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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What poetic device is used as an "occasional ornament" throughout "The Judgment"?
2. How many devils are in "The Judgment"?
3. To whom does Jesus tell man not to be vengeful towards? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
4. What does Jesus say as he enters hell? ("The Harrowing of Hell")
5. From whom do analysts believe were the originators of the "horrible detail" where Christ's limbs were stretched by cords? (Introduction to "The Crucifixion")
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Veronica given the promise that Caesar will have Pilate killed?
2. What purpose does God's opening soliloquy have in "The Judgment"?
3. Why does Veronica stop Caesar from killing Pilate himself?
4. Why is Everyman required to go to Confession?
5. As the accusers are telling Jesus of the "crimes" committed, what is he doing? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
6. What advice does Confession have for Everyman?
7. Why does the editor state that The N. Town Cycle of "The Women Taken in Adultery" is the best of all cycles?
8. Who does Jesus tell to be the first one to punish the woman accused of adultery?
9. Why does the editor state that the liturgical playwrights "made little use of the Passion theme"?
10. Why does the editor state that the dialogue in the N.Town cycle of "The Women Taken in Adultery" "rings true"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters Cain, Pilate, and Herod. Given that these are the "villains" of the pageants, how do the characters compare and contrast each other based upon their needs and desires?
Essay Topic 2
How is "Everyman" an allegorical text? What makes it an allegory? (What are the characteristics of an allegory? What specific parts of "Everyman" align with these allegorical characteristics?)
Essay Topic 3
Given that these plays were based off of biblical stories, what issues could the Church have with the text's representation of each pageant? (One does not need to have a specific, or any, religious beliefs to answer. This essay can be based solely off of student perceptions of "questioning facts" in the text.)
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