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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Everyman to see Confession?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Discretion.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Good Deeds.

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

3. How many line stanzas were used in "The Crucifixion"?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

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

5. From whom do analysts believe were the originators of the "horrible detail" where Christ's limbs were stretched by cords? (Introduction to "The Crucifixion")
(a) Platonic theologists.
(b) Elizabethan playwrights.
(c) Medieval playwrights.
(d) Socratic theologists.

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

7. What does Caesar do that heals him of his ailment? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Kisses Veronica.
(b) Promises God he will not sin.
(c) Gives glory to God.
(d) Bows down before Veronica.

8. What is Everyman told to ask of Confession?
(a) For sacrifice.
(b) For penalty.
(c) For mercy.
(d) For honor.

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

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

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

12. In the introduction to "The Women Taken in Adultery", what biblical chapter does the introduction state was used as a counterpart to the pageant?
(a) John.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Mark.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Everyman tell everyone to take up with them on the journey to his grave?

3. Who claims to be above all other people in the world? ("The Death of Pilate")

4. What place does "The Judgment" always take in the English cycles?

5. How many men does Annas say took Jesus, so that no one believes that he rose from the dead? ("The Resurrection")

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