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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jesus' first line in the play translate to mean? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) I will trust in mankind.
(b) Love thy neighbor.
(c) I am here in my Father's name.
(d) I do not want the sinners to die.

2. On what day is Christ's victory over sin and death celebrated?
(a) Corpus Christi Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The Passover Feast Day.
(d) The Feast of Fools.

3. Who does the second shepherd say is woeful? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) The inn-keeper.
(b) A married man.
(c) A rooster.
(d) His flock.

4. Occasionally, why have the archaic forms not been modernized for the convenience of the reader?
(a) For the sake of author intent.
(b) For the sake of authenticity.
(c) For the sake of rhyme.
(d) For the sake of literature.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two literary pieces that survive from secular drama of the Middle Ages?

2. Why does Herod believe that the Christ child was born? ("Herod the Great")

3. Who does the second shepherd say "cackles" in Scene I? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

4. What does the Messenger tell the soldiers put on ? ("Herod the Great")

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

(see the answer key)

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