View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what beast does the second shepherd compare his own wife? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) A bull.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A bird.
(d) A whale.

2. From whom do analysts believe were the originators of the "horrible detail" where Christ's limbs were stretched by cords? (Introduction to "The Crucifixion")
(a) Socratic theologists.
(b) Medieval playwrights.
(c) Elizabethan playwrights.
(d) Platonic theologists.

3. Who, in "The Annunciation", does Isaiah claim has given mankind a mortal wound?
(a) Eve.
(b) Adam.
(c) The serpent.
(d) Cain.

4. Who is the first speaker in Scene I of "The Harrowing Hell"?
(a) Seth.
(b) Adam.
(c) Satan.
(d) Jesus.

5. What does Everyman offer Death to "defer this matter till another day"?
(a) A promise to love God.
(b) A promise to become a recluse.
(c) A promise to be good.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims to be above all other people in the world? ("The Death of Pilate")

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

3. What does God say he would bring to Adam and Eve before the closing of the scene? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")

4. Who closes the pageant "Abraham and Isaac"?

5. What device is defined as the linking of stanzas by means of verbal repetition?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 212 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample