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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 authenticity.
(d) For the sake of author intent.

2. How many angels are awaiting God's call? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )
(a) Nine orders.
(b) 100.
(c) One million.
(d) 7.

3. Who gave the editor permission to use the editions of the original text?
(a) The Early British Library Society.
(b) The English Medieval Library of Text.
(c) The Medieval Language Library.
(d) The Early English Text Society.

4. 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) Only one pageant was burned in a fire.
(d) No texts were ever lost.

5. What was the beginning of liturgical drama?
(a) Passover.
(b) The Second Coming of Christ.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Scene I ("Cain and Abel") open?

3. What does Cain offer as a sacrifice to God in Scene III? ("Cain and Abel")

4. On what day is Christ's victory over sin and death celebrated?

5. After telling Eve that eating from the tree would give her knowledge, what does Satan call himself? ("The Fall of Man")

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