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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mak tell the shepherds his wife is? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) By the cross.
(b) In town buying wheat.
(c) By the sheep.
(d) At home.

2. What does God say he would bring to Adam and Eve before the closing of the scene? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")
(a) Bliss.
(b) Faith.
(c) Love.
(d) Hope.

3. Who gave the editor permission to use the editions of the original text?
(a) The Medieval Language Library.
(b) The Early English Text Society.
(c) The English Medieval Library of Text.
(d) The Early British Library Society.

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. Who does the second shepherd say is woeful? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) His flock.
(b) A rooster.
(c) The inn-keeper.
(d) A married man.

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

11. What does Eve say she and Adam would be if they ate the apple? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) Sustained.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Gods.
(d) Angels.

12. What did the introduction state was the name of the sheep-stealer? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) John.
(b) Mak.
(c) Din.
(d) Luke.

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

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

15. To whom was Isaac praying in Scene III? ("Abraham and Isaac")
(a) No one; he was not praying.
(b) Jesus.
(c) God.
(d) The Trinity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the third shepherd tell the others he had left their sheep? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

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

3. What does the third shepherd say to Mak? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

4. Where does Woman 3 threaten to hit the soldier? ("Herod the Great")

5. After telling Eve that eating from the tree would give her knowledge, what does Satan call himself? ("The Fall of Man")

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