View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaiah call himself during his prologue in "The Annunciation"?
(a) Isaiah the humble.
(b) Jesus' prophet.
(c) Isaiah the prophet.
(d) God's prophet.

2. What does Eve say she and Adam would be if they ate the apple? ("The Fall of Man")
(a) Sustained.
(b) Gods.
(c) Angels.
(d) Honorable.

3. What does Herod say he will do to the people who do not stop talking badly about him? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Crucify them.
(b) Hang them.
(c) Burn them.
(d) Behead them.

4. Which solider claims to be the best of all Herod's soldiers? ("Herod the Great")
(a) #3.
(b) #1.
(c) #2.
(d) #4.

5. At the opening of Scene I, what is Abraham doing? ("Abraham and Isaac")
(a) Thanking God for all he has been given.
(b) Speaking with his wife.
(c) Talking to his son.
(d) Cursing God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "The Second Shepherds' Pageant" end?

2. What does the messenger do as Herod enters the scene? (Herod the Great")

3. Occasionally, why have the archaic forms not been modernized for the convenience of the reader?

4. Where does Scene II take place? ("Abraham and Isaac")

5. What "bearer" is Lucifer? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )

Short Essay Questions

1. When were the miracle plays officially associated with Corpus Christi Day?

2. How is the character of Noah's wife, as depicted in the pageants, different from the orthodox theological idea of her?

3. What does the Messenger say to prove Herod's power?

4. What are biblical pageants?

5. What does the Introduction state as the tie between the conflict between Cain and Abel?

6. Why is the story of Mak included in this pageant?

7. What gifts did God bestow on Lucifer?

8. What happens to Lucifer when he plunges into Hell?

9. From where did the editor obtain a copy of the manuscript to include "The Annunciation" in his collection of pageants?

10. What "justifies" Lucifer's fall from Heaven?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 736 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample