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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Occasionally, why have the archaic forms not been modernized for the convenience of the reader?
(a) For the sake of authenticity.
(b) For the sake of literature.
(c) For the sake of rhyme.
(d) For the sake of author intent.

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

3. How many days had past by the end of "The Creation of Adam and Eve"?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. Why does Noah's wife say that she would be no help to the building of the Ark? ("The Flood")
(a) She needed to prepare for the journey.
(b) She needed to cook.
(c) Women are weak.
(d) She needed to sew.

5. What does God tell Noah about his feelings about mankind? ("The Flood")
(a) He wished he had never made man.
(b) He wished that man would change his ways.
(c) He blames Eve for the fall of mankind.
(d) He wishes that Satan would leave mankind alone.

6. In what year did the burning of the Free Reference Library at Birmingham occur?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1903.

7. After telling Eve that eating from the tree would give her knowledge, what does Satan call himself? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) A messenger of God.
(b) An angel.
(c) A truth-sayer.
(d) A worm.

8. What kind of "beast" does God say that he wanted to create? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")
(a) Spirited.
(b) Humble.
(c) Mindful.
(d) Skillful.

9. What does "Ecce, virgo concipiet" mean?
(a) Listen, a virgin will conspire.
(b) Behold, a virgin shall conceive.
(c) Hark, a virgin lives.
(d) Here, a virigin will birth.

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

11. According to Isaiah's prologue, whose birth would redeem Adam? ("The Annunciation")
(a) Cain's son.
(b) Jesus'.
(c) Joseph's.
(d) Mary's.

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

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

14. Why does Herod believe that the Christ child was born? ("Herod the Great")
(a) To murder him.
(b) To help mankind.
(c) To anger him.
(d) To challenge his kingdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the original name for Bethlehem in the text? ("The Annunciation")

2. What is the messenger warning the audience about? ("Herod the Great")

3. In what language was the text in which Mr. R.L. Thompson helped the editor make comparisons?

4. Whose child does Mary tell Joseph that she is carrying? ("The Annunciation")

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

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