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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the opening of "Herod the Great", what is the messenger asking the audience to do?
(a) Stomp their feet.
(b) Be quiet.
(c) Take a seat.
(d) Hold their laughter.

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

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

4. 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) Hang them.
(c) Behead them.
(d) Crucify them.

5. Where does "The Second Shepherds' Pageant" end?
(a) A stable.
(b) Mak's home.
(c) An inn.
(d) An open field.

6. At the opening of Scene II, what does Satan tell Eve he was? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) A friend.
(b) Adam.
(c) God.
(d) An angel.

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

8. What "bearer" is Lucifer? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )
(a) The bearer of hell.
(b) The bearer of life on Earth.
(c) The bearer of light.
(d) The bearer of Earth.

9. Who does the second shepherd say "cackles" in Scene I? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) The cows.
(b) Mary.
(c) A hen.
(d) Mother Earth.

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

11. What did the Introduction state had left its mark on the "Second Shepherd's Pageant"?
(a) The hope for the future.
(b) The Feast of Fools.
(c) The love of Christ?
(d) The folk spirit of revelry.

12. What does Herod call his knights? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Saints.
(b) Sinners.
(c) Cowards.
(d) Thieves.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "doubt", according to the introduction to "The Annunciation", occurs in all English cycles?

2. In all "what" is The Flood dramatized in? (Introduction to "The Flood")

3. What error was included in the first edition of A.C. Cawley's text?

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

5. To whom was Isaac praying in Scene III? ("Abraham and Isaac")

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