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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, in "The Annunciation", does Isaiah claim has given mankind a mortal wound?
(a) The serpent.
(b) Adam.
(c) Cain.
(d) Eve.

2. Occasionally, why have the archaic forms not been modernized for the convenience of the reader?
(a) For the sake of authenticity.
(b) For the sake of literature.
(c) For the sake of author intent.
(d) For the sake of rhyme.

3. What does Isaiah call himself during his prologue in "The Annunciation"?
(a) God's prophet.
(b) Isaiah the humble.
(c) Isaiah the prophet.
(d) Jesus' prophet.

4. Where does Mak tell the shepherds his wife is? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) By the sheep.
(b) At home.
(c) By the cross.
(d) In town buying wheat.

5. What does Cain offer as a sacrifice to God in Scene III? ("Cain and Abel")
(a) A sheaf.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A bird.

6. In what language was the text in which Mr. R.L. Thompson helped the editor make comparisons?
(a) Latin.
(b) Aramiac.
(c) Finnish.
(d) Cornish.

7. Where does Scene II open? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Mak's home.
(b) Mak's road.
(c) Mak's field.
(d) Mak's barn.

8. According to Isaiah's prologue, whose birth would redeem Adam? ("The Annunciation")
(a) Mary's.
(b) Cain's son.
(c) Jesus'.
(d) Joseph's.

9. What kind of "beast" does God say that he wanted to create? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")
(a) Spirited.
(b) Skillful.
(c) Humble.
(d) Mindful.

10. Who does the second shepherd say "cackles" in Scene I? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Mary.
(b) The cows.
(c) Mother Earth.
(d) A hen.

11. Who tells Joseph the name of Mary's baby? ("The Annunciation")
(a) An angel.
(b) God.
(c) Mary.
(d) The Holy Spirit.

12. What is the first shepherd complaining about at the opening of Scene I? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Losing a sheep.
(b) Being cold.
(c) Being too hot.
(d) Being lonely.

13. What does "Ecce, virgo concipiet" mean?
(a) Listen, a virgin will conspire.
(b) Behold, a virgin shall conceive.
(c) Hark, a virgin lives.
(d) Here, a virigin will birth.

14. Who chose six of the pageants and added the initial glosses?
(a) Charles Westmoreland.
(b) John Warrington.
(c) Stewart Longs.
(d) Jonathon Michael St. Ives.

15. To what beast does the second shepherd compare his own wife? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) A bird.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A whale.
(d) A bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "The Creation of Adam and Eve", how many days has God completed working?

2. Most of what from the original play was preserved for the text?

3. Where does Scene II open? ("The Annunciation")

4. In the Wakefield Shepherd Pageants, how many line stanzas did the author use?

5. At the opening of "The Flood", from where is God speaking to Noah?

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