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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) One million.
(b) Nine orders.
(c) 100.
(d) 7.

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

3. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Cain represent?
(a) "Jews."
(b) "The Realism of the World."
(c) "The Secular World."
(d) "The Decline of Mankind."

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

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

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

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

8. What does the messenger do as Herod enters the scene? (Herod the Great")
(a) Runs.
(b) Bows.
(c) Prays.
(d) Sings.

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

10. What does the Messenger tell the soldiers put on ? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Only the cloth of Herod.
(b) The chain-mail dress of Herod.
(c) Full Armor.
(d) The crest of the king.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Joseph states that he will travel to Bethlehem, what does Mary say? ("The Annunciation")

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

3. Who tells Joseph the name of Mary's baby? ("The Annunciation")

4. What does Mary pray to God about at the end of Scene II? ("The Annunciation")

5. How old are the children that Herod orders murdered by his soldiers? ("Herod the Great")

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