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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joesph leave Mary at the end of Scene II? ("The Annunciation")
(a) To find her some food.
(b) To find her help.
(c) To find the Holy Spirit.
(d) To get her a donkey.

2. Where does Scene I ("Cain and Abel") open?
(a) Near Cain's home.
(b) Near Adam's home.
(c) In Adam's home.
(d) In a field.

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

4. What does "Natumque pariet" mean? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Bear a son.
(b) Naure will not offend.
(c) Named by prophets.
(d) Papers of nature.

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

6. What are the shepherds doing as Mak enters the scene? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Laughing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Singing.
(d) Praying.

7. In "The Fall of Man", who does Satan envy?
(a) Adam and Eve.
(b) God.
(c) The angels in Heaven.
(d) Cain and Abel.

8. What does the third shepherd say to Mak? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) That God will save him.
(b) That he will hurt him.
(c) That he will pray for him.
(d) That he will have him arrested.

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

10. Which solider claims to be the best of all Herod's soldiers? ("Herod the Great")
(a) #3.
(b) #2.
(c) #4.
(d) #1.

11. At the opening of Scene I, what is Abraham doing? ("Abraham and Isaac")
(a) Cursing God.
(b) Talking to his son.
(c) Thanking God for all he has been given.
(d) Speaking with his wife.

12. How many people does God want to save and put on the Ark? ("The Flood")
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

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

15. What does Herod say he will do to the people who do not stop talking badly about him? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Burn them.
(b) Behead them.
(c) Hang them.
(d) Crucify them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction, what were the pageants in the book chosen for?

2. Who does the second shepherd say is woeful? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

3. According to the Introduction, what is known about the authors of the miracle plays?

4. At the beginning of "The Creation of Adam and Eve", how many days has God completed working?

5. In the plays, what directions are bracketed?

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