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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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) Be sentenced by God.
(c) Put them to death.
(d) Crucify Jesus again.

7. What "book" is Everyman to take along on his journey?
(a) His book of sins against God.
(b) His book of accounts.
(c) His book of good deeds.
(d) His book of broken promises.

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

9. While the scribe to talking to Jesus about adulterers, what is Jesus doing? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) Arguing with the scribe.
(b) Looking at the accused woman.
(c) Writing in the ground with his finger.
(d) Praying.

10. What does Jesus say as he enters hell? ("The Harrowing of Hell")
(a) "Open the gates of hell."
(b) "Beware, Satan."
(c) "Demons beware!"
(d) "Seth. Come to me."

11. What place does "The Judgment" always take in the English cycles?
(a) The most meaningful pageant.
(b) The middle pageant.
(c) The concluding pageant.
(d) The secular pageant.

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

13. What does Jesus' first line in the play translate to mean? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) I do not want the sinners to die.
(b) I am here in my Father's name.
(c) Love thy neighbor.
(d) I will trust in mankind.

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

15. What does Caesar say he will do upon finding out that Jesus is dead? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Fast.
(b) Confess his own sins.
(c) Submit to his aliment.
(d) Pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God perceive as he was sitting in Heaven? ("Everyman")

2. In what verse form is "The Women Taken in Adultery" written?

3. Which of the following does the Messenger state will "fade from thee as a flower in May"? ("Everyman")

4. By what proper name does Everyman call Confession?

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

(see the answer keys)

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