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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many angels are awaiting God's call? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )
(a) 100.
(b) One million.
(c) 7.
(d) Nine orders.

2. What text did the editor use for his translation of "Everyman"?
(a) "Everyman: The Original English Text."
(b) "Everyman and the Medieval Plays."
(c) "Everyman and Other Interludes."
(d) "Every Man and the Plays."

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

4. Where does Woman 3 threaten to hit the soldier? ("Herod the Great")
(a) In the knee.
(b) In the head.
(c) In the nose.
(d) In the mouth.

5. 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 he had never made man.
(d) He wished that man would change his ways.

6. What does Isaiah call himself during his prologue in "The Annunciation"?
(a) Isaiah the prophet.
(b) God's prophet.
(c) Jesus' prophet.
(d) Isaiah the humble.

7. For how long does God state that the rains would come? ("The Flood")
(a) 7 days and nights.
(b) 20 days and nights.
(c) 60 days and nights.
(d) 40 days and nights.

8. Who comes to see Joseph immediately after he leaves Mary? ("The Annunciation")
(a) A shepherd.
(b) God.
(c) An angel.
(d) A childhood friend.

9. According to the Introduction, what is known about the authors of the miracle plays?
(a) Very little.
(b) Everything in their lives.
(c) Only about their full created texts.
(d) Their religious convictions only.

10. Who closes the pageant "Abraham and Isaac"?
(a) God.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Isaac.
(d) A doctor.

11. What happens to Lucifer at the end of Scene I? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )
(a) He murdered an angel.
(b) He and all bad angels fell from heaven.
(c) He refused to listen to God.
(d) He fought a war against God.

12. At the end of "Cain and Abel", what does Cain state that he wanted to hide from?
(a) His parents.
(b) God.
(c) The heavenly angels.
(d) Man's sight.

13. Who gave the editor permission to use the editions of the original text?
(a) The Early British Library Society.
(b) The Early English Text Society.
(c) The English Medieval Library of Text.
(d) The Medieval Language Library.

14. What does Abel offer to God as a sacrifice in Scene III? ("Cain and Abel")
(a) A rooster.
(b) A bundle of corn.
(c) A goat.
(d) A lamb.

15. After Joseph states that he will travel to Bethlehem, what does Mary say? ("The Annunciation")
(a) That she will need to be brought later.
(b) That she will come with him.
(c) That she will miss him.
(d) That she will wait behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Ecce, virgo concipiet" mean?

2. What does God call Noah (in regard to character)? ("The Flood")

3. How old is Jesus when Herod finds out about his birth? ("Herod the Great")

4. How many people does God want to save and put on the Ark? ("The Flood")

5. What does Cain offer as a sacrifice to God in Scene III? ("Cain and Abel")

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