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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What place does "The Judgment" always take in the English cycles?
(a) The concluding pageant.
(b) The most meaningful pageant.
(c) The middle pageant.
(d) The secular pageant.

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

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

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

7. Who does Everyman ask to pray for him?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Noah.
(c) Mary.
(d) The woman accused of adultery.

8. What does Pilate have that protects him? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) A garment of Jesus'.
(b) A charm from a soothsayer.
(c) A posion that protects him.
(d) A promise from God.

9. Why does Everyman say that Death was wrong for coming when he did?
(a) Because Death gave no warning.
(b) Because Death just took his wife.
(c) Because Death should not come when one is young.
(d) Because Death is not real.

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

11. How many men does Annas say took Jesus, so that no one believes that he rose from the dead? ("The Resurrection")
(a) 50,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 20,000.

12. How many devils are in "The Judgment"?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

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

14. Who participates in a "battle of wits" in "The Women Taken in Adultery"?
(a) Pilate and Christ.
(b) Christ and the Pharisees.
(c) God and Paul.
(d) Judas and Christ.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owned the only two complete (the ones preserved between 1510-1535) copies of "Everyman"?

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

3. Who does Everyman speak of regarding his "disobedience to God"?

4. What does Caesar say he will do upon finding out that Jesus is dead? ("The Death of Pilate")

5. Where does Scene I open? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

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