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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) Their neighbor.
(b) God.
(c) Non-believers.
(d) Earth.

2. What does God perceive as he was sitting in Heaven? ("Everyman")
(a) All on Earth have been ungrateful to him.
(b) That no one loves him anymore.
(c) That the time has come to break his promise.
(d) That Heaven is the only good place left.

3. What does the messenger say the name of the moral play is that is being presented? ("Everyman")
(a) "A Formal Questioning of Everyman."
(b) "Summoning of Everyman."
(c) "Every-Man."
(d) "Everyman-A Search For Self."

4. 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.

5. Who does Everyman speak of regarding his "disobedience to God"?
(a) Noah.
(b) Cain.
(c) Adam.
(d) Abraham.

6. To whom does the Messenger tell Caesar to call for? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Pilate.
(b) Saul.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jesus.

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

8. Who is the first speaker in Scene I of "The Harrowing Hell"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Satan.
(c) Adam.
(d) Seth.

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

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

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

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

13. What does Caesar believe about Pilate the first time he sees him? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) All of those shown.
(b) He is deserving of death.
(c) He is a wizard.
(d) That he is sick.

14. What kind of garment does Knowledge tell Everyman to put on after he is joined by Good Deeds?
(a) A garment of despair.
(b) A garment of hope.
(c) A garment of faith.
(d) A garment of sorrow.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was responsible for translating the Cornish trilogy into English?

3. What does Veronica ask of Caesar for repayment for Caesar's healing? ("The Death of Pilate")

4. While the scribe to talking to Jesus about adulterers, what is Jesus doing? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")

5. What is Everyman told to ask of Confession?

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