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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What error was included in the first edition of A.C. Cawley's text?
(a) Only one pageant was burned in a fire.
(b) All texts were lost, and texts now are only reproductions.
(c) Three texts were burned in a fire.
(d) No texts were ever lost.

2. 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) Love.
(c) Faith.
(d) Hope.

3. 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.

4. Most of what from the original play was preserved for the text?
(a) Original morals.
(b) Original words.
(c) Original themes.
(d) Original characters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Adam and Eve to middle Earth? ("The Fall of Man")

2. In "The Fall of Man", who does Satan envy?

3. At the beginning of "The Creation of Adam and Eve", how many days has God completed working?

4. At the end of "Cain and Abel", what does Cain state that he wanted to hide from?

5. According to the Introduction, what is known about the authors of the miracle plays?

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