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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Introduction, what is known about the authors of the miracle plays?
(a) Only about their full created texts.
(b) Their religious convictions only.
(c) Everything in their lives.
(d) Very little.

2. Where does Scene I in "The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" open?
(a) Hell.
(b) The Tree of Knowledge.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Earth.

3. What text did the editor use for his translation of "Everyman"?
(a) "Everyman and Other Interludes."
(b) "Everyman and the Medieval Plays."
(c) "Everyman: The Original English Text."
(d) "Every Man and the Plays."

4. At the end of "Cain and Abel", what does Cain state that he wanted to hide from?
(a) Man's sight.
(b) God.
(c) The heavenly angels.
(d) His parents.

5. What does God say he would bring to Adam and Eve before the closing of the scene? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")
(a) Bliss.
(b) Hope.
(c) Love.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Cain represent?

2. In the plays, what directions are bracketed?

3. Who chose six of the pageants and added the initial glosses?

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

5. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Abel represent?

(see the answer key)

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