victory.\ another rough questioner amongst her judges sought to confuse her by asking what language her voices spoke. they say that a flash flew from her eyes, though her sweet voice was as gentle as ever as she made answer: \a better language than yours, my father.\ and so, through all, her courage never failed, her faith never faltered, her hope shone undimmed. from evelyn everett - green, a heroine of france, the story of joan of arc the previous text suggested that joan responded to the questions boldly and confidently. how does this historical novel build on or challenge that idea? it illustrates joans angry and passionate responses to the questions. it emphasizes joans calm and serene behavior while being questioned. it suggests that joans responses angered the people questioning her.

Explanation:

The text describes Joan as responding "full fearlessly and sweetly" to the first question, and while a "flash flew from her eyes" at the second, her voice remained "as gentle as ever". It also states her courage never failed, faith never faltered, and hope stayed bright. This frames her bold confidence alongside calm, serene behavior, building on the idea of her bold/confident responses by adding a calm, gentle demeanor rather than anger. The other options are incorrect: there is no indication her responses were angry/passionate, nor that they angered her questioners.

Answer:

It emphasizes Joan's calm and serene behavior while being questioned.