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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Jesus speak in "The Crucifixion"?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. What does Caesar say he will do upon finding out that Jesus is dead? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Pray.
(b) Fast.
(c) Submit to his aliment.
(d) Confess his own sins.

3. Who participates in a "battle of wits" in "The Women Taken in Adultery"?
(a) Judas and Christ.
(b) God and Paul.
(c) Pilate and Christ.
(d) Christ and the Pharisees.

4. How many men does Annas say took Jesus, so that no one believes that he rose from the dead? ("The Resurrection")
(a) 20,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 10,000.

5. What Finnish play does "Everyman" closely resemble?
(a) "Näytelmäkulma."
(b) "Kymmenen tikkua laudalla. "
(c) "Elckerlijc."
(d) "Alivuokralainen."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus' first line in the play translate to mean? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

2. In the introduction to "The Women Taken in Adultery", what biblical chapter does the introduction state was used as a counterpart to the pageant?

3. What Christian meaning is "made plain" in "The Women Taken in Adultery"?

4. Why does Pilate agree to go and see Caesar? ("The Death of Pilate")

5. Why does Everyman go to see the priest before going to his own grave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Everyman not enter his grave with the company of Beauty, Strength, and Discretion?

2. Why was Michael able to lead Adam and the other saints, who were residing in Hell, out of the gates of Hell?

3. Why is Veronica's handkerchief the key to curing Caesar's leprosy?

4. According to the prologue to "Everyman", what is the treatise of the play?

5. What advice does Confession have for Everyman?

6. Why does Veronica stop Caesar from killing Pilate himself?

7. Why is Veronica given the promise that Caesar will have Pilate killed?

8. In what ways is Christ's descent into hell dramatized?

9. From what three "raw materials" is the York "Resurrection" drawn?

10. Who does Jesus tell to be the first one to punish the woman accused of adultery?

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