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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. Whose "doubt", according to the introduction to "The Annunciation", occurs in all English cycles?
(a) Mary.
(b) The apostles.
(c) Judas.
(d) Joseph.

2. 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.

3. How many angels are awaiting God's call? ("The Creation, and The Fall of Lucifer" )
(a) 100.
(b) 7.
(c) Nine orders.
(d) One million.

4. How old is Jesus when Herod finds out about his birth? ("Herod the Great")
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Woman 3 threaten to hit the soldier? ("Herod the Great")

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

5. Who does the second shepherd say is woeful? ("The Second Shepherds' Pageant")

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are biblical pageants?

4. What gifts did God bestow on Lucifer?

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

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

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

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

9. What is Noah's wife's position on the ark?

10. In the opening of "The Creation and The Fall of Lucifer", how does God declare his omnipotence?

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