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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the Messenger state will "fade from thee as a flower in May"? ("Everyman")
(a) Beauty.
(b) Jollity.
(c) All of these.
(d) Pleasure.

2. What Christian meaning is "made plain" in "The Women Taken in Adultery"?
(a) The fall of mankind.
(b) The power of God.
(c) Divine mercy.
(d) The love of Christ.

3. Where does Scene I open? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) A temple.
(b) A church.
(c) A court.
(d) A woman's home.

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

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

6. How does Caiaphas believe Jesus rose from the dead? "The Resurrection")
(a) Through Jesus' internal power.
(b) Through sorcery.
(c) Through God's will.
(d) Through the redemption of mankind.

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

8. 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 is not real.
(d) Because Death should not come when one is young.

9. Why does Jesus say that God has sent him to Earth? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) To help man find his way.
(b) To be the Light and the Way.
(c) To redeem mankind.
(d) To insure that God does not have to punish mankind again.

10. Where do Good Deeds "rise from"?
(a) The ground.
(b) The water.
(c) Out of a bush.
(d) Out of a mist.

11. Why does Pilate agree to go and see Caesar? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) He doesn't agree.
(b) He claims Caesar is kind to everyone.
(c) He says he is not afarid of Caesar.
(d) He states that he has done nothing wrong.

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

13. Who is the last character in "Everyman" to speak?
(a) Good Deeds.
(b) Death.
(c) A doctor.
(d) God.

14. Why does Everyman go to see the priest before going to his own grave?
(a) To take communion.
(b) To collect holy water.
(c) To receive the last sacraments.
(d) To pray for success.

15. How many printed copies of "Everyman" were preserved between 1510 and 1535?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many good souls are there that Jesus promises will live in joy and bliss forever? (The Judgment")

2. To whom does the Messenger tell Caesar to call for? ("The Death of Pilate")

3. What does the fourth soldier call Jesus as he calls to the other soldiers to work together during the crucifixion?

4. What does Satan call Jesus when instructing the hell hounds of Jesus' expected descent into hell? ("The Harrowing of Hell")

5. By what proper name does Everyman call Confession?

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