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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many good souls are there that Jesus promises will live in joy and bliss forever? (The Judgment")
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

2. What Finnish play does "Everyman" closely resemble?
(a) "Alivuokralainen."
(b) "Elckerlijc."
(c) "Näytelmäkulma."
(d) "Kymmenen tikkua laudalla. "

3. From what disease does Caesar suffer? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Tetanus.
(b) Meningitis.
(c) Helminths.
(d) Leprosy.

4. What does Caesar do that heals him of his ailment? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Bows down before Veronica.
(b) Gives glory to God.
(c) Kisses Veronica.
(d) Promises God he will not sin.

5. What does Everyman offer Death to "defer this matter till another day"?
(a) A promise to be good.
(b) A promise to become a recluse.
(c) A promise to love God.
(d) Money.

6. What device is defined as the linking of stanzas by means of verbal repetition?
(a) Spondee.
(b) Dactyl.
(c) Concatenation.
(d) Enjambment.

7. What does Jesus' first line in the play translate to mean? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) I will trust in mankind.
(b) Love thy neighbor.
(c) I am here in my Father's name.
(d) I do not want the sinners to die.

8. Who is the first speaker in Scene I of "The Harrowing Hell"?
(a) Seth.
(b) Satan.
(c) Adam.
(d) Jesus.

9. What does Caesar say he will do upon finding out that Jesus is dead? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Submit to his aliment.
(b) Pray.
(c) Fast.
(d) Confess his own sins.

10. From whom do analysts believe were the originators of the "horrible detail" where Christ's limbs were stretched by cords? (Introduction to "The Crucifixion")
(a) Socratic theologists.
(b) Elizabethan playwrights.
(c) Platonic theologists.
(d) Medieval playwrights.

11. Who does Everyman speak of regarding his "disobedience to God"?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Noah.
(c) Adam.
(d) Cain.

12. While the scribe to talking to Jesus about adulterers, what is Jesus doing? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) Arguing with the scribe.
(b) Writing in the ground with his finger.
(c) Praying.
(d) Looking at the accused woman.

13. How many "wits" does Everyman possess?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

14. What does Jesus say as he enters hell? ("The Harrowing of Hell")
(a) "Seth. Come to me."
(b) "Open the gates of hell."
(c) "Beware, Satan."
(d) "Demons beware!"

15. According to Confession, who will be joining Everyman on his journey?
(a) Strength.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Good Deeds.
(d) Discretion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Christian meaning is "made plain" in "The Women Taken in Adultery"?

2. How many devils are in "The Judgment"?

3. Why does Jesus say that God has sent him to Earth? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

4. What does the messenger say the name of the moral play is that is being presented? ("Everyman")

5. According to the introduction to "The Crucifixion", which pageants "make a direct assault on the feelings of the audience"?

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