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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) God.
(c) Pilate.
(d) Jesus.

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

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

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

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

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

7. How many times does Jesus speak in "The Crucifixion"?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

8. Who tells Caesar's messenger that Jesus is dead? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Gaoler.
(b) Pilate.
(c) A traveler.
(d) Veronica.

9. According to the introduction, what is "Resurrection" a version of?
(a) "Caiaphas."
(b) "The Journey of the Magi."
(c) "The Soldiers' Tale."
(d) The "Easter Sepulchre" play.

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

11. In "Everyman", who has God summoned? (As stated by prologue.)
(a) Everyman.
(b) Sin.
(c) Fear.
(d) Death.

12. What does Everyman tell everyone to take up with them on the journey to his grave?
(a) A cross.
(b) A prayer.
(c) A rosery.
(d) An olive branch.

13. Who is the first character to speak in Scene I of "The Judgment"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) God.
(c) Good souls.
(d) Angels.

14. What fear does the introduction to "Everyman" say is a universal emotion?
(a) Fear of death.
(b) Fear of solitude.
(c) Fear of loss.
(d) Fear of commitment.

15. What does Satan call Jesus when instructing the hell hounds of Jesus' expected descent into hell? ("The Harrowing of Hell")
(a) A nobel morsel.
(b) A bitter treat.
(c) A tasty bit.
(d) A rancid morsel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caesar do that heals him of his ailment? ("The Death of Pilate")

2. Who does Everyman ask to pray for him?

3. By what name is the author of "The Crucifixion" pageant known by? (As quoted by the text in reference to the author: "an unknown playwright of extraordinary talent".)

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

5. Who participates in a "battle of wits" in "The Women Taken in Adultery"?

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