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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. According to the Introduction, what "type" did Cain represent?
(a) "The Decline of Mankind."
(b) "The Realism of the World."
(c) "Jews."
(d) "The Secular World."

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

3. In the Wakefield Shepherd Pageants, how many line stanzas did the author use?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

4. What happens to Lucifer at the end of Scene I? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )
(a) He refused to listen to God.
(b) He fought a war against God.
(c) He murdered an angel.
(d) He and all bad angels fell from heaven.

5. What does Cain offer as a sacrifice to God in Scene III? ("Cain and Abel")
(a) A bird.
(b) A sheaf.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene II, where are Joseph and Mary? ("The Annunciation")

2. What ceremony was held on Holy Innocents' Day?

3. After Joseph states that he will travel to Bethlehem, what does Mary say? ("The Annunciation")

4. Where does Scene I ("Cain and Abel") open?

5. From what century was the manuscript of the "Second Shepherds' Pageant" form?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did the Introduction state was the "unity of biblical history"?

8. What does Herod order to insure that the Jesus does not make it to adulthood?

9. According to the introduction, what is the importance of "The Fall of Lucifer"?

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

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