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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owned the only two complete (the ones preserved between 1510-1535) copies of "Everyman"?
(a) RIchard Pynson.
(b) James Vocht.
(c) John Skot.
(d) Micheal Flemming.

2. In Jesus' opening soliloquy, what is the only thing that he asks of mankind?
(a) To submit to him.
(b) To obey him.
(c) To trust him.
(d) To love him.

3. What does the fourth soldier call Jesus as he calls to the other soldiers to work together during the crucifixion?
(a) False god.
(b) God's redeemed son.
(c) Sinner to God.
(d) Traitor.

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

5. In what "non-dramatic literature" does the introduction state the legend of "The Harrowing of Hell" appears?
(a) "Sumer Is Icumen In."
(b) "Piers Plowman."
(c) "Layamon's Brut."
(d) "Orrmulum."

6. According to the introduction to "The Crucifixion", which pageants "make a direct assault on the feelings of the audience"?
(a) York and Towneley.
(b) Towneley and Chester.
(c) N. Town and York.
(d) Chester and N. Town.

7. Who claims to be above all other people in the world? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Gaoler.
(b) Pilate.
(c) Saul.
(d) Caesar.

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

9. What poetic device is used as an "occasional ornament" throughout "The Judgment"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Alliteration.

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

11. To whom does Jesus tell man not to be vengeful towards? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) Their neighbor.
(b) Non-believers.
(c) Earth.
(d) God.

12. 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) Medieval playwrights.
(b) Platonic theologists.
(c) Socratic theologists.
(d) Elizabethan playwrights.

13. What does Veronica ask of Caesar for repayment for Caesar's healing? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) To force Pilate from his throne.
(b) To conquer Pilate's knigdom.
(c) To imprison Pilate.
(d) To kill Pilate.

14. Who was responsible for translating the Cornish trilogy into English?
(a) Nance.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Halliday.
(d) Norris.

15. On whose table does Everyman want his name written upon?
(a) God's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Moses'.
(d) Death's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Adam and the other saints in hell to "Paradise"? ("The Harrowing of Hell")

2. Who is the first character to speak "The Resurrection"?

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

4. What does God perceive as he was sitting in Heaven? ("Everyman")

5. What is Everyman told to ask of Confession?

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