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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. Which play did the introduction to "Abraham and Isaac" claim had been the superior one?
(a) The Preston play.
(b) The Brome play.
(c) The Chester play.
(d) The Waterhouse play.

2. Where does Scene II open? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) Mak's field.
(b) Mak's home.
(c) Mak's barn.
(d) Mak's road.

3. Who chose six of the pageants and added the initial glosses?
(a) Stewart Longs.
(b) Jonathon Michael St. Ives.
(c) John Warrington.
(d) Charles Westmoreland.

4. What does "Natumque pariet" mean? ("Herod the Great")
(a) Papers of nature.
(b) Named by prophets.
(c) Naure will not offend.
(d) Bear a son.

5. Where does Mak tell the shepherds his wife is? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")
(a) By the sheep.
(b) At home.
(c) In town buying wheat.
(d) By the cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the children that Herod orders murdered by his soldiers? ("Herod the Great")

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

3. Who does Abraham state that he loved Isaac as much as? ("Abraham and Isaac")

4. What does Abel offer to God as a sacrifice in Scene III? ("Cain and Abel")

5. How many people does God want to save and put on the Ark? ("The Flood")

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what other writings is the author of the "Shepherds' Pageants" responsible?

3. What does the introduction to "The Annunciation" state as its origin?

4. In "Abraham and Isaac", why does God call for the sacrifice of Isaac?

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

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

7. How are the "Shepherds' Pageants" distinguished from the rest of the Towneley cycle?

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

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

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

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