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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of what from the original play was preserved for the text?
(a) Original morals.
(b) Original words.
(c) Original characters.
(d) Original themes.

2. What "bearer" is Lucifer? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )
(a) The bearer of Earth.
(b) The bearer of light.
(c) The bearer of life on Earth.
(d) The bearer of hell.

3. Who takes Adam and Eve to middle Earth? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) Cherubim.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) God.
(d) Satan.

4. At the beginning of "The Creation of Adam and Eve", how many days has God completed working?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. What error was included in the first edition of A.C. Cawley's text?
(a) Three texts were burned in a fire.
(b) All texts were lost, and texts now are only reproductions.
(c) No texts were ever lost.
(d) Only one pageant was burned in a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Lucifer at the end of Scene I? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )

2. According to the Introduction, what is known about the authors of the miracle plays?

3. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Cain represent?

4. Who gave the editor permission to use the editions of the original text?

5. Occasionally, why have the archaic forms not been modernized for the convenience of the reader?

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