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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joesph leave Mary at the end of Scene II? ("The Annunciation")
(a) To find her some food.
(b) To find her help.
(c) To find the Holy Spirit.
(d) To get her a donkey.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Ecce, virgo concipiet" mean?

2. What does God say he would bring to Adam and Eve before the closing of the scene? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")

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

4. What place does "The Judgment" always take in the English cycles?

5. How many line stanzas were used in "The Crucifixion"?

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