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

2. How does Herod reward the soldiers for murdering the children? ("Herod the Great")
(a) With land.
(b) With knighthood.
(c) With money.
(d) With imprisonment.

3. What was the beginning of liturgical drama?
(a) Passover.
(b) Easter.
(c) The Second Coming of Christ.
(d) Christmas.

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

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

6. What error was included in the first edition of A.C. Cawley's text?
(a) Only one pageant was burned in a fire.
(b) All texts were lost, and texts now are only reproductions.
(c) Three texts were burned in a fire.
(d) No texts were ever lost.

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

8. In the plays, what directions are bracketed?
(a) Sound directions.
(b) Lighting directions.
(c) Editorial directions.
(d) Stage directions.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What are the two literary pieces that survive from secular drama of the Middle Ages?
(a) "Pilgrams Progress" and "Robin Hood".
(b) "Malleus Malfacirium" and "Everyman".
(c) "de Clerico et Puella" and "Robin Hood".
(d) "Everyman" and "Merchant of Veince".

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which solider claims to be the best of all Herod's soldiers? ("Herod the Great")

2. What does God tell Noah about his feelings about mankind? ("The Flood")

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

4. Where does Scene I in "The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" open?

5. Who comes to see Joseph immediately after he leaves Mary? ("The Annunciation")

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