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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Scribe say put forth the law that adulterers should be killed? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) Moses.
(b) Jesus.
(c) God.
(d) Pilate.

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

8. Who is the first character to speak "The Resurrection"?
(a) Caiaphas.
(b) Mary.
(c) Pilate.
(d) Salome.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What are the soldiers in "The Resurrection" afraid Pilate will do if he finds out that Jesus' tomb is empty?
(a) Lose the throne.
(b) Crucify Jesus again.
(c) Be sentenced by God.
(d) Put them to death.

15. In what gospel is Jesus' descent into hell depicted?
(a) Philemon.
(b) Galations.
(c) First Thessalonians.
(d) Nicodemus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fear does the introduction to "Everyman" say is a universal emotion?

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

3. Why does Everyman say that Death was wrong for coming when he did?

4. What does Everyman offer Death to "defer this matter till another day"?

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

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