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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abraham ask of God in regard to Isaac? ("Abraham and Isaac")
(a) That Isaac will see God.
(b) That Isaac will inherit the Earth.
(c) That Isaac will always be healthy.
(d) That Isaac will be King one day.

2. In Scene II, where are Joseph and Mary? ("The Annunciation")
(a) In Mary's home.
(b) On a road.
(c) In Joseph's home.
(d) In a manger.

3. What text was Miss Madeleine Grunberg responsible for helping the editor with?
(a) "Noah's Flood."
(b) "Everyman."
(c) "Elckerlyc."
(d) "The Judgement."

4. Who does Abraham state that he loved Isaac as much as? ("Abraham and Isaac")
(a) Himself.
(b) His wife.
(c) His gifts.
(d) God.

5. For how long does God state that the rains would come? ("The Flood")
(a) 40 days and nights.
(b) 60 days and nights.
(c) 20 days and nights.
(d) 7 days and nights.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joseph returns to Mary, at the end of Scene I, what does he ask her? ("The Annunciation")

2. Which solider claims to be the best of all Herod's soldiers? ("Herod the Great")

3. What kind of "beast" does God say that he wanted to create? ("The Creation of Adam and Eve")

4. According to the introduction, what were the pageants in the book chosen for?

5. Where did the "Shepherd's Pageants" originate from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Noah do as he leaves the ark for the first time in forty days?

2. According to the Preface, why did A.C. Cawley choose the collection of plays that he did as a representative collection of medieval biblical pageants?

3. From where do some of the features of "Herod the Great" derive?

4. Why does the introduction to "Herod the Great" state that Herod is a recreation of a contemporary magnate?

5. What are biblical pageants?

6. In what poetic form was "The Creation" written?

7. What does the editor state as interesting facts that surround "The Annunication"?

8. What purpose does the "Doubt of Joseph" provide in the play?

9. What warning does the Messenger give to the audience (readers and play-viewers alike) in "Herod the Great"?

10. When Joseph enters Mary's home, what does he question her about?

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