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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first shepherd complaining about at the opening of Scene I? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Being too hot.
(b) Being cold.
(c) Being lonely.
(d) Losing a sheep.

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

4. How old is Jesus when Herod finds out about his birth? ("Herod the Great")
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

5. What does Cain offer as a sacrifice to God in Scene III? ("Cain and Abel")
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A sheaf.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A bird.

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

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

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

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

10. Who chose six of the pageants and added the initial glosses?
(a) Charles Westmoreland.
(b) John Warrington.
(c) Jonathon Michael St. Ives.
(d) Stewart Longs.

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

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

13. Where does Woman I hit the soldier? ("Herod the Great")
(a) On his foot.
(b) On his hood.
(c) On his belt.
(d) On his shin.

14. At the beginning of "The Creation of Adam and Eve", how many days has God completed working?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Abraham state that he loved Isaac as much as? ("Abraham and Isaac")

2. How many children did the soldiers state that they had murdered? ("Herod the Great")

3. When Joseph returns to Mary, at the end of Scene I, what does he ask her? ("The Annunciation")

4. What does the Messenger tell the soldiers put on ? ("Herod the Great")

5. Where does Scene I ("Cain and Abel") open?

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