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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the introduction, what were the pageants in the book chosen for?
(a) Intrinsic merit.
(b) Lessons and morals taught.
(c) Religious authority.
(d) Historical accuracy.

2. According to Gabriel, who will "shadow" Mary's soul? ("The Annunciation")
(a) God.
(b) The hope of mankind.
(c) The Holy Ghost.
(d) Eve.

3. What does Woman 2 threaten to do to the solider trying to kill her son? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Breaks the hand he touches her son with.
(b) Drowns him in the river.
(c) Cleaves his scalp.
(d) Hangs him in the gallows.

4. Which play did the introduction to "Abraham and Isaac" claim had been the superior one?
(a) The Preston play.
(b) The Waterhouse play.
(c) The Brome play.
(d) The Chester play.

5. In all "what" is The Flood dramatized in? (Introduction to "The Flood")
(a) Christian myths.
(b) Miracle cycles.
(c) Catholic doctrines.
(d) Religious faiths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaiah call himself during his prologue in "The Annunciation"?

2. How does Herod reward the soldiers for murdering the children? ("Herod the Great")

3. At the opening of Scene II, what does Satan tell Eve he was? ("The Fall of Man")

4. What are the shepherds doing as Mak enters the scene? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

5. How long does God tell Noah to make the Ark? ("The Flodod")

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