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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who claims to be above all other people in the world? ("The Death of Pilate")
(a) Gaoler.
(b) Saul.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Pilate.

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

5. In Scene III, who tells the others to break down the door of a woman's home? ("The Women Taken in Adultery")
(a) A young man.
(b) The accuser.
(c) A scribe.
(d) A pharisee.

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

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

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

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

10. 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) Be sentenced by God.
(d) Put them to death.

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

12. 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) 10,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 20,000.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many "wits" does Everyman possess?

3. What "book" is Everyman to take along on his journey?

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

5. What kind of garment does Knowledge tell Everyman to put on after he is joined by Good Deeds?

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