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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. How old are the children that Herod orders murdered by his soldiers? ("Herod the Great")
(a) 1 year old only.
(b) 4 and under.
(c) 2 and under.
(d) 3 and under.

2. How long does God tell Noah to make the Ark? ("The Flodod")
(a) 300 cubits.
(b) 600 cubits.
(c) 1,000 cubits.
(d) 200 cubits.

3. Who comes to see Joseph immediately after he leaves Mary? ("The Annunciation")
(a) A shepherd.
(b) An angel.
(c) God.
(d) A childhood friend.

4. Who closes the pageant "Abraham and Isaac"?
(a) Abraham.
(b) A doctor.
(c) Isaac.
(d) God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the opening of Scene II, what does Satan tell Eve he was? ("The Fall of Man")

2. How many angels are awaiting God's call? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )

3. What does Woman 2 threaten to do to the solider trying to kill her son? ("Herod the Great")

4. According to the introduction to the section, what Biblical chapter was used in the "The Second Shepherds' Pageant"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what poetic form was "Noah's Flood" written?

3. What are biblical pageants?

4. On what is the "Second Shepherds' Pageant" based?

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

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

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

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

9. What does the editor state about the superiority of the Brome play ("Abraham and Isaac") over all others?

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

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