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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What text was Miss Madeleine Grunberg responsible for helping the editor with?
(a) "Elckerlyc."
(b) "Everyman."
(c) "The Judgement."
(d) "Noah's Flood."

2. What are both the first and second shepherd afraid the third shepherd will do to them? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Steal from them.
(b) Run from them.
(c) Lie to them.
(d) Murder them.

3. In the plays, what directions are bracketed?
(a) Lighting directions.
(b) Stage directions.
(c) Sound directions.
(d) Editorial directions.

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

5. What spring does Isaiah say would bring "forth the grain of holiness"? ("The Annunciation")
(a) The Jew's.
(b) Israel.
(c) God's.
(d) Christ's.

6. Who does Herod thank at the end of the pageant for his peace? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Satan.
(b) Mahoun.
(c) Himself.
(d) God.

7. How does Herod reward the soldiers for murdering the children? ("Herod the Great")
(a) With money.
(b) With knighthood.
(c) With imprisonment.
(d) With land.

8. To whom was Isaac praying in Scene III? ("Abraham and Isaac")
(a) The Trinity.
(b) Jesus.
(c) God.
(d) No one; he was not praying.

9. Where does Scene I in "The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" open?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Earth.
(d) The Tree of Knowledge.

10. Who takes Adam and Eve to middle Earth? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) God.
(b) Cherubim.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Satan.

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

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

13. Who does Abraham state that he loved Isaac as much as? ("Abraham and Isaac")
(a) Himself.
(b) God.
(c) His gifts.
(d) His wife.

14. What did the introduction state was the name of the sheep-stealer? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Luke.
(b) Mak.
(c) Din.
(d) John.

15. Whose "doubt", according to the introduction to "The Annunciation", occurs in all English cycles?
(a) The apostles.
(b) Mary.
(c) Judas.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what century was the manuscript of the "Second Shepherds' Pageant" form?

2. In what year did the burning of the Free Reference Library at Birmingham occur?

3. At the opening of Scene I, what is Abraham doing? ("Abraham and Isaac")

4. What does God say would inspire the "might of me"? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )

5. Who tells Joseph the name of Mary's baby? ("The Annunciation")

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