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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what century was the manuscript of the "Second Shepherds' Pageant" form?
(a) 18th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 16th.
(d) 14th.

2. To what does the third shepherd compare the current weather to? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) The burning of the desert.
(b) The drought of Isaiah.
(c) Noah's flood.
(d) The weather when Satan fell from heaven.

3. What does God tell Noah about his feelings about mankind? ("The Flood")
(a) He wishes that Satan would leave mankind alone.
(b) He blames Eve for the fall of mankind.
(c) He wished that man would change his ways.
(d) He wished he had never made man.

4. 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 author intent.
(c) For the sake of literature.
(d) For the sake of authenticity.

5. In the Wakefield Shepherd Pageants, how many line stanzas did the author use?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction to "The Flood", what rhyme is used "occasionally" in the stanzas?

2. What does Mary pray to God about at the end of Scene II? ("The Annunciation")

3. What kind of "beast" does God say that he wanted to create? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")

4. Who does Abraham state that he loved Isaac as much as? ("Abraham and Isaac")

5. To what beast does the second shepherd compare his own wife? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

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